Added on 30/09/2011
James M. Dorsey
Abdullah , Abu Dhabi , Arab Spring , Bahrain , Banking , Dubai , East Africa , Egypt , fencing , GCC , Gulf Cooperation Council , handball , Jordan , Kuwait , Libya , Manama , Middle East , Morocco , North Africa , Oil , oil prices , Oil wealth , Oman , Pandora's box , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Sultan Qaboos bin Said , Syria , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
JAMES M. DORSEY: Their reluctance to be proactive rather than reactive has so far shielded the GCC from the revolt. The question is for how long, and what’s the price?
Added on 24/09/2011
James M. Dorsey
Bashar al-Assad , Democracy , East Africa , Egypt , Facebook , Indonesia , Iran , Middle East , mobile telephony , North Africa , Philippines , President , Russia , Social Media , Syria , Tunisia , Twitter , United States , Zine El Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: Autocrats – and their advisers – around the region have clearly underestimated the power of social media. But how significant has it been in effecting real change?
Added on 21/09/2011
Common Ground News Service
Amman , counsel , Democracy , Egypt , Islam , Jordan , Libya , Middle East , North Africa , Syria , Yemen
MUSTAFA HUSAYN ABU RUMMAN, CGNEWS: We’re living through a period of great political change and Islamist politicians are much in evidence. There are, though, some key questions that they need to answer
Added on 11/09/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , Activist , ARAMCO , ASBAR Center for Studies , Bahrain , Board of Grievances , Cairo , communication technology , Dammam , Egypt , Emir , European Union , Facebook , Fahd , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Grievances , Hamas , Hatton Al-Fassi , Holy Qur'an , Islam , Islamic Ennahda Party , Jeddah , John F Kennedy , Journalist , King Abdullah , King Saud University , King Saud University in Riyadh , Libya , London School of Economics , Madinah , Makkah , Middle East , Mohammed Fahad Al-Qahtani , Morocco , MTV , Muslim Brotherhood , Nadia Bakhurji , News media , Nora bint Abdullah Al-Fayez , North Africa , oil industry , Prophet Muhammad , Richard Nixon , Riyadh , Saud bin Abdul Aziz , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Council of Engineers , Saudi government , Shoura Council , Social Media , Syria , Tabuk , Tahrir Square , Tunisia , Tunisian government , Twitter , United States , Women's Rights , Yemen
ROB L. WAGNER: There has been a lot of criticism of Saudi Arabia’s upcoming municipal elections. Some groups, however, know how best to work the system.
Added on 08/09/2011
Common Ground News Service
Fatima Sadiqi , Harvard , Morocco , North Africa , Women , Women's issues
FATIMA SADIQI, CGNEWS: The new Moroccan constitution provides great hope for two oft overlooked communities in Morocco – women and Berbers.
Added on 06/09/2011
The Moor Next Door
Africa , African Union , Algeria , Algerian government , Arab League , China , Europe , Libya , Libyan government , Morocco , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Qaddafi , Russia , Sahara , South Africa , The Maghreb , United States , Western Sahara
TMND: It’s becoming clearer by the day that Algeria played a key role in supporting the Qadhafi regime, particularly in its dark, late days. The Algerians face some very uncomfortable questions
Added on 02/09/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahli Benghazi , Al Ahly , Colonel , East Africa , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Islamic Republic of Iran , James M. Dorsey , Libya , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Middle East , military commander , Moammar Qaddafi , Nanyang Technological University , Nanyang Technological University's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , President , Saadi Al Qaddafi , Saadi’s association , Saif al-Islam , Soccer , The Los Angeles Times , United States
JAMES M. DORSEY: At face value, Saadi and Saif’s different positions appear to be at best a surprising reversal of roles with Saadi, described as “notoriously ill-behaved”.
Added on 25/08/2011
James M. Dorsey
Africa , Ahmet Davutoglu , Arab League , Atlantic coast , Bashar al-Assad , Brazil , China , Colonel , East Africa , Electricity , India , Iraq , James M. Dorsey , Libya , Middle East , Moammar Qaddafi , Nanyang Technological University , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil production , President , Russia , S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies , Saddam Hussein , Security Council , South Africa , Syria , Tripoli , Turkey , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States
JAMES M. DORSEY: China and Russia could quietly establish relations with Syrian protesters if and when Mr. Assad is forced to relinquish power.
Added on 22/08/2011
James M. Dorsey
Ba’ath Party , Colonel , East Africa , Egypt , Energy , Food and Drink , Green Square , Hosni Mubarak , International Criminal Court , Iraq , James M. Dorsey , Libya , Middle East , Moammar Qaddafi , Muslim Brotherhood , Nanyang Technological University , Nanyang Technological University's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Saddam Hussein , Saif al-Islam , Tripoli , Tunisia , United States , Zine El Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: Libyans unlike Egyptians and Tunisians will be in a position to dismantle the former regime’s apparatus.
Added on 13/08/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahly , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Bahrain , Bahrain Football Association , Barak Obama , East Africa , Egypt , FIFA , Gulf Cooperation Council , Gulf island , Hillary Clinton , Iran , James M. Dorsey , Libya , Middle East , Mohammed Hubail , Nanyang Technological University , Nanyang Technological University's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies , National Guard , North Africa , Obama , President , Protests , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of State , Shiaa , Soccer , Sunnis , Syria , Tunisia , United States , United States Navy , Yemen
JAMES M. DORSEY: Mr. Obama does not want to put at risk the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet; nor does he want to cross what is a red line for Saudi.
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 01/08/2011
Common Ground News Service
Bashar al-Assad , Cairo , East Africa , Egypt , important tools , Islam , Jordan , Journalist , journalist and activist , Lebanon , Maan News Agency , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , North Africa , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , President , Rasha Dewedar , Stockholm , Sweden , Syria , Tunisia , Women , Women's issues
RASHA DEWEDAR, CGNEWS: It’s an issue that faces women throughout the Arab world but progress, it appears, is being made in some countries to protect women.
Added on 30/07/2011
The View From Fez
Africa , Carrefour , Casablanca , Europe , Middle East , Morocco , Muscat , North Africa , Oman , Retail , supermarket chain
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The big boys from Europe are moving aggressively into the Moroccan retail space and they’re squeezing the profit margins of souk operators.
Added on 16/07/2011
James M. Dorsey
Arab League , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Damascus , East Africa , Egypt , Europe , Hafez Al Assad , Hillary Rodham Clinton , Hizballah , Impotence , Iran , Lebanon , Middle East , North Africa , Obama administration , Oil , President , Prime Minister , Rafik Hariri , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of State , Syria , Tunisia , United States
JAMES M. DORSEY: The AL’s newly appointed secretary general, denounced the Obama administration for declaring the Syrian leader had lost legitimacy.
Added on 11/07/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Bangladesh , Cambodia , Christoph Wilcke , Council of Ministers , Dubai , East Africa , Europe , Human Rights Watch , Indonesia , Middle East , North Africa , Philippines , Riyadh , SAR , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Shoura Council , Vietnam
ROB L. WAGNER: Saudi Arabian and Indonesian intransigence has put maids needing work and Saudis help between a rock and a hard place.
Added on 09/07/2011
James M. Dorsey
Ali Abdullah Saleh , Assad , Colonel , East Africa , Egypt , guard , Gulf Cooperation Council , Iran , Libya , Middle East , Muammar Qaddafi , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , President , Saudi Arabia , Syria , The US ambassador , Tunisia , United Nations , United States , Yemen
JAMES M. DORSEY: Western and Arab nations have more to gain from real engagement with Mr. Assad’s opponents than from symbolic gestures and silence.
Added on 09/07/2011
mai abdul rahman
Harvard University , Malaysia , Middle East , North Africa , Obedient Wives Club , President , Ronald Reagan , Salwa Al Mutairi , Saudi Arabia , United States , World Bank
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: A dangerous liaison is taking place in the Arab world with Muslim clerics advancing outlandish religious views using the voice of Muslim conservative women.
Added on 28/06/2011
Common Ground News Service
Austria , Civil society , East Africa , Food and Drink , Jeddah , Middle East , North Africa , Saudi Arabia , Search for Common Ground
LULUA ASAAD, CGNEWS: The Young Initiative Group, founded in Saudi Arabia in 2010, has already had a significant impact in effecting positive change within the Kingdom.
Added on 17/06/2011
James M. Dorsey
Afghanistan , Arab League , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , China , Colonel , East Africa , Libya , Middle East , North Africa , President , Qaddafi , Russia , Syria , Turkey , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , US House of Representatives
JAMES M. DORSEY: Syria’s increasingly brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters begs the question: when does inaction morph into complicity?
Added on 15/06/2011
Common Ground News Service
Ben Ali , Democracy , East Africa , Los Angeles , Middle East , Morocco , North Africa , Omar Offendum , President , rapper , Tunisia
ROSE HACKMAN, CGNEWS: Arabic ‘hip-hop’ with a political twist has been the soundtrack of the revolutions over the past eight months
