Added on 04/05/2011
American Bedu
Afghanistan , Africa , Algeria , America , Arabian Peninsula , Azerbaijan , Bahrain , Balkans , Bangladesh , Brunei , Central Asia , Egypt , Germany , India , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Islam , Jordan , Kenya , Kerala , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Malaysia , Maldives , messenger , Middle East , Morocco , Muslim , Nigeria , Pakistan , Palestinian Territories , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , Somalia , Sri Lanka , Sudan , Syria , Tanzania , Tunisia , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , Yemen
AMERICAN BEDU: It’s a topic that seems, more often than not, to generate more heat than light but here’s my attempt to define a Muslim.
Added on 19/04/2011
Steve Royston
Australia , Bahrain , Cairo , Canada , China , Cyprus , Delhi , Dubai , Egypt , Employment , Europe , European Union , Expatriates , Far East , Germany , India , Indonesia , Ireland , Japan , Jeddah , Jordan , Lebanon , London , Los Angeles , Malaysia , Manama , Middle East , Moscow , Naples , Oil and gas , Oman , Red Sea , Rio , Riyadh , Russia , Rwanda , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , South Korea , Syria , Thailand , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Yugoslavia
STEVE ROYSTON: One year ago I wrote the 10 good reasons to work in the Middle East. I would not change one of them. I have, however, added 10 reasons you may not want to.
Added on 21/03/2011
Juan Cole
Algeria , Amnesty , Bahrain , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Egypt , Electricity , India , Iraq , Kosovo , Libya , Libyan military , Middle East , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Russia , Tajoura , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Nations , Yemen
JUAN COLE: It’s clear what model the UN authorised forces should be following in enforcing the no-fly zone in Libya – the success that was Kosovo rather than the failure that was Iraq.
Added on 19/03/2011
Tabsir
Afghanistan , China , Colonel , Egypt , guard , Iraq , Las Vegas , Libya , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Tripoli , Tunis , U.N. Security Council , United Nations
Daniel Varasico: Even after the “No fly zone” and the “ceasefire” there is still no more clarity on what the end game looks like in Libya.
Added on 16/03/2011
Juan Cole
Al Qaeda , Benghazi , David Cameron , Egypt , France , G-8 , Germany , Italy , Japan , Libya , Mediterranean , Middle East , Milan , Muammar Qaddafi , Nicolas Sarkozy , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama administration , Oil wealth , Osama Bin Laden , President , Prime Minister , Qaddafi’s air force , Russia , Saddam Hussein , Silvio Berlusconi , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , Washington , Western European
JUAN COLE: As the unfolding disaster in Japan distracts the world’s attention Qaddafi’s re-conquest of Libya rolls on. There will be scores to settle…
Added on 14/03/2011
Mishaal Al Gergawi
AED , Bahrain , Brazil , China , Employment , Europe , GCC , Gulf News , India , Iran , Kuwait , Mishaal Al Gergawi , Oil , Oman , regional player , Russia , SABIC , Unemployment , United Arab Emirates
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: That the GCC is able to cooperate and function so well is both comforting and alarming. Comforting because it confirms the council still functions, alarming because it only does so in self-preservation mode.
Added on 13/03/2011
Jonathan Cook
Abu Dhabi , Angela Merkel , Arab League , Avigdor Lieberman , Barack Obama , BBC , Benjamin Netanyahu , chancellor , Ehud Barak , Europe , France , Gaza , Germany , Haaretz , Hamas , Hizbollah , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Israel Radio , Jordan , Jordan Valley , Lebanon , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Tel Aviv University , The Jerusalem Post , The National , Turkey , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , Washington , West Bank , White House
JONATHAN COOK: Benjamin Netanyahu’s advisers conceded last week that the Israeli prime minister is more downcast than they have ever seen him.
Added on 13/03/2011
Steve Royston
Abdullah , Africa , Alexandria , America , Arab League , BBC , Bosnia and Herzegovina , China , Colonel , Egypt , European Union , Gaddafi , Hannibal , International Criminal Court , John McCain , Libya , Middle East , Military hardware , model , NATO , Noam Chomsky , Russia , Rwanda , Saudi Arabia , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , US congressman , Venezuela , Zimbabwe
Like millions of others, I’ve been watching, transfixed, as the drama in Libya plays out. I’ve also been listening to pundits and politicians on various channels as they debate and comment on the current situation. There appears to be a wide consensus – Venezuela and Zimbabwe excepted – that Colonel Gaddafi and his regime have […]
Added on 03/03/2011
Juan Cole
China , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , France , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Istanbul , Jordan , Libya , Mubarak , pence , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , Washington
KUSHA SEFAT, INFORMED COMMENT: The international conditions for revolution were ripe in Tunisia and Egypt. This is simply not the case in Iran.
Added on 08/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , Australia , BBC , Belgium , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Japan , Mohamed bin Hammam , Netherlands , Portugal , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Russia , Soccer , South Korea , Spain , The Telegraph , United Kingdom , United States
JAMES DORSEY: If Blatter’s admission is correct, those votes would account for seven of the 12 votes that won Qatar its right to host the world’s biggest sporting event.
Added on 05/02/2011
Steve Royston
Africa , Al Qaeda , Alexandria , China , Egypt , Europe , European Union , Faisal , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Lenin , Mainstream media , Middle East , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Oil , Oil Embargo , Palestinian Territories , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Soviet Union , Syria , Tahrir Square , Turkey , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: Amid the frenzy in the Middle East and beyond about the future of Egypt, many people seem to be working on a set of assumptions that are worth questioning.
Added on 24/01/2011
Alexander McNabb
Algeria , Egypt , Mauritania , Middle East , Mohammed Bouazizi , Prague , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Tunisia
ALEXANDER MCNABB: I find it hard to even think about what would drive a man to contemplate the act – the acrid stink of petrol, vapour shimmering, a scratch and whiff of phosphorous.
Added on 20/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
2014 World Cup , 2022 World Cup , Abu Dhabi , Chile , Costa Rica , Dubai , Europe , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Ghana , Golf , Macedonia , Middle East , New Zealand , Peru , President , Qatar , Russia , Soccer , Tunisia , Turkey , UEFA , United Arab Emirates , Wales , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: Middle Eastern nations are competing to stack up successful bids to host major soccer events in an effort to position themselves as regional hubs for sport.
Added on 09/01/2011
David Roberts
FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Germany , Italy , Japan , Mexico , New Year's Day , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Russia , Sepp Blatter , South Africa , United Kingdom
DAVID ROBERTS: So Sepp Blatter has begun the softening up for the first ever Winter World Cup. It makes sense, you know….
Added on 24/12/2010
Steve Royston
Abdullah , China , Council of Ministers , Deng Xiaoping , Egypt , Facebook , Hosni Mubarak , Jeddah , Leonid Brezhnev , Middle East , Minister of Information , Ministry of Education , Oil producer , President , Russia , SAR , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Social networking , Soviet Union , Vladimir Putin , Wen Jiabao , Youth
STEVE ROYSTON: Respect for the elderly is deeply ingrained in Arab society. Saudi Arabia, however, faces a major demographic challenge – a hugely youthful population.
Added on 20/12/2010
Michael J. Totten
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , America , China , Europe , History , Iraq , Julian Assange , Latin America , Middle East , Mossad , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil , President , Russia , Saddam Hussein , The Financial Times , U.S. government , United States , Wikileaks
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: Surely somewhere there’d be references to a war for oil in Iraq if the war was, in fact, about oil.
Added on 15/12/2010
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
anthropologist , California , China , Colonel , Gaddafi , Kim Jong-il , North Korea , President , Prime Minister , Putin , Roman Abramovich , Russia , Sarkozy , The National , Turkmenistan , United States , University of California , US State Department , Wikileaks
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: We secretly love the utterly trivial gossip that even diplomats exchange. My favourite? Sarkozy’s rabbit chasing…
Added on 10/12/2010
Ramzy Baroud
Afghanistan , Ahmet Davutoglu , Barack Obama , Department of State , Ehud Barak , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Geneva , George W. Bush , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Media organizations , Middle East , Palestinian Authority , Paranoia , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Ramallah , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Russia , Silvio Berlusconi , Syria , The Jerusalem Post , The New York Times , Turkey , United States , US Federal Reserve , US government , Vladimir Putin , Washington , Wikileaks
RAMZY BAROUD: Despite their high number, the documents raise many questions, but answer few. Since more are coming, one must wait and see…
Added on 04/12/2010
Steve Royston
Bahrain , BBC , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Middle East , Qatar , Russia , Sepp Blatter , The Times
STEVE ROYSTON: However FIFA arrived at its decisions, if the motive is to put the tournament where there’s real passion for football, then both Russia and Qatar are good choices.
Added on 27/09/2010
Sultan Al Qassemi
BMW , Evening Standard , France , London , Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Moscow , Online media , Qatar , Rolls-Royce , Russia , the Daily Mail , The National , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
Since we expect tourists to be on their best behaviour when they visit the UAE, it’s only fair that we feel equally outraged when our own misbehave elsewhere.
