Added on 16/08/2012
James M. Dorsey
Abdullah , Algeria , Algiers , Arab Spring , Bahrain , Cairo , East Africa , Egypt , Electricity , Energy , Europe , Hosni Mubarak , Jordan , Manama , Mediterranean , Middle East , Mohamed Bouazizi , Morocco , North Africa , Oil , oil and gas cities , policeman , President , Rabat , Sana’a , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Syria , Tripoli , Tunis , Tunisia , Yemen , Zine El Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: The civil war in Syria dominates the news the wave of protests in the smaller cities of Arab states foretells a groundswell of mass demonstration.
Added on 09/01/2012
Steve Royston
Afghanistan , Ali Khamenei , Alternative Energy , Anders Breivik , Brezhnev , Cambridge , China , Christmas , communications technology , Education , Europe , Facebook , Food and Drink , Google+ , Harvard , India , Internet users , Iowa , IPad , Iran , Iraq , Kim Jong-il , Kindle , North Korea , Norway , Oil and gas , Online media , Oxford , policeman , Politics , Qatar , Ron Paul , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Skype , Social Media , Social services , Society , Taliban , Technology , Twitter , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , US Federal Reserve , Vladimir Putin , Warren Buffett , YouTube
STEVE ROYSTON looks at the arts, society, education, politics, business, technology and the environment as we move into 2012, the Year of Fear’.
Added on 21/12/2011
Tabsir
Afghanistan , Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Iraq , policeman , Syria , Women , Women's issues , Yemen
DANIEL M. VARISCO: It is a picture that has sent shockwaves around the world and provoked shame throughout Egyptian society.
Added on 23/11/2011
Rania Al Malky
Arab League , Army , Day of Anger , Egypt , Egyptian army , Mubarak , policeman , Rubber bullets , State media , Tahrir Square
RANIA AL MALKY: It’s time the army generals woke up from their slumber: Tahrir is brimming, the fear barrier has collapsed and there is no turning back.
Added on 17/11/2011
Michael J. Totten
Afghanistan , America , American government , Armin Rosen , Army , Barack Obama , Cairo , CNN , Cuba , Department of State , Egypt , Egyptian army , Fidel Castro , Hosni Mubarak , Iraq , Israel , KGB , Montreal , Muslim Brotherhood , Nasser , policeman , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Sadat , Saddam Hussein , Salafist , Salafists , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , United States
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: Sectarian clashes between Christians and Muslims are increasing daily throughout Egypt. Coptic leaders are understandably cagey…
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 31/05/2011
Common Ground News Service
Gaza , Haifa , Israel , Jerusalem , Journalist , Palestine , policeman , West Bank
RUTH EGLASH, CGNEWS: It’s become an instant sensation across the Arab world so it was time, in spite of my concerns, to experience ‘New Star’ first hand.
Added on 14/05/2011
SlimGulfie
Bahrain , Bahraini government , Human Rights Watch , Member of Parliament , policeman , prime minster , Salmaniya Hospital , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Sunnis , supermarket chain , Tehran , United Nations , United States
SLIMGULFIE: Over half a million Bahrainis who share the same religion are now thoroughly divided by their two sects. It’s heartbreaking.
Added on 02/04/2011
Steve Royston
Baghdad , Bahrain , BBC , Beirut , Facebook , Hizballah , Iran , Kuala Lumpur , Local media , Malaysia , Manama , Pearl Roundabout , policeman , Salmaniya Hospital , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , South Asia , Thailand , The New York Times
STEVE ROYSTON: The past two weeks have witnessed enormous upheaval in the tiny island of Bahrain. On my return from holiday the changes are immediately evident.
Added on 27/03/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Bahrain , Democracy , Egypt , Japan , Libya , Middle East , New Orleans , New Year's Day , policeman , Reuters , Syria , Tunisia , Twitter , Yemen
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: Dictators are particularly sensitive to the corrosive effects of humour. They’ve always taken it very seriously indeed…
Added on 20/02/2011
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Boyd Tonkin , Censorship , Egypt , Jordan , Khaled al-Berry , Morocco , Novelist , policeman , Saudi Arabia , Tahrir , Tahrir Square , The Guardian , United Kingdom , Yemen
M.LYNX QUALEY: “We had a psychological barrier – what I call ‘the policeman inside us’. That policeman was killed” on Tahrir Square.”
Added on 14/02/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah Alami , Council of Ministers , Food and Drink , Foreign media , Jeddah , Journalist , policeman , Saudi Arabia , Shura Council , United Nations , Women's issues
ROB L. WAGNER – Go outside the major population centres in the Kingdom and you will find it common to see women drivers.
Added on 31/01/2011
Mondoweiss
Egypt , Egyptian government , Hosni Mubarak , Journalist , Mubarak , policeman , President , Tahrir Square
AHMED MOOR, MONDOWEISS: While I was taking refuge behind the Leader of the Free World, a man likely to be beaten thought it important to comfort me.
Added on 05/01/2011
Osama Al Sharif
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , Alexandria , Baghdad , Condoleezza Rice , Coptic Church , Copts , Egypt , Egyptian government , Iran , Iraq , Islam , Israel , Lebanon , Middle East , New Year's Day , Pakistan , policeman , Reuters , Secretary of State , Somalia , Sudan , Terrorism , UN Court , United States , Washington , Yemen
OSAMA AL SHARIF: Christians are not the only victims of sectarian terror: Mosques, shrines, religious parades have been targeted indiscriminately, affecting Sunnis, Shias and other sects…
