Added on 09/03/2011
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Abu Dhabi , Al Ittihad , Egypt , Gamal al-Ghitani , Khaled al-Berry , Literature , Morocco , Radwa Ashour , Raja Alem , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , The National
M. LYNX QUALEY: The award has stirred controversy this year as other years, with authors such as Gamal al-Ghitani and Radwa Ashour refusing to be nominated.
Added on 24/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahli Benghazi , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Colonel , East Africa , Egypt , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Libya , Middle East , Moammar Gadaffi , North Africa , President , Saadi’s association , Soccer , The National , Tunisia , United States , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: Gadaffi’s controversial soccer-playing son, Saadi, offers a study in the use of soccer by authoritarian Arab regimes to distract attention from real issues.
Added on 11/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
African Cup of Nations , Ajax , Al Ahly , Al Mohtalet , Al Zamalek , Algeria , BBC , Cairo , Confederation of African Football , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Egyptian government , FIFA , Hosni Mubarak , President , Soccer , Tahrir Square , The National , Tunisia , United Kingdom , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES DORSEY: Al Ahly SC has publicly rejected plans by the Egyptian Football Association, to restart suspended league matches behind closed doors.
Added on 11/02/2011
Matt J. Duffy
Abu Dhabi , Censorship , Egypt , London , The National , Tunisia , UAE , United Arab Emirates
MATT J. DUFFY: The next move would be to follow up on the article. Interview Hammadi’s family, for instance. But, that’s probably asking too much…
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 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 26/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
Abu Dhabi , Demographics , Dubai , Energy , Federal National Council , FIFA , Football , Kuwait , Qatar , The Guardian , The National , UAE’s Federal National Council , United Arab Emirates
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.
Added on 22/01/2011
Jonathan Cook
Abdullah , Army , Benedict XVI , Christianity , Dead Sea , Eastern Europe , Israel , Israeli army , Israeli government , Jericho , Jordan , Jordan Valley , Oslo , Palestinian Authority , Ramallah , River Jordan , Sea of Galilee , Silvan Shalom , Syria , The National , United Arab Emirates , West Bank
JONATHAN COOK: Visitors to Qasr al Yahud, in the Jordan Valley, received an unusual welcome: They had to pass through a fenced-off corridor warning of landmines.
Added on 18/01/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Egypt , Israel , Marriage , Racism , The National , United Arab Emirates
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Politics and marriage might seem worlds apart. But recent cases suggest there are more agendas than we might think.
Added on 12/01/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Facebook , The National , United Arab Emirates , Women
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Any further messages will be named and shamed. Such as this one I received: “Hiya i would luv to say hi, luv your eyes … x”
Added on 30/12/2010
Jonathan Cook
Bedouin , Ben Gurion University , Benjamin Netanyahu , Christian Zionist , Congress , East Africa , Europe , Human Rights Watch , Israel , Israeli government , Israeli police , Jerusalem , Jewish National Fund , Middle East , Negev , Neve Gordon , North Africa , Palestine , politics professor , Prime Minister , Rabbi , Supreme Court , The National , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States , Washington , West Bank
JONATHAN COOK: The involvement of extremist Christian groups like God-TV will turn this into a religious confrontation – much harder to resolve…
Added on 19/12/2010
Jonathan Cook
Association of Civil Rights in Israel , B'Tselem , Conflict , Israel , Israeli police , Jerusalem , Netanyahu , Palestine , Prime Minister , The National , United Nations , United States , West Bank , Yitzhak Aharonovitch
JONATHAN COOK: The children of East Jerusalem are bearing the brunt of an aggressive Israeli crackdown which has human rights activists up in arms.
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 12/12/2010
Sultan Al Qassemi
Abu Dhabi , Crown Prince , Dubai , Edward Said , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Kuwait , Media outlets , Qatar , Social Media , The National , United Arab Emirates
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Public intellectuals reflect the conscience of society and should not be regarded as a threat, but as part and parcel of the community.
Added on 05/12/2010
Sultan Al Qassemi
Abu Dhabi , AED , Bahrain , Berlin , Denmark , Europe , Finland , Food and Drink , Formula 1 , Gulf Cooperative Council , Gulf council , Iceland , Kuwait , Nayef bin Abdul Aziz , Norway , Oman , Qatar , railway network , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Sweden , The National , Twitter , United Arab Emirates
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Recently I attempted to capture some of these aspirations. On Twitter, I asked: “What do Gulf citizens want from the summit?”
Added on 21/11/2010
Sultan Al Qassemi
Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi's Executive Council , AED , British Council , British Embassy , British Museum , Crown Prince , Dubai , Dubai Creek , Dubai International Financial Centre , Dubai Municipality , Elizabeth II , London , Mansour bin Zayed , New York , Prime Minister and Ruler , princess , The Financial Times , The National , The Telegraph , The Times , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , Victoria
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Today, there are approximately 240,000 British citizens living in the UAE, with another one million plus visiting the country every year and up to 40,000 Emiratis visiting Britain annually.
Added on 18/11/2010
Sultan Al Qassemi
Abraaj Capital , Abu Dhabi , AED , Arif Naqvi , Crown Prince , Dubai , Dubai School , Europe , European Union , Fadi Ghandour , France , Germany , Ihsan Jawad , Middle East , Naif Al Mutawa , Prime Minister and Ruler , The National , United Arab Emirates , United States , World Health Organization , Yahoo!
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Arab governments need to understand that without pan-Arab initiatives, true prosperity will not be achieved. We must capitalise on our strengths as a region with a population larger than the United States…
Added on 04/11/2010
Sultan Al Qassemi
Abu Dhabi , AED , Al Khaimah , Bloomberg , du , Dubai , Etisalat , gross domestic product , Khalifa bin Zayed , Mansour bin Zayed , President , Tax , The National , United Arab Emirates
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: But how can the country cover a federal budget shortfall of Dh18.2 billion, which is now carried by only Abu Dhabi and Dubai? A tax regime…
Added on 04/11/2010
Alexander McNabb
Abu Dhabi , Dubai , Gulf News , Journalism , Journalist , Lyndon Johnson , President , Reporting , The National , Tom Cruise , UAE newspapers , United Arab Emirates , United States
Gulf News deserves to be held to a higher standard than Gulf Today, though. And in this, it has failed. Its silence is nothing less than shameful – and its shame is clearly exposed by The National.
Added on 01/11/2010
Sultan Al Qassemi
Abu Dhabi , Africa , Architecture , Cairo , Doha , Dubai , Egypt , India , Louvre Abu Dhabi , Middle East , Paris , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Spain , The National , United Arab Emirates
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Nestled in one of Bur Dubai’s older districts is one of the emirate’s best kept architectural secrets: the Ismaili Centre of Dubai.