Etihad’s Controversial $642m City Deal
JAMES M. DORSEY: The agreement dwarfs Arsenal FC’s 2004 deal with Dubai’s Emirates Airways that was valued at $144 million over 15 years.
Unified: Now Palestinian Leadership Needs to Raise its Game
RAMZY BAROUD: The newly unified Palestinian leadership faces a very rough few months in the lead-up to the key United Nations vote in September.
Obama Speech: Historical, Rather Than Hopeful
HISHAM WYNE: President Obama delivered a fluent summing up of recent developments. For those closer to the action, however, there was little new or substantive.
Keeping the Meaning in the Language of Protests
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Much has been written about the ‘banners of the revolution’. However, it is difficult to agree a translation that matches their spirit.
Reform Not Regime Change is What Syria Needs
SYRIA NEWS WIRE: Much heat and little light has been generated by the protests in Syria but authorities shouldn’t be panicked by the reasonable demands.
Arab Revolutions Throw Spanner Into Israeli Propaganda Machine
RAMZY BAROUD: The Arab people who have taken to the streets to demand democracy are not playing to Israeli caricatures.
Comment on Israeli Military to Cash in on Egyptian Revolution by David
Israel “…… its belligerent posturing towards first Iraq and now Iran in the east”.
What are you smoking? Last I heard it was Saddam who fired 43 Scuds at Tel Aviv and Israel stood still. Dinnerjacket is often heard wiping Israel off the map.
I fear you are lying Cook. I assume that is why you left the Guardian, even they could not print this nonsense.
Tahrir and The ‘Liberation’ of Arabic Literature
M.LYNX QUALEY: “We had a psychological barrier – what I call ‘the policeman inside us’. That policeman was killed” on Tahrir Square.”
Something Amiss About Saudi Oil Reserve Story
CROSSROADS ARABIA: ‘Saudi overstates oil reserves by 40%’ blasted the headlines. Cue global panic. But the story deserves a little more investigation…
The Palestine Papers and the Dilemma of Peace Talks
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.
Demographics, Expats, Rights – & Hope in Football
JAMES M. DORSEY: Just 13% of the UAE’s population has citizenship. In Qatar it’s 26% and Kuwait 34%. And those percentages are dropping.
The Hard Truths and Betrayals Revealed by The Palestine Papers
HISHAM WYNE: The release of the Palestine Papers will be seen as pivotal. Fundamental truths have been revealed.
Palestine Papers: ‘Peace process? What Peace Process’
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’.
New, Independent Media Empowering Women
JOSEPH MAYTON: Our main supporters are women… The women who want to write – and read -about “real” news stories…
A Word Association Game – Yemen?
ALICE HACKMAN: Say ‘Yemen’ to most people in the West and the word ‘terrorism’ comes immediately to mind. But yet this beautiful country has a lot to offer.
Publish it Not – Israel and the Sultans of Spin
JONATHAN COOK: Most freelancers forced into this position would either have learned to tailor their reporting to what was expected by the news desks or have headed off to another conflict zone. I stayed…
Is There or Ain’t There Arabic Science Fiction?
I am hardly a sci-fi expert, but there do seem to be stirrings on the Arabic science fiction horizon. Of course there is the very popular Egyptian sci-fi author Ahmed Khaled Tawfiq, who has written more than 200 books…
