Added on 31/10/2011
Jonathan Cook
Army , B'Tselem , Benjamin Netanyahu , Gaza , Gilad Shalit , Haaretz , Hamas , Hizbollah , IDF , Israel , Israeli army , Lebanon , Prime Minister , sadism , The National
JONATHAN COOK: It looks like the Israeli military have revived a notorious policy to ensure that there is no repetition of a prolonged kidnap drama.
Added on 25/10/2011
James Mullan
Beirut , Hezbollah , Hizballah , Lebanese government , Lebanon , Telecommunications
NEWS ANALYSIS: Hezbollah’s plan to install a private telecommunications network in Lebanon is facing stiff opposition from residents in its path.
Added on 23/10/2011
James M. Dorsey
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , Al Shabab , Ayman al-Zawahiri , Basketball , East Africa , Food and Drink , Hamas , handball , Hizballah , Islamist , James M. Dorsey , Lebanon , Middle East , Nanyang Technological University , North Africa , Osama Bin Laden , Palestinian Territories , President , recruitment tool , S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies , Singapore , Soccer , Somalia , Taliban , UN Court , United Nations , woman athlete
JAMES M. DORSEY: While Al Qaeda is attempting to portray a gentler face, distributing aid to famine victims, Al Shabab, are ensuring strict adherence to a ban on women’s sports.
Added on 19/10/2011
Alexander McNabb
Amman , Army , Broadband , Facebook , Fatah , Jordan , Lebanese army , Lebanon , Middle East , One Voice , Social Media , Social networking , YouTube
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Mai and I were so busy examining the implications for the broadband market we missed the wider implications… This had the ability to bring down governments.
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 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?
Added on 05/10/2011
Common Ground News Service
Beirut , Civil society , Cross Cultures Project Association , Lebanon , Programme Coordinator , South Lebanon , US Federal Reserve , Women's issues
JUUL PETERSEN, CGNEWS: Young women throughout Lebanon are benefitting hugely from an initiative to set up sports clubs throughout the country
Added on 03/10/2011
Syria News Wire
Anthony Shadid , Beirut , Homs , Iraq , Lebanon , Syria , The New York Times
NEWS FROM SYRIA: There have been a series of assassinations in Syria over the past week which have borne comparison with the sectarian vendettas that still beset neighbouring Iraq.
Added on 29/09/2011
Steve Royston
America , American Israel Public Affairs Committee , Andrew Sullivan , Army , Avigdor Lieberman , Barack Obama , Bristol , Congress , Cuba , David Cameron , Gaza , House , House of Commons , Israel , Israeli government , Lebanon , London , Mainstream media , Middle East , Netanyahu , New York , Northern Ireland , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Pennsylvania , President , Prime Minister , Public Relations , Sarah Palin , Sunday Times , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , West Bank
STEVE ROYSTON: “This military occupation has lasted for over 64 years and is an affront to humanity and civilised values. It is high time that the international community took some responsibility.”
Added on 20/09/2011
Lucy Emmerson
Arab League , Army , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Ba’ath Party , China , Egypt , European Union , France , Gulf Co-operation Council , Iran , Lebanon , Libya , Maher al-Assad , Oil , President , Republicans , Russia , Syria , Syrian government , Turkey , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , William Hague
LUCY EMMERSON: There are still more who believe that a regime which has killed in excess of 2,200 peaceful protesters in the past 6 months cannot stand
Added on 15/09/2011
Chris Keeler
Ankara , Benny Morris , Cairo , Democracy , Egypt , Gaza , Israel , Israeli government , Knesset , Lebanon , Libya , Muslim Brotherhood , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Sinai , Syria , Turkey , West Bank
CHRIS KEELER: Events have combined around the region to leave Israel feeling very isolated indeed. But many commentators there simply refuse to understand the reasons why they’re in this position.
Added on 08/09/2011
Chris Keeler
Amr Moussa , Arab League , Assad , Benghazi , Democracy , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Libya , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of State , Syria , Tehran , Turkey , United Nations
CHRIS KEELER: Non-violent protest appears to be nearing its end in Syria and there are signs that groups are organising an armed resistance against the regime.
Added on 28/08/2011
Mondoweiss
Arab League , Avigdor Lieberman , Doha , Elliot Abrams , Hamas , Israel , Jordan Times , Lebanon , Maariv , Middle East , Qatar , Tel Aviv , The Daily Star , United Nations
ANNIE, MONDOWEISS: The relationship between Israel and its BFF in the Gulf appear to have broken down completely.
Added on 27/08/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Ariel Sharon , Army , Camp David , Egypt , Egyptian military , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Israel , Israeli military , Lebanon , Ma’an , Mobile Phones , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , President , Red Sea , Ronald Reagan , Secretary of State , Sinai , Sudan , United States , Uri Avnery , Washington
RAMZY BAROUD: Why is Israel bent on discrediting Egypt, exploiting the most sensitive period of its modern history, and destabilizing the border area?
Added on 22/08/2011
Juan Cole
Africa , Al Qaeda , Arab League , Baghdad , Barack Obama , Ben Ali , BP , chess , Egypt , Europe , France , George W. Bush , Hosni Mubarak , India , Iran , John McCain , Lebanon , Libya , McClatchy , Netherlands , Nicolas Sarkozy , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama administration , Oil , oil markets , oil prices , Oil wealth , Pentagon , President , Prime Minister , Robert Gates , Saif al-Islam Qaddafi , Secretary of Defense , Silvio Berlusconi , Spain , Tobruk , Transitional National Council , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , Western Europe , Western Mountain region , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
JUAN COLE: It is worthwhile reviewing the myths about the Libyan Revolution that led so many observers to make so many fantastic or just mistaken assertions about it.
Added on 22/08/2011
Brit in Beirut
Beirut , Lebanon , policeman
BRIT IN BEIRUT: Indicator lights are for the weak. Do not expect your fellow drivers to use them. If they do, it’s done to lull you into a false sense of security…
Added on 18/08/2011
Common Ground News Service
Beirut , Lebanon , South Lebanon , United Nations Population Fund , Women , Women's issues
LAMA TABET: I had to teach groups of poor Lebanese women how to manage household budgets. Everything was going fine until one group presented me with a major problem.
Added on 09/08/2011
James M. Dorsey
Abdullah , Ahmet Davutoglu , Arab League , Bahrain , Bashar al-Assad , Christoph Wilcke , Crown Prince , Damascus , East Africa , Facebook , Gulf Cooperation Council , Human Rights Watch , Iran , James M. Dorsey , Jordan , Journalist , Lebanon , Middle East , Morocco , Nanyang Technological University , Nanyang Technological University's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies , North Africa , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , The Wall Street Journal , Turkey , Turkish military , UN Security Council
JAMES M. DORSEY: Irrespective of his motives, King Abdullah has made a major contribution to the ending of the bloodletting in Syria.
Added on 09/08/2011
Common Ground News Service
Lebanon , Women , Women's issues
GHIDA ANANI & LINA ABI RAFEH, CGNEWS: A Lebanese organisation is working hard to create a world where women and men live as equal partners.
Added on 09/08/2011
The View From Fez
Asia , Europe , Lebanon , Morocco , Rabat , Tunisia , United States
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Low prices combined with a growing reputation for excellence mean that many people from Europe and the United States are flocking to Moroccan plastic surgeons.
