Added on 20/12/2011
Steve Royston
Bahrain , BBC , Christopher Hitchens , Darfur , Iraq , Media , Nick Kristof , police car , Reporting , Salmaniya Hospital , The New York Times , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: I can think of a couple of neighbouring countries where someone in his position would not be allowed into the country in the first place,
Added on 10/12/2011
David Roberts
America , Beijing , Iran , Iraq , Moscow , Technology , United States , Washington
DAVID ROBERTS: Certainly, this is a blow for the U.S. When grainy footage emerges from China of a wing shaped UAV taking off, we’ll know how much so.
Added on 04/12/2011
Mondoweiss
David Ignatius , David Remnick , Department of Defense , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Israeli army , Leon Panetta , Obama administration , Palestine , The Washington Post , United States , Washington
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: In an exasperated tone the US Defence Secretary laid down the law to the Israeli government, but is anyone listening?
Added on 29/11/2011
Juan Cole
Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Arab League , Arab Spring , Bashar al-Assad , Democracy , Egypt , Gulf Cooperation Council , Interior Ministry , International Criminal Court , Iran , Iraq , Journalist , Kuwait , Lebanon , Middle East , Morocco , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tawakkul Karman , Tunisia , Turkey , United Nations , United States , Yemen
JUAN COLE: Events are moving quickly in the region, and here are some notable developments with implications for democracy in the Middle East.
Added on 24/11/2011
Steve Royston
Bahrain , Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry , Bassiouni , Congo , Darfur , Hitler , Iraq , Londonderry , Media coverage , North Korea , Northern Ireland , Robert Maxwell , Rwanda , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Stalin , the Daily Mirror , United Kingdom
STEVE ROYSTON: The report is magisterial, dispassionate and distressing. Accounts of torture, violence and intimidation are not surprising.
Added on 22/11/2011
Steve Royston
Bahrain , Economic Development Board , Egypt , Europe , Formula 1 , Gulf Daily News , Iran , Iraq , Libya , Local media , London , Middle East , New York , Oil , police car , Saudi Arabia , Tear gas , Tehran , United Kingdom
STEVE ROYSTON: Tomorrow sees the publication of a report into the events of February and March of this year. Could it draw a line under those tragic events?
Added on 20/11/2011
Juan Cole
International Criminal Court , Iraq , Libya , Muammar Qaddafi , Oil production , Saddam Hussein , Saif al-Islam Qaddafi , Saif Qaddafi , the Hague , Transitional National Council , Tripoli
JUAN COLE: The danger for Libyans is that a ‘done deal’ trial followed by a swift execution will be immensely harmful for their country. The International Court of Human Rights provides the right way out.
Added on 17/11/2011
Michael J. Totten
Afghanistan , America , American government , Armin Rosen , Army , Barack Obama , Cairo , CNN , Cuba , Department of State , Egypt , Egyptian army , Fidel Castro , Hosni Mubarak , Iraq , Israel , KGB , Montreal , Muslim Brotherhood , Nasser , policeman , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Sadat , Saddam Hussein , Salafist , Salafists , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , United States
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: Sectarian clashes between Christians and Muslims are increasing daily throughout Egypt. Coptic leaders are understandably cagey…
Added on 12/11/2011
Common Ground News Service
Barack Obama , Civil society , Iraq , Iraqi government , Ministry of Defense , Ministry of Interior , President , United States , US embassy
AHMED KADHUM FAHAD, CGNEWS: It’s time for politicians within Iraq to seize the unique opportunity that full independence will provide. Are they up to the challenge?
Added on 08/11/2011
Juan Cole
Aleppo , Arab Spring , Ba'athist , Bashar al-Assad , Ba’ath Party , Beirut , Bush Administration , Cairo , Christian Palestinian , Damascus , Democracy , Egypt , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama , Orthodox Catholic Church , Palestinian Territories , President , Republican Party , Rick Santorum , Syria , The Daily Star , Turkey , United States , Washington
JUAN COLE: In their quest to find an ABM (‘Anyone But Mitt’), the American Right have hit upon Gingrich. Let’s hear what he has to say about the MidEast.
Added on 05/11/2011
James Mullan
Ben Ali , executive director , Iraq , Movies , Omar Sharif , Qatar , Robert de Niro
NEWS ANALYSIS: Legendary American film star, supporter of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Robert de Niro, is sure events in the Arab world will inspire very interesting film-making.
Added on 31/10/2011
Mondoweiss
Afghanistan , Africa , Colonel , France , Iraq , Libya , Muammar el-Qaddafi , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil , oil reserves , Tripoli , United Kingdom , United States
MONDOWEISS, MATTHEW TAYLOR: Whatever one thinks of The West’s role in this revolution, it should not have a free pass to engage in more oil imperialism.
Added on 25/10/2011
Rania Al Malky
Al Adha , Al Rai , Al-Wafd party , Arabian Peninsula , Army , Bashar al-Assad , BBC , CNN , Damascus , Egypt , Eid Al-Adha , Iraq , Journalist , Libya , Media freedom , Mubarak , National Transitional Council , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , political exclusion law , Saddam Hussein , Syria , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
RANIA AL MALKY: Is it logical that the ousted Mubarak, responsible for the disintegration of Egypt’s institutions is now living in a five-star hospital suite…
Added on 23/10/2011
David Westley
Egypt , GCC , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Middle East , mp3 , Oman , Qatar , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , World Bank
NEWS ANALYSIS: The World Bank report ignores uniqueness. Could you honestly say that Saudi Arabia is a more hospitable place than the UAE?
Added on 17/10/2011
Steve Royston
Bahrain , Beijing , Cairo , China , Cuba , Dubai , Egypt , Healthcare , Homs , Iraq , Jeddah , Lenin , Libya , London , Middle East , Moscow , New York , Ohio , Oil , Osama Bin Laden , Pennsylvania , Pentagon , Premier League , Riyadh , Ronald Reagan , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Shura Council , Soviet Union , Stalin , Syria , UN General Assembly , United Kingdom , United States , Yugoslavia
STEVE ROYSTON: Received wisdom portrays a backward, oppressive society, dominated by religious extremists and a monarchy whose main mission is self-preservation.
Added on 16/10/2011
Juan Cole
CNN , DOJ , Eric Holder , Gholam Shakuri , Iran , Iranian government , Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps , Iraq , Manssor Arbabsiar , Mitt Romney , runner , Saudi Arabia , Texas , United States , US government
JUAN COLE: He has been presented as the lynchpin of an international conspiracy of stunning complexity. Yet he is almost comically inept – so is Manssor Arabsiar James Bond or Inspector Clouseau?
Added on 16/10/2011
James M. Dorsey
Abdullah , Adel Al-Jubeir , Africa , Atlantic coast , Bahrain , Bashar al-Assad , East Africa , Egypt , Europe , Gilad Shalit , Hamas , Hizballah , Human Rights Watch , Iran , Iraq , Islamist government , Israel , Libya , Mahmoud Abbas , Manama , Massachusetts , Mexico , Middle East , North Africa , Obama administration , Oil , Palestine Authority , Palestinian Territories , President , Quds Force , Salesman , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Texas , Tunisia , Turkey , United States , US government , Washington , Yemen
JAMES M. DORSEY: The people power movement has the most to lose and could find itself in the grinder as the United States, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Iran jockey for power.
Added on 12/10/2011
Mondoweiss
ABC News , Adel Al-Jubeir , Central Intelligence Agency , Federal Bureau of Investigation , Gholam Shakuri , Greg Miller , Hillary Clinton , Iran , Iranian government , Iran’s central bank , Iraq , Israel , Jim Lobe , Josh Rogin , Lebanon , Mainstream media , Manssor Arbabsiar , Mark Kirk , Michigan , Mike Rogers , New York Times , Quds Force , Saudi Arabia , Texas , The Washington Post , U.S. military , United States , Washington
JASMIN RAMSEY, MONDOWEISS: The mainstream media has worked itself into a collective frenzy about the alleged plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. Questions need to be asked, however.
Added on 09/10/2011
David Roberts
Ali Khamenei , America , Bahrain , Food and Drink , Gulf Cooperation Council , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Journalism , Journalist , Kuwait , Manama , Manama’s Pearl Square , Martial law , Middle East , Oman , Persian Gulf , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Shura Council , Tehran , The Wall Street Journal , United Arab Emirates , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: The Wall Street Journal has published a very curious piece indeed on the relationship between Iran and Bahrain. It’s long on allegation but very short on proof.
Added on 05/10/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Bush Administration , Damascus , David Wurmser , Department of State , George W. Bush , Golan Heights , Hama , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Middle East , Palestinian Territories , President , Richard Perle , Robert Ford , Satellite TV , Security Council , Syria , The Washington Post , U.S. Congress , United Nations , United States , US government , Washington
RAMZY BAROUD: The American ambassador to Syria has established an ‘up and at ’em’ reputation. But what is the bigger picture for the United States in Syria at the moment?
