Added on 15/10/2013
James M. Dorsey
Ali Bin Al Hussein , Arabian Peninsula , Asia , Asian Football Confederation , Bahrain , Basra , Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf , FIFA , Football , International reactions to the 2011–2012 Bahraini uprising , Iran , Iraq , Iraq national football team , Iraqi Football Association , Iraqi government , Kuwait , Member states of the Arab League , Member states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf , Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Member states of the United Nations , Persian Gulf countries , Politics , President , Prince , Saudi Arabia , Shi'a–Sunni relations , Soccer , Sports , United Arab Emirates , War/Conflict , Western Asia
Sectarian divisions fuelling conflict across the Middle East have spilt on to the soccer pitch with Iraq’s decision to boycott the Gulf Cup and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) warning the Iraqi government not to interfere in the game. It is hard to separate the divisions between Sunni and Shiite Muslims that governments in Bahrain […]
Added on 29/05/2013
Eman-Al-Nafjan
Asia , head , Kuwait , Kuwaiti Government , Member states of OPEC , Member states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf , Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Member states of the United Nations , Persian Gulf countries , Saleh Al-Najim , Saudi Arabia , Social Issues
EMAN AL NAFJAN: So Kuwait is thinking about changing its laws to suit Saudi Arabia. Maybe it’s time for the European Union to take a leaf out of their book
Added on 26/05/2013
Mondoweiss
Asia , climber , Dubai , Everest , Geography of Tibet , Himalayas , Kuwait , Mount Everest , Palestinian people , Peak , Physical geography , Raed Zidan , Shigatse Prefecture , United Arab Emirates
MONDOWEISS: Palestine has a new hero – Raed Zidan – who’s become the first Paletinian man to scale the world’s tallest mountain.
Added on 07/04/2013
David Roberts
Abdullah , Adnanites , Allegiance Council , Crown Prince , House of Saud , Ibn Saud , Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia , Kings of Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , Middle East , Muhammad Bin Nayef , Muqrin bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud , Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud , Politics of Saudi Arabia , Salman , Saudi Arabia , second Deputy Prime Minister
DAVID ROBERTS: Reading the runes of Saudi Arabia’s possible succession is an art, a science and a mystery wrapped in one.
Added on 11/01/2013
Common Ground News Service
Bahrain , Beirut , Cairo , Civil society , Corruption , Djibouti , East Africa , Egypt , Ibrahim Ali , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Mauritania , Middle East , Ministry of Finance , Morocco , Nada Akl , North Africa , Oil , Saudi Arabia , United Nations , Yemen
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: Corruption is so deeply ingrained in societies across the Arab world that promoting transparency seems an almost hopeless task
Added on 23/12/2012
James M. Dorsey
Activist , Army , Baghdad , Bashar al-Assad , Damascus , East Africa , Facebook , Football , head of security. , Homs , Iraq , Joshua Landis , Kuwait , Lebanon , mechanic , Middle East , national team player , North Africa , President , Saudi Arabia , Soccer , South Korea , Syria
JAMES M. DORSEY: This weekend’s Syrian victory over Iraq in a soccer match is being seized by the regime as ‘a great national achievement’.
Added on 06/12/2012
David Roberts
Kuwait , Kuwait’s Parliament
DAVID ROBERTS: The number of people protesting has gone down dramatically and there is a good chance that the Parliament may even get something done.
Added on 14/11/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Amazon.com , Egypt , Internet , Internet users , Kuwait , Lebanon , Middle East , Saudi Arabia , Telecommunications , Tunisia
CROSSROADS ARABIA: In a recently published report Al Arabiya seems to have missed a rather significant point about internet access in the region
Added on 05/11/2012
David Roberts
Abu Dhabi , Crown Prince , Doha , Dubai , Economy , Emir , EUR , Europe , Fifa World Cup , France , French government , Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani , Iran , Khalifah Al Thani , Kuwait , London , Mali , Manama , National Front , Oil and gas , Paris , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Qatar Foundation , Qatar Investment Authority , Saudi Arabia , Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani , United Kingdom , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar’s plan to invest a large sum of money into one of Paris’s poorest areas has led to attacks from left and right. So what’s happening?
Added on 27/10/2012
David Roberts
Democracy , Kuwait , Parliament
DAVID ROBERTS: While monarchy as a concept is still resolutely the preferred system, Kuwait is entering a new era, one that is certain to be more violent.
Added on 15/10/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Benazir Bhutto , Cambodia , Egypt , India , Indonesia , Iran , Islamabad , Jordan , Karachi , Kuwait , Malala Yousufzai , Mediterranean , Middle East , Morocco , Northern Pakistan , Pakistan , Pakistani military , Prime Minister , Ronald Reagan , Saudi Arabia , Solar energy , South Asia , Soviet Union , Swat Valley , Taliban , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
JUAN COLE: The Taliban are widely despised among the population of rural Pakistan. The biggest threat facing girls in this environment is a government that doesn’t care
Added on 15/09/2012
mai abdul rahman
Afghanistan , Cairo , Chris Stevens , Egypt , Hillary Clinton , India , Iran , Iraq , Islam , Israel , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Los Angeles , Malaysia , Mauritania , messenger , Morocco , Palestinian Territories , Sam Bacile , Secretary of State , Sudan , Terry Jones , Tunisia , United States , US embassy in Cairo , Yemen , YouTube
And so the violence associated with a vile, hate filled movie escalates. Why can we not fight hate with wisdom and rationality?
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: And so the violence associated with a vile, hate filled movie escalates. Why can we not fight hate with wisdom and rationality?
Added on 03/09/2012
Alexander McNabb
Aleppo , Amman , Beirut , Cairo , CNN , Iran , Iraq , Kuwait , Middle East , Syria , United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
ALEXANDER MCNABB: As a long term resident in the Middle East you become used to seeing favourite places under bombardment
Added on 24/08/2012
Common Ground News Service
American University in Cairo , Cairo , Kuwait , Middle East , Professor of Sociology , Social Media , United Nations , United States , Women , Women's issues
HELEN RIZZO, CGNEWS: There is a surprising degree of commonality between the objectives of Western and Arab feminists
Added on 22/08/2012
Francis Matthew
Anwar Gargash , Federal National Council , Freedom , Kuwait , London School of Economics , Rights , Twitter , UAE , UAE government , United Arab Emirates
FRANCIS MATTHEW: Lack of political inclusion, and the lack of regular statements, offers an opening to criticism of the country. But this should not ignore its liberal social agenda.
Added on 12/08/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Bahrain , Bangladesh , Bishop , Catholic Church , India , Kuwait , Philippines , Qatar , Religion , Saudi Arabia , Sri Lanka , The Daily Star
CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Vatican is striving to improve relations with authorities throughout the Gulf
Added on 29/07/2012
Ramzy Baroud
Arab League , Bashar al-Assad , Beirut , Damascus , Fatah , Ghassan Kanafani , Hamas , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Mossad , Novelist , Palestine , Palestine Liberation Organization , Palestinian Territories , Ramallah , Rashad Abu Shawar , Refugees , Saddam Hussein , Syria , Television network , The Jerusalem Post , United Nations , United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , United States
RAMZY BAROUD: There has been a flood of Palestinian refugees into Syria and they’re facing desperate times.
Added on 24/07/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Al Ain , Asian Football Confederation , Australia , CEO , Confederation of African Football , Emir , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Finance , Football , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , independent auditor , Japan , Jordan , Kuala Lumpur , Kuwait , Mohammed bin Hammam , Mr. Bin , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Singapore , South Korea , Sydney , Television network , United Arab Emirates , United States , World Sport Group
JAMES M. DORSEY: The appointment by Qatari and UAE soccer bodies of individuals who worked with Mohammed bin Hamman raises more questions
Added on 14/07/2012
David Roberts
Abdullah , Abu Dhabi , America , Arab Spring , Bahrain , Doha , Egypt , Faisal , Gulf Cooperation Council , Gulf Union , Iran , Iranian parliament , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , Manama , Morocco , oil facilities , Oman , Qatar , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Spy , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: The Saudi authorities have been actively promoting a union of Gulf states but with little success. There’s a clear reason why.
Added on 14/07/2012
Francis Matthew
Abu Dhabi , AED , Afghanistan , Africa , Alternative Energy , Asia , Beijing , China , Department of State , financier , G20 , India , Iran , Iraq , Kabul , Kuwait , Middle East , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil , oil fields , Pacific Ocean , Pakistan , Palestinian Territories , President , Saudi Arabia , South China , South China Sea , Sri Lanka , Taliban , Tibet , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United States
FRANCIS MATTHEW: Arab concerns are largely irrelevant to the Chinese as Beijing looks to reinforce its self-perception as the premier Asian power.
