Added on 04/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
Africa , Al Mohtalet , Al Zamalek , Cairo , Egypt , Egyptian police , Facebook , Football , Gaza , Ghana , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Italy , President , Social services , The National , United Kingdom , YouTube
JAMES DORSEY: The organizational skills of the ultras, fanatical Cairo soccer fans, are emerging as opponents and supporters of President Mubarak.
Added on 03/02/2011
Common Ground News Service
Egypt Protests , House of Representatives , Indonesia , Middle East , Minister of Information , President , Tunisia , Turkey
SRI MURNIATI: Recent events in Tunisia will bring back memories for many Indonesians. Our transformation to a vibrant democracy should be a source of inspiration in the Middle East.
Added on 03/02/2011
Crossroads Arabia
Abdullah , Ali Ibrahim , Bashar al-Assad , Ba’ath Party , Cairo , Day of Anger , Editor-in-Chief , EGP , Egypt , Egyptian military , Hosni Mubarak , Morocco , Mubarak , President , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Syria , Tariq Alhomayed
CROSSROADS ARABIA: After 30 years in power, Mubarak appears no longer capable of providing a solution to Egypt. Rather, he is now the problem.
Added on 02/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
Abdelaziz Bouteflika , African Cup of Nations , Algeria , Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights , Algiers , Benghazi , Egypt , Facebook , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Khartoum , Libya , Middle East , Morocco , North Africa , Omar al-Bashir , President , Soccer , Sudan , Tobruk , Tripoli , Tunisia , United States , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES DORSEY: Oil-rich Libya and gas-rich Algeria have indefinitely extended their suspension of all soccer matches with anti-government demonstrations looming.
Added on 02/02/2011
Common Ground News Service
Algeria , Army , Cairo , Common Ground News Service , Egypt , Facebook , Hosni Mubarak , Jordan , Middle East , Omar Suleiman , President , Tunisia , Twitter , Yemen , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
FARAH I. ABDEL SATER: One outstanding feature of the recent turmoil in Tunisia and now in Egypt is the prominent and active role of the region’s youth.
Added on 02/02/2011
Jonathan Cook
Abdul Hadi , Avigdor Lieberman , Birzeit University , Camp David , Egypt , Fatah , Gaza , Haifa University , Hamas , Israel , Jerusalem , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Oslo , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian national movement , Pennsylvania , politics professor , President , Ramallah , Security Council , Tunisia , UN General Assembly , United Nations , United States , West Bank , Yemen
JONATHAN COOK: Eighteen years of the so-called ‘peace process’ appear to have drawn to a close and the Palestinian people feel betrayed by their negotiators.
Added on 02/02/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Al Qaeda , Egypt , Elections , Fatah , Hamas , Hezbollah , Hizballah , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama , Obama administration , Pew Research Center , President , Sharia , Taliban , U.S. government , United States
ROB L. WAGNER: Both the United States and Israel are nervously anticipating what role the Muslim Brotherhood will play in the future of Egypt. But Western leaders can rest easy…
Added on 01/02/2011
The Moor Next Door
Afghanistan , Algeria , Algiers , America , Egypt , Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood , Energy , Europe , France , Iran , Islamist , Islamist party , Israel , Jimmy Carter , Levant , Mediterranean , Middle East , Oil , Persian Gulf , President , Southern Europe , Soviet Union , Taliban , Tehran , Tunisia , United States , US Federal Reserve
TMND: The dominant official American attitude toward democratic reform in Egypt is concerned with the possibility that the Muslim Brothers might sweep the polls.
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 31/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
Africa , Cairo , Department of State , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Football , Hosni Mubarak , President , Soccer , U.S embassy , U.S. government , United States
JAMES DORSEY: The USSF’s reluctance to cancel the match contrasts starkly with the Egyptian Football Association’s decision on Thursday to cancel all premier league matches…
Added on 31/01/2011
Juan Cole
Al Qaeda , Cairo , Camp David , Central America , Egypt , Egyptian government , Egyptian military , France , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Gaza , Hosni Mubarak , Iraq , Israel , Mubarak , President , Qatar , Sinai Peninsula , Suez , Suez Canal , United Kingdom , United States , vice president and prime minister
JUAN COLE: The failure of the regime to connect with working and middle classes, and its inability to provide jobs set the stage for last week’s events.
Added on 28/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Qaeda , Asia , Bahrain , Dubai , East Africa , Egypt , Football , Jeddah , Middle East , Morocco , New York , North Africa , oil-rich emirate , Oman , President , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Seattle , Soccer , The Huffington Post , Tunisia , United States , Washington , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: Mounting criticism of Middle Eastern nations’ failure to nurture soccer talent has created a business opportunity for European clubs.
Added on 28/01/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Algeria , Amr Moussa , Arab League , Ben Ali , Civil society , Energy , France , Human Rights Watch , model , President , Tunisia , Tunisian government
RAMZY BAROUD: In Tunisia that ‘unprecedented anger” has reaped unprecedented results, leaving Tunisia with the great task of rebuilding a civil society.
Added on 28/01/2011
Omar al-Issawi
Algeria , Ben Ali , DC , Egypt , Gaddafi , Jordan , Libya , Mubarak , Nasser , Oil , Palestinian Territories , President , Saleh , Tunisia , Washington , Yemen
OMAR AL-ISSAWI: For years I’ve observed with great sadness Arabs who glorified the achievements of a distant past while offering nothing for the future.
Added on 27/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahly , Al Ahram , Al Zamalek , Algeria , Amr Abdallah Dalsh , Arab government , Assad , BBC , Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian police , Football , Gamal , Hosni Mubarak , Italy , Jordan , metal , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , National Democratic Party , President , Soccer , The National , Tunisia , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: The involvement of organized soccer fans in Egypt’s anti-government protests constitutes every Arab government’s worst nightmare.
Added on 27/01/2011
Osama Al Sharif
Abbas , Al Aqsa Mosque , Amman , Avigdor Lieberman , Ehud Olmert , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Israel , Israeli government , Jerusalem , journalist and political commentator , London , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Olmert government , Osama Al Sharif , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Peace Process , President , Qatar , Refugees , Saeb Erekat , The Guardian , United States , Washington , West Bank , Yasser Abed Rabbo , Yasser Arafat
OSAMA AL SHARIF: The documents underline an important fact; the Palestinian leadership today has one goal in mind – to reach a deal with Israel at any price.
Added on 25/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Alex Horne , Asian Football Confederation , Australia , England Football Association , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Germany , Japan , Michel Platini , Middle East , Mohamed bin Hammam , oil-rich emirate , Premier League , President , Qatar , Sepp Blatter , Soccer , South Korea , the Associated Press , UEFA , United States
JAMES M. DORSEY: Mohamed bin Hammam lashed out on Monday, charging that Blatter had served too long as head of soccer’s world governing body.
Added on 24/01/2011
Juan Cole
Abdel Bari Atwan , Diana Buttu , Fatah , Gaza , Hamas , Israel , Jerusalem , Jordan , Journalist , Lebanon , London , Mahmoud Abbas , Olmert government , Palestine , Palestine Authority , Palestine Liberation Organization , Palestinian Authority , President , Qatar , Saeb Erekat , The Guardian , United Nations
JUAN COLE: The 1600 documents leaked to Al Jazeerah could spell the end of the PLO and drive the nail in the coffin of the so-called ‘peace process’.
Added on 24/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
Asia , Doha , Fifa World Cup , Football , Japan , Middle East , President , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Soccer , Tunisia , UAE , United Arab Emirates
JAMES M. DORSEY: In a soccer-crazy world of authoritarian regimes, football offers one of society’s few release valves.
