Added on 03/05/2012
Crossroads Arabia
2022 World Cup , Doha , Egypt , Emir , Gulf Cooperation Council , Labour Rights , Middle East , oil facilities , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Saudi government , Syria , Trade Unions
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Qatar is to allow the formation of trade unions. In addition, it will end the current system of sponsorship for foreign workers.
Added on 02/05/2012
Juan Cole
Actor , Al Qaeda , Anders Breivik , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Ba’ath Party , Bin Laden , Damascus , Egypt , Gingrich , Governor , Guinea , Hamas , Hassan Nasrallah , Hizballah , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Israel , Jimmy Carter , Joe Biden , Lebanon , Lord’s Resistance Army , Middle East , Mitt Romney , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt , Muslim Brotherhood of Syria , Newt Gingrich , Osama Bin Laden , Palestinian Territories , President , Ron Paul , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Syrian Muslim Brotherhood , Tunisia , Turkey , United States , US Elections
JUAN COLE: Romney clearly doesn’t have the slightest idea what he is talking about, and seems intent on alienating 1.5 billion Muslims
Added on 23/04/2012
The View From Fez
Abdul Hadi , Canada , Casablanca , Dubai , Egypt , Fez , Iraq , Jordan , Lebanon , Mainstream media , Marrakech , Montreal , Morocco , Palestinian Territories , photojournalist , Sudan , Syria , Tamara Abdul Hadi , The Guardian , The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , United Arab Emirates , Vanessa Bonnin
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Her photography has captured the imagination of people around the Arab world and beyond. She discusses her project.
Added on 20/04/2012
Common Ground News Service
Syria
MICHAEL NAGLER, CGNEWS: There are, difficult as it may seem to imagine today, grounds for optimism that non-violence will work in Syria
Added on 16/04/2012
Syria News Wire
Ba'athist , Damascus , Iraq , Lebanon , Religion , Robin Yassin-Kassab , Syria , Syrian National Council , Turkey
NEWS FROM SYRIA: It’s time that Syrians properly addressed the issue of sectarianism instead of pushing it to one side.
Added on 14/04/2012
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Addis Ababa , Cairo , Chile , Denmark , Edward Said , Egypt , future president , Hamlet , Ibrahim Jabra , India , Kenya , Latin America , Literature , Nasser , Omar Sharif , Oxford , Sadat , South Asia , Stalin , Syria , Tanzania , West Africa , Yusuf al-Qaradawi
HUSSEIN OMAR, ARABLIT: Nasser had a ‘Caesar Complex’ but for Egyptians and many other Arabs there’s only one Shakespearean hero.
Added on 14/04/2012
Susie of Arabia
Abdullah , Bahrain , BBC News , Beirut , Faisal , Lebanon , princess , Saud bin Abdul Aziz , Saudi Arabia , Social services , Switzerland , Syria , United Kingdom , Women , Women's issues , Yemen
SUSIE OF ARABIA: She is the niece of the current ruler of Saudi Arabia but is unafraid to point out the shortcomings she sees in the Kingdom.
Added on 13/04/2012
Tabsir
Afghanistan , Conflict , Europe , Gaza , Hamas , Iraq , Jerusalem , Libya , Mali , Middle East , Nigeria , Pakistan , starvation , Sudan , Syria , Turkey , United States , War , Yemen
DANIEL M. VARISCO: What is it about us a species that we seem to be in a state of perpetual conflict?
Added on 13/04/2012
Juan Cole
Africa , Ali Khamenei , America , Anglo-Iranian Oil Company , Asia , Binyamin Netanyahu , BP , British government , China , Congress , Electricity , European Union , Food and Drink , France , Germany , Greece , India , Indonesia , Iran , Iranian government , Iranian parliament , Iran’s central bank , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Japan , Latin America , Leon Panetta , Manmohan Singh , Middle East , Obama , Obama administration , Oil , oil fields , oil imports , oil prices , Oil production , oil profits , Persian Gulf , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of Defense , South Korea , South Sudan , Soviet Union , Syria , Tehran , Turkey , U.S. intelligence , United Kingdom , United States , Washington , Winston Churchill
JUAN COLE: It’s well worth looking at previous situations where major powers tried to use economics to bring Iran to heel.
Added on 06/04/2012
Common Ground News Service
Army , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Hebrew University , Iran , Israel , Israeli government , Jerusalem , Jordan , Mediterranean , Middle East , Palestine , Syria , the Christian Science Monitor , United States , West Bank
BEN LYNFIELD, CGNEWS: Gershom Gorenberg, an Israeli historian, spells out how Israel can re-invent itself as a liberal democracy
Added on 31/03/2012
Christina Hebert
Bahrain , Bangladesh , Egypt , GCC , India , Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , Oil , Oman , Pakistan , Palestinian Territories , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Sri Lanka , Syria , The Huffington Post , The National , Twitter , UAE , United Arab Emirates
CHRISTINA HEBERT: It’s an issue that generates heated debate but what are the benefits of Gulf countries offering citizenship to foreigners?
Added on 29/03/2012
Juan Cole
Ali Abdullah Saleh , Arab League , Baath government , Baghdad , Bahrain , Bashar al-Assad , Egypt , Hama , Hosni Mubarak , Iraq , Kofi Annan , Libya , North Africa , Nouri al-Maliki , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tunisia , United Nations , Yemen
JUAN COLE: There’ll be some missing faces at the upcoming meeting in Baghdad but regional divisions are sharpening.
Added on 28/03/2012
Common Ground News Service
Ariel Katz , Army , Captain , Cornell University , Cornell University in New York , Egypt , Eilat , Iran , Israel , Mediterranean Sea , Palestine , Spy , Syria , Tel Aviv , United Kingdom
ARIEL KATZ, CGNEWS: In the Middle East we’re used to drawing firm conclusions from appearances. Ask a question, however, and….
Added on 25/03/2012
Juan Cole
Africa , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Arab Spring , Asma al-Assad , Bahrain , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood , European Union , First Lady , France , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Homs , Idlib , Iraq , Justice and Development Party , Libya , Mali , Manama , oil exports , Palestine Liberation Organization , President , Renaissance Party , Syria , Tear gas , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
JUAN COLE: Not that you’d know from watching American TV news but there have been important developments in the Arab world recently
Added on 18/03/2012
Eman-Al-Nafjan
Al Qaeda , Assad , Egypt , Iraq , Libya , Middle East , pharaoh , Security Council , Social Media , Syria , Tunisia , United Nations , Yemen
EMAN AL-NAFJAN: Syria seems to have captured the attention of the region’s religious leaders but still the international community just talks
Added on 17/03/2012
Susan Al Shahri
Afghanistan , Bahrain , Dhofar , Egypt , Hamid Karzai , International Women's Day , Libya , Oman , President , Saudi Arabia , Sultan Qaboos bin Said , Syria , Tunisia , Women , Women's issues , Yemen
SUSAN AL SHAHRI: While it’s been a mixed year for women globally there are many advantages to being a woman in Oman
Added on 16/03/2012
Rachel McArthur
Abu Dhabi , Artist , Bashar al-Assad , Beirut , Entertainment , Lebanon , Media outlets , President , Singer , Syria , Syrian army
RACHEL MC ARTHUR: He’s been getting a lot of attention but what’s really behind his criticism of Basher al Assad?
Added on 16/03/2012
Syria News Wire
Aleppo , Arab League , Army , Damascus , Democracy , Facebook , Free Syrian Army , Golan Heights , Hama , Homs , Istanbul , Lebanon , Mobile Phones , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Protests , Ramadan , Red Cross , Syria , Syrian Golan Heights , Syrian National Council , Turkey , United States
SYRIA NEWS WIRE: It began with a small demonstration by young people in Deraa. The flames have spread and now engulf the nation.
Added on 08/03/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , America , Arab Spring , Asia , Bahrain , Civil society , Constituent Assembly , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Essam Sharaf , Europe , Gulf Cooperation Council , Human Rights Watch , Iraq , Iraqi parliament , Islamic Ennahda Party , Islamic party , Isobel Coleman , Kosovo , Kuwait , Leila Ben Ali , Libya , Middle East , Morocco , Nasser Al-Missned , National Assembly , National Transitional Council , North America , Prime Minister , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Shura Council , Syria , The Financial Times , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , Women , Women's issues
ROB L. WAGNER: They played a leading role in the early stages of the Arab Spring. But have women seen concrete benefits yet?
