Added on 02/07/2013
Juan Cole
Arab world , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Freedom and Justice Party , Islam in Egypt , Middle East , Mohamed Morsi , Mohamed Morsy , Muslim Brotherhood , Politics , Politics of Egypt , President
JUAN COLE: President Morsi has no one to blame but himself. By imposing a ‘Brotherisation’ of Egyptian politics he has forced the opposition onto the streets.
Added on 01/07/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Ankara , Arab Spring , Asia , Bashar al-Assad , David Cameron , Europe , European Union , Foreign relations of Turkey , France , Germany , Israel , Istanbul , Member states of the United Nations , Middle East , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Politics , Politics of Turkey , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Syria , Syria–Turkey relations , Tayyip Erdogan , Turkey , United States , War/Conflict , Western Asia
RAMZY BAROUD: You can be sure that whatever turmoil is happening in the Middle East the hands of the West will be present
Added on 29/06/2013
James M. Dorsey
Arab world , Cairo , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Football in Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Mohammed Morsi , Nonviolence , Politics , Politics of Egypt , President , Protests in Egypt , Soccer , Tahrir Square , Tamarud , Turkey , Ultras , Ultras Ahlawy , War/Conflict , Zamalek SC
JAMES M. DORSEY: Militant football fans are arguably Egypt’s largest civic group. They’re preparing to confront President Morsi as they previously did Mubarak
Added on 27/06/2013
Common Ground News Service
Africa , Ansar Al-Sharia , Arab world , Ennahda , Ennahda Movement , Founding Council , Government , International relations , Mohamed Messai , North Africa , Politics , Rashid al-Ghannushi , Religion/Belief , Sharia , Sousse , Tunisia , Tunisian Constituent Assembly election , Violence
MOHAMMED MESSAI, CGNEWS: Rather than being a last resort the lure of the gun is proving irresistible to all across the political spectrum
Added on 26/06/2013
David Roberts
Asia , Education City , Education in Qatar , Emir , General Secretariat for Development Planning , Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani , Hamad Bin Jassim Al , Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , House of Thani , Politics , Qatar , Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani , Western Asia
DAVID ROBERTS: Once again Qatar has caught the world by surprise with an abdication which has resulted in one of the world’s youngest leaders coming to power.
Added on 21/06/2013
David Roberts
al-Udeid Air Base , Asia , Economy of Qatar , Egypt , Emir , France , General Secretariat for Development Planning , Politics , Qatar , United States , Western Asia
DAVID ROBERTS: The Qatari authorities have a very difficult diplomatic tightrope to walk and they have to play their hand with consistent skill
Added on 21/06/2013
Common Ground News Service
Ali Khamenei , Asia , Foreign relations of Iran , Hassan Rouhani , Iran , Iran–United States relations , Nuclear program of Iran , Nuclear proliferation , Politics , Politics of Iran , Sanctions against Iran , United States
AMBASSADOR WILLIAM GREEN, CGNEWS: I’ve been involved in negotiatons with Iran for more than fifty years. I believe we need to capitalise quickly on the new situation
Added on 20/06/2013
Steve Royston
America , Anti-Zionism , Asia , Bashar al-Assad , Hezbollah , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Islam and antisemitism , Islamic terrorism , Israeli–Lebanese conflict , Lebanese Civil War , Lebanese nationalism , Lebanon , Lebanon War , Libya , Middle East , Politics , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , War/Conflict , Yemen
STEVE ROYSTON: The situation in Syria is so desperate, so serious and so wide-ranging that it has the potential to affect every individual living in the region
Added on 18/06/2013
Juan Cole
Anti-Zionism , Asia , Hezbollah , Iran , Islam and antisemitism , Islamic terrorism , Israeli–Lebanese conflict , Lebanese nationalism , Middle East , Muhammad Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Politics , President , Shi'a–Sunni relations , Syria , War/Conflict , Yusuf al-Qaradawi
JUAN COLE: President Morsi’s called for a no-fly zone over Syria. He is, though, facing a raft of serious issues at home
Added on 16/06/2013
Tabsir
Asia , Assad family , Bashar al-Asad , Bashar al-Assad , Fertile Crescent , Iran , Israel , Libya , Middle East , Muammar Gaddafi , Obama , Politics , President , Syria , United Arab Republic , United States
DANIEL M. VARISCO: For George W. Bush the phrase was ‘Mission Accomplished’. For his successor there could be another phrase that defines his foreign affair policy
Added on 15/06/2013
Mich Cafe
Arab diaspora , Asia , Forced migration , Internally displaced person , Iraq , Iraqis in Syria , Jordan , Lebanon , Levant , Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Member states of the United Nations , Middle East , Persecution , Politics , Politics of Syria , Protests in Syria , Refugee , Refugees of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising , Rima Maktabi , Social Issues , Syria , Syria Relief , Turkey , United Nations , United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
MICH CAFE: If Americans diverted the money they spent in a month on ice-cream to the UN Syrian refugee fund the target would be met.
Added on 15/06/2013
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Algeria , Asia , Bill Clinton , Chemical weapons , Damascus , Foreign policy of the Bill Clinton administration , France , Hillary Rodham Clinton , Iran , Obama , Osama Bin Laden , Politics , Politics of Syria , Politics of the United States , President , Protests in Syria , Syria , Syrian uprising , United States , War in Afghanistan , War/Conflict
JUAN COLE: Bill Clinton has criticised President Obama for not providing stronger military support for the Syrian opposition. His own record on military intervention isn’t so good.
Added on 13/06/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Arab , Arab Christians , Arab League , Arab nationalism , Arab people , Arab world , Asia , Christian Arabs , Egypt , Fertile Crescent , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Iraq , Lebanon , Michel Aflaq , Middle East , Politics , Religion/Belief , Syria , United States , War/Conflict , Western Asia
RAMZY BAROUD: Any possibility of a Pan Arab national identity is being destroyed each day that people are being butchered in the name of a particular sect
Added on 11/06/2013
James M. Dorsey
Ali Khamenei , Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution , Asia , Iran , Iranian election protests , Iranian presidential election , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Mohammed Khatami , Politics , President , Presidential candidate , Ruhollah Khomeini , Soccer , Sports , Tehran , World Cup
JAMES M. DORSEY: Today’s World Cup qualifier will be monitored closely by the authorities in Tehran
Added on 09/06/2013
Mondoweiss
Ashkenazi Jews , Benjamin Netanyahu , Danny Danon , Israel , Israeli government , Israeli Jews , Likud , Moshe Feiglin , Netanyahu , Politics , Politics of Israel , TEMPER OF THE TIMES INVESTOR SERVICES INC. , Two-state solution , Tzipi Hotovely , Tzipi Livni
MONDOWEISS: ‘We do whatever we want, whenever we want’. Danny Danon injects a bit of plain speaking into the debate about the future, or not, of Palestine.
Added on 07/06/2013
Jonathan Cook
Asia , Avi Luzon , BDS , Boycott Divestment and Sanctions , Boycotts of Israel , Cederovtala tutun ATSC , Football , Gaza Strip , Human rights in Israel , Human rights in the Palestinian territories , Israel , Israel and the apartheid analogy , Israeli Football Association , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Mahmoud Sarsak , Middle East , Omar Barghouti , Politics , Sports , UEFA , War/Conflict , Western Asia , Zionism
JONATHAN COOK: Israelis are basking in the warm glow of playing host to a major international sporting event. Is it though the beginning of a South African style campaign focused on sport?
Added on 05/06/2013
James M. Dorsey
Cairo , Egypt , Erdogan , Fethullah Gülen , Islam , Islamism , Istanbul , Ottoman architecture , Politics , President , Tahrir Square , Taksim , Taksim Square , Tourism , Turkey , Turkish architecture , Turkish art , War/Conflict
JAMES M. DORSEY: Once again battle-hardened football fans are taking the lead in confronting a regime. We’ve been here before.
Added on 02/06/2013
Juan Cole
Carolina Center , Chapel Hill , Charles Kurzman , co-director , Islam in the United States , Islamic terrorism , Middle East , North Carolina , Politics , Professor of Sociology , Social Issues , University of North Carolina
CHARLES KURZMAN, INFORMED COMMENT: If the lead agency in combatting terror against the U.S designates the whole Islamic world as the source of terror what hope is there?
Added on 31/05/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Asia , Egypt , Fatah–Hamas conflict , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Israel Abbas , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Palestinian National Authority , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian Territories , Philadelphi Route , Politics , Rafah , War/Conflict , Western Asia
RAMZY BAROUD: Gazans rejoiced when their neighbours in Egypt experienced freedom. The consequences for Gaza of two years’ revolution in Egypt though are dire
Added on 31/05/2013
Mondoweiss
Arab citizens of Israel , Asia , Barack Obama , Christian Palestinian , Israel , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Jewish history , Jewish state , Nationalism , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Politics , South Africa , State of Palestine , United States , Views on the Arab–Israeli conflict , War/Conflict , Zionism
SAM BAHOUR, MONDOWEISS: There are three essential reasons why the fate of Palestine is a matter for global concern.