Added on 05/08/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani , Cairo , Jeddah , judo , Laura Bashraheel , Melissa Mojica , Olympics , Puerto Rico , Reuters , Sarah Attar , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , the Associated Press , The New York Times , The Washington Post , Twitter , Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani , Wojdan Shaherkani , Women , Women's issues
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Media reaction to Saudi women’s participation in the Olympics has been mixed but it’s marked a clear watershed.
Added on 03/08/2012
Francis Matthew
America , Barack Obama , Benjamin Netanyahu , Brazil , China , Egypt , Foreign Policy , Gaza , George W. Bush , Hamas , Hizballah , India , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Libya , Middle East , Mitt Romney , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , President , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Syria , Tunisia , Turkey , United Nations , United States
FRANCIS MATTHEW: US Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is suggesting a dangerous return to a simplistic foreign policy in which foreigners are divided simply into friends and foes.
Added on 02/08/2012
Eman-Al-Nafjan
California , Facebook , Fifa World Cup , Filipino , Local media , London , Olympics , Philippines , Sarah Attar , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Olympic Committee , Sport , Twitter , Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani , Women , Women's issues
EMAN AL NAFJAN: The Olympics usually barely registers on Saudi consciousness. This time round, though, things are different
Added on 31/07/2012
David Roberts
Algeria , Bahrain , Beijing , Djibouti , Egypt , Elizabeth II , Iraq , Jordan , Middle East , Morocco , North Africa , Olympics , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sport , United Arab Emirates , Women , Women's issues
DAVID ROBERTS: The Olympics Opening Ceremony was striking for many reasons not the least of which was the presence of so many women leading Arab teams.
Added on 30/07/2012
Jonathan Cook
AED , Barack Obama , Benjamin Netanyahu , Congress , EUR , Europe , European Union , F-35 , Gaza , Israel , Manufacturing , Middle East , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian government , peaceful solution , Pentagon , Philips , President , Prospect magazine , Russia , Saudi Arabia , settlement products , United Nations , United States , West Bank , World Bank
JONATHAN COOK: The more that Israel’s international reputation plummets the more generous are Western powers. What should Palestinians do?
Added on 28/07/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Christianity , Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice , Islam , Lebanon , Maryam , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette
CROSSROADS ARABIA: It’s the first time that I can recall such a story being covered by the Saudi media.
Added on 28/07/2012
Juan Cole
Africa , Algeria , Brunei , Football , Indonesia , judo , London , Olympics , Qatar , Ramadan , Religious law , Saudi Arabia , Senegal , Soccer , Sport , Summer Olympics , Women
JUAN COLE: These are the first Olympic Games where women from every country in the world are participating. There is a bigger question for Saudis.
Added on 26/07/2012
Rob L. Wagner
America , Anthony Weiner , Arizona , Council on American-Islamic Relations , Dar Al-Hekma College , Glenn Beck , Hillary Clinton , Huma Abedin , hysteria , Islam , Israel , Jeddah , John McCain , Keith Ellison , Michele Bachmann , Michelle Bachmann , Michigan , military officer , Minnesota , Muslim Brotherhood , Pennsylvania , Republican Party , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of State , Senate , Soviet Union , United States , United States government , University of Pennsylvania , US government , US State Department
ROB L. WAGNER: The odious campaign by Michelle Bachmann against Huma Abedin marks the real beginning of a potentially disastrous period in U.S history
Added on 24/07/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Crime , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Until a new law kicks in, it’s pretty easy to avoid unfavorable court decisions in Saudi Arabia. How? It’s simple: don’t show up at court!
Added on 23/07/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Abu Bakr , Actor , Al-Hayat , Central Asia , Iran , Islam , Libya , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , Umar Ibn al-Khattab
CROSSROADS ARABIA: A row has broken out among various religious figures as to whether it’s permissible to portray Islamic figures in film.
Added on 22/07/2012
David Roberts
Abdullah , Assad , Central Intelligence Agency , Chemical weapons , Churchill , Damascus , Euphrates , Greece , Hamas , Hassan Nasrallah , Hizballah , html , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Levant , Libya , Mediterranean , Middle East , Moscow , Operation Damascus Volcano , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Security Council , Syria , Syrian army , Turkey , UN Security Council
DAVID ROBERTS: Russia is unfazed about alienating swathes of the Middle East not to mention the majority of Syrians, believing in time their position can be reasserted
Added on 22/07/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Africa , automobile manufacturing , Economy , Energy , Hyundai , Isuzu Motors Ltd. , King Saud University , minerals processing , Natural gas , oil exports , Oil producer , plastics , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Solar energy , South Korea , Telecommunications , World Trade Organization
ROB L. WAGNER: As the authorities in Saudi Arabia seek to diversify the country’s economy what’s the future for one of their key strategic moves?
Added on 21/07/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Facebook , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Osama Bin Laden , Prime Minister , Salafists , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Tunisia , Twitter
CROSSROADS ARABIA: A surprising convert to the idea of democracy is Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, erstwhile moral guide to Osama bin Laden
Added on 20/07/2012
David Roberts
Army , Bashar al-Assad , Damascus , Moscow , Operation Damascus Volcano , President , Russia , Saleh , Saudi Arabia , Security Council , Syria , Syrian army , Syrian government , Turkey , United Nations , Yemen
DAVID ROBERTS: The tactical masterstroke that the Free Syrian Army unleashed on Assad’s regime marks a spiral downwards for the regime
Added on 20/07/2012
Abu Muhammed
Catholic Church , Easter , Philadelphia , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , Tokyo
ABU MUHAMMED: if you really want to know when Ramadan begins do what many of us do–go out on the 28th of Shaaban just before sunset and look for the new moon.
Added on 19/07/2012
Common Ground News Service
Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani , Basketball , Football , International Olympic Committee , Jeddah United Sports Company , Journalist , judo , Maha Akeel , Ministry of Education , Olympics , Sarah Attar , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Olympic Committee , Singapore , Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani , Women , Women's issues
MAHA AKEEL, CGNEWS: The participation of two Saudi women at the Olympic Games will provide inspiration and encouragement for girls throughout the Kingdom
Added on 17/07/2012
Abu Muhammed
Economy , Education , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , UN Court , United States
ABU MOHAMMED: The way in which Saudi university students is taught simply does not encourage independent, critical thought. Maybe not a problem.
Added on 16/07/2012
Layla
Australia , Canada , EUR , Lebanon , Middle East , pence , Philippines , SAR , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States
LAYLAH: Are Saudi employees not seen as efficient or highly trained as the western nurses are and thus not deserving as much pay?
Added on 15/07/2012
James M. Dorsey
African Champions League , Al Ahly , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Azmy Megahed , Cairo’s Military Academy Stadium , Champion’s League , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Facebook , Gamal , Germany , Hosni Mubarak , Journalist , Khaled Diab , metal detectors , military governor , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Port Said , President , Ramadan , Real Estate , Saudi Arabia , Soccer , Suez , Suez Canal , Tahrir Square , Ultras Ahlawy
JAMES M. DORSEY: The battle between the autocrats and the ultras turned the stadiums into battlefields for control with the ultras viewing themselves as the venue’s only legitimate owner.
Added on 14/07/2012
David Roberts
Abdullah , Abu Dhabi , America , Arab Spring , Bahrain , Doha , Egypt , Faisal , Gulf Cooperation Council , Gulf Union , Iran , Iranian parliament , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , Manama , Morocco , oil facilities , Oman , Qatar , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Spy , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: The Saudi authorities have been actively promoting a union of Gulf states but with little success. There’s a clear reason why.
