Added on 29/09/2011
Steve Royston
America , American Israel Public Affairs Committee , Andrew Sullivan , Army , Avigdor Lieberman , Barack Obama , Bristol , Congress , Cuba , David Cameron , Gaza , House , House of Commons , Israel , Israeli government , Lebanon , London , Mainstream media , Middle East , Netanyahu , New York , Northern Ireland , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Pennsylvania , President , Prime Minister , Public Relations , Sarah Palin , Sunday Times , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , West Bank
STEVE ROYSTON: “This military occupation has lasted for over 64 years and is an affront to humanity and civilised values. It is high time that the international community took some responsibility.”
Added on 28/09/2011
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Abu Dhabi , Arabic , AUC Press , British Council , Cairo , Denys Johnson-Davies , Egypt , Egyptian Book Organization , Egyptian government , Elias Khoury , Humphrey Davies , Ibrahim Aslan , Israel , Literature , Mahmoud Darwish , Mediterranean , Middle East , Orhan Pamuk , Turkey , Turkish government , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Unlike most Western governments there is little appetite among any Arab government for the translation and promotion of literature. It’s a great shame.
Added on 26/09/2011
Juan Cole
Bahrain , Bahrain government , Barack Obama , Binyamin Netanyahu , Egypt , France , Gaza , Harry Truman , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Israeli government , Libya , Manama , Middle East , Nigeria , Obama , Obama administration , Oslo , Palestine , Palestine Authority , Palestinian Territories , President , Saudi Arabia , Tel Aviv , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , Washington , West Bank
JUAN COLE: Obama has squandered the positives by pandering to the right wing forces in Manama and Tel Aviv. This is change the Arab youth won’t be able to believe in.
Added on 26/09/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Jesus , Maryam , United Kingdom , Women's issues
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: It’s one of those ideas that is so good and so simple you marvel at why no-one has thought of it before. All hail The Mary Initiative!
Added on 20/09/2011
Lucy Emmerson
Arab League , Army , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Ba’ath Party , China , Egypt , European Union , France , Gulf Co-operation Council , Iran , Lebanon , Libya , Maher al-Assad , Oil , President , Republicans , Russia , Syria , Syrian government , Turkey , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , William Hague
LUCY EMMERSON: There are still more who believe that a regime which has killed in excess of 2,200 peaceful protesters in the past 6 months cannot stand
Added on 19/09/2011
Juan Cole
Alan Grayson , Binyamin Netanyahu , Fateh , France , General Assembly , Germany , Israel , Israeli government , Jordan , Likud Party , Mahmoud Abbas , Netanyahu government , Netherlands , Obama , Oslo , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , President , Prime Minister , UN General Assembly , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , US government , West Bank
JUAN COLE: The Palestinians are heading to the U.N this week hoping to change the dynamics of the wretched situation they find themselves in.
Added on 19/09/2011
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Cell phones , Democracy , Egypt , Egyptian government , Facebook , Hisham Matar , International Peace Institute , Jennifer Sears , Libya , London , New York city , Novelist , Palestinian Territories , southern Yemen , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United Nations , Yemen
JENNIFER SEARS, ARABLIT: Two leading novelists attending an event in New York reflect on the role of intellectuals on this year’s events.
Added on 18/09/2011
David Westley
AED , Banking , Lehman Brothers , Retail , United Kingdom
DAVID WESTLEY, BUSINESS BREAKFAST: Thursday’s announcement of a ‘loss’ of $2 bn (Dh7.35 billion) in “unauthorised trading” at UBS’ Delta One desk was spectacularly timed…
Added on 17/09/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Arab Spring , Europe , Facebook , Hosni Mubarak , iPhone , IPod , John Stuart Mill , Middle East , Steve Jobs , Technology , The National , Twitter , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Let’s not diminish the creativity and courage of the Arab Spring by attributing great sacrifice to amorphous, faceless technology.
Added on 05/09/2011
Alexander McNabb
Adnoc , Dubai , Emarat , Enoc , EPPCO , oil-producing countries , pence , Sharjah , UAE , United Kingdom
ALEXANDER MCNABB: The UAE’s fuel crisis suddenly became a lot more real for me as I drove the ‘murder mile’ from Dubai to Sharjah with a fuel needle in negative territory
Added on 01/09/2011
Common Ground News Service
Al Jazeera , Al-Aqsa , BBC , Birzeit University , Civil society , Common Ground News Service , Fatah , Gaza , government services , Hamas , Israel , Journalism , Ma’an , Palestine , Palestine Liberation Organisation , Palestinian Territories , Qatar , Ramallah , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , West Bank
NIDA TUMA, CGNEWS: With the attention of all the major news organisations fixed on the ‘Arab Spring’ revolutions, Palestine has dropped down the news agenda. Ma’an TV is set to address this issue.
Added on 31/08/2011
Syria News Wire
Al Jazeera , Doha , Facebook , Journalism , London , Skype , Twitter , United Kingdom , United States
SYRIA NEWS WIRE: Al Jazeera recently launched ‘The Stream’ designed to bring the ‘holy grail’ of convergence to a worldwide audience. Have they succeeded?
Added on 22/08/2011
Juan Cole
Africa , Al Qaeda , Arab League , Baghdad , Barack Obama , Ben Ali , BP , chess , Egypt , Europe , France , George W. Bush , Hosni Mubarak , India , Iran , John McCain , Lebanon , Libya , McClatchy , Netherlands , Nicolas Sarkozy , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama administration , Oil , oil markets , oil prices , Oil wealth , Pentagon , President , Prime Minister , Robert Gates , Saif al-Islam Qaddafi , Secretary of Defense , Silvio Berlusconi , Spain , Tobruk , Transitional National Council , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , Western Europe , Western Mountain region , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
JUAN COLE: It is worthwhile reviewing the myths about the Libyan Revolution that led so many observers to make so many fantastic or just mistaken assertions about it.
Added on 15/08/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Abdul Aziz Al-Asheik , Ahmad Eid Al-Harbi , Alwaleed bin Talal , Bahrain , Basketball , Big Adventure , Brazil , Dubai , FIFA , Football , Germany , Iranian Football Federation , Jeddah , Kings United , Kuwait , Ministry of Education , Olympics , Oman , Ramadan , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Soccer , United Kingdom , United States , Women , Women's issues
ROB L. WAGNER: ‘Unseemly’, ‘undignified’ and ‘a threat to players’ virginity’ in the eyes of religious conservatives but women’s football is making major strides in Saudi Arabia.
Added on 14/08/2011
Steve Royston
Baghdad , Cairo , Church of the Holy Sepulchre , Herod’s Temple , Israel , Istanbul , Jerusalem , London , Middle East , Palestine , political solutions , Riyadh , Rome , Simon Sebag Montefiore , United Kingdom , Winston Churchill
STEVE ROYSTON: It’s a city that is sacred to Muslims, Christians and Jews but it appears to have attracted its fair share of ‘complicated characters’ in its rich past.
Added on 13/08/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Birmingham , London , Ramadan , the New Statesman , The Telegraph , United Kingdom
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: These events must make us think differently about our approach to Muslims. They are not demons of our society.
Added on 13/08/2011
Steve Royston
Birmingham , British government , China , London , Media pundits , Tahrir Square , The Times , United Kingdom
STEVE ROYSTON: There will be riots again. If we live in a society prizing individual liberty and “order”, the balance will go out of kilter from time to time.
Added on 11/08/2011
Juan Cole
Abdullah , Alternative Energy , Amman , Beirut , Brazil , Cairo , China , Energy , European Union , France , Germany , Iran , Israel , Jordan , King Abdullah , Middle East , Oil , port of Aqaba , Romania , Satellite channels , Solar energy , Soviet Union , Tajikistan , Tehran , The Star , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , Western Europe , Zambia
JUAN COLE: Klingons and Romulans wandering through the souk in Aqaba? Could be sooner than you think if King Abdullah’s ambitious plans come to fruition.
Added on 09/08/2011
Steve Royston
America , Boeing , Canada , Citibank , Economy , Germany , Indonesia , Standard and Poor's , Stock Market , Sweden , United Kingdom , United States , US Federal Reserve , US government
STEVE ROYSTON: I would suggest that to downgrade US debt while leaving other sovereign debts at a higher rating is a meaningless exercise.
Added on 08/08/2011
Crossroads Arabia
Declaration of Independence , Employment , Europe , Expatriates , Food and Drink , France , Oil , Political systems , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States
CROSSROADS ARABIA: It’s a debate without ending but it seems to have taken a sharply antagonistic turn in an opinion piece in ‘Al Riyadh’.
