Added on 02/01/2013
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , All Saints' Day , Allen West , Christian Church , Egypt , Episcopal church , Florida , Illinois , Islam , Joe Walsh , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim Public Affairs Council , New Jersey , President , Protestant Episcopal Church , Republican representative , Tea Party , United States , Vienna , Washington DC
ROB L. WAGNER: It seems impossible for many Americans to view Muslims other than through a Middle East lens.
Added on 31/12/2012
Tabsir
Abdel Bari Atwan , Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , Algeria , America , Arabic newspaper , Ayman al-Zawahiri , Editor-in-Chief , Egypt , Florida , Foreign Affairs , Gaza Strip , Iraq , Islam , Israel , Jerusalem , Leon Panetta , Libya , London , Mali , Middle East , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Osama Bin Laden , Pakistan , Pentagon , President , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Taliban , U.S. administration , United States , Washington , West Bank , Yemen , YouTube
KHALED FATTAH, TABSIR: There is a lazy shorthand in much Western reporting on the Middle East, particularly when it comes to describing the influence of tribes
Added on 30/12/2012
Juan Cole
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi , Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , Aleppo , Algeria , Ali Abdullah Saleh , America , American embassy , Arab Spring , Baath Party in Syria , Bahrain , Bahrain’s government , Binyamin Netanyahu , David Petraeus , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , first prime minister , Gaza , Homs , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Libya , Manama , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama administration , Oil , oil sales , Palestine , President , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Syria , Tunis , Tunisia , Turkey , U.S. Congress , United States , US government , Washington , Yemen
JUAN COLE: It’s been another extraordinary year across the Middle East. Here is my take on the most significant changes this year
Added on 29/12/2012
Steve Royston
Adel Fakieh , Ahmed Al-Omran , Bahrain , Crown Prince , Egypt , Energy , Iran , Israel , Journalist , Literature , Middle East , Mohammed Mursi , New Year's Day , news site , Olympics , Retail , Riyadh Bureau , Robin Barrett , Sarah Attar , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Syria , Wojdan Shaherkani
STEVE ROYSTON: It’s by no means scientific or representative but here are the people and special moments that resonated with me this year
Added on 26/12/2012
Steve Royston
Bahrain , Christmas , Democracy , Egypt , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Middle East , Morocco , Oman , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Yemen
STEVE ROYSTON: If you look around the Middle East today you’d have to say the region is at its most unstable in the last thirty years.
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 22/12/2012
Common Ground News Service
Bahrain , Beirut , Civil society , Doha , gross domestic product , Lebanon , Middle East , Qatar , regional player , Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , United Nations
WAEL HMAIDAN, CGNEWS: The striking sight of people demonstrating in the street in Doha in favour of climate regulation is a sign of significant change
Added on 07/12/2012
Steve Royston
Abu Dhabi , BBC , Binyamin Netanyahu , Censorship , Dubai , Journalist , Middle East , Palestinian Territories , President , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom
STEVE ROYSTON: The ‘Red Lines’ exist and any expatriate who’s spent more than a couple of years living in the Gulf knows what they are.
Added on 05/12/2012
Mondoweiss
Alan Dershowitz , America , Andrew Sullivan , Ben Gurion , Berlin , David Remnick , Eric Alterman , Ethan Bronner , Europe , Furkan Dogan , Gaza , Hannah Arendt , Iran , Israel , Israel’s army , Jeffrey Goldberg , Jerusalem , Journalist , Kenya , Likud Party , Mainstream media , Matthew Yglesias , Middle East , New York Times , Norman Finkelstein , Oslo , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Peter Beinart , Prague , President , Prime Minister , public editor , Rachel Corrie , Rami Khouri , Spencer Ackerman , The New York Times , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: If you want to understand what’s happening in Palestine/Israel it’s essential to understand Zionism. Where is it mentioned though?
Added on 03/12/2012
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Ahmed Bin Shabib , Artist , Dubai , Iraq , Literature , Middle East , Novelist , Sarah Malki , The National , UAE
M. LYNX-QUALEY: The opening today of a new venue in Dubai which encourages artists and authors to meet is further evidence of the growing cultural scene in the city
Added on 02/12/2012
Juan Cole
Abdullah II , Amman , Arab Spring , Bahrain , Bahrain government , Bashar al-Assad , Constituent Assembly , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Governor , Israel , Jerusalem , Jordan , Lebanon , Libya , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Palestine , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Sana’a , Senate , South Yemen , Syria , Syrian army , Syrian government , Tahrir Square , Tripoli , Tunis , Tunisia , United Nations , US State Department , Washington , Yemen
JUAN COLE: From Jordan to Tunisia, from civil war to pilfered Palestinian land the Arab world is in a febrile state.
Added on 29/11/2012
Steve Royston
Ahmed Al-Omran , Facebook , Islam , Jeddah , Middle East , National Public Radio , Riyadh Bureau , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Twitter , United Kingdom , United States , YouTube
STEVE ROYSTON: Say the words ‘Saudi Arabia’ to someone who has never been there and the results are as predictable as could be.
Added on 29/11/2012
mai abdul rahman
African Union , Arab League , Columbia , Declaration of Independence , European Union , Gaza , Hamas , Hillary Clinton , IDF , Israel , Israeli government , Jerusalem , Jordan , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Netanyahu , Obama , Obama administration , Oslo , Palestine , Palestine Liberation Organization , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Russia , Secretary of State , UN General Assembly , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations General Assembly , United States , West Bank
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: It’s a date laden with meaning and today another chapter will be written in Palestinian history – a chapter that is a potential game-changer.
Added on 23/11/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Bahrain , Barack Obama , Ben White , DOS , Egypt , Europe , Gaza , Gaza Strip , George W. Bush , Hamas , India , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Jihad , Israel , Jerusalem , Jordan , Lebanon , Likud Party , Madrid , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Netanyahu , Oslo , Palestine , Palestine Authority , Palestine Liberation Organization , Palestinian Territories , Pennsylvania , President , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , Washington , West Bank
JUAN COLE: Achieving a ceasefire is significant but if it’s to remain in place all parties must use the gap in hostilities to secure real progress.
Added on 19/11/2012
Francis Matthew
Banking , Barack Obama , Dubai , Middle East , President , Society , United States , World Economic Forum
FRANCIS MATTHEW: The real political drivers today are not heads of government or ideologies. Despite the politician’s speeches, what really drives change is society itself.
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 12/11/2012
mai abdul rahman
Afghanistan , Allen West , America , Barack Obama , Central Intelligence Agency , Democratic Party , Florida , Governor , Illinois , Joe Walsh , Michigan , Middle East , Mitt Romney , New Jersey , Northern Virginia , Obama , Obama administration , Ohio , Pennsylvania , President , Republican Party , Senate , United States , Virginia
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: Single women and Latinos had a key role to play in re-electing Barack Obama but Arab-Americans played a major part as well.
Added on 05/11/2012
Richard Silverstein
Arab League , Egypt , Emir , European Union , Fatah , Gaza , Hamas , Israel , Jodi Rudoren , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Palestine , Pennsylvania , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , The NY Times , The Times , Turkey , United Nations , United States
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Hard on the heels of Qatar’s high profile visit and investment in Gaza comes news that regional super-power Turkey plans a visit.
Added on 04/11/2012
Steve Royston
Bahrain , China , Dubai , Energy , Ibn Battuta , India , Literature , Maldives , Manama , Middle East , Morocco , Musician , President , Riyadh , Spain , Tahir Shah , travel writing , West Africa , Yemen
STEVE DORSEY: I had the privilege recently to spend time in the company of the renowned British travel writer who lives in Sana’a. A truly impressive evening.
Added on 31/10/2012
James M. Dorsey
Arab Spring , Congress , East Africa , Fatah , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Iran , Israel , Middle East , North Africa , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , UN General Assembly , United Nations , United States , West Bank
JAMES M. DORSEY: Many Arab countries are now preoccupied with their own internal issues which has seen Palestine slip down the agenda.
