Added on 05/09/2013
Mondoweiss
Al-Assad family , America , American Israel Public Affairs Committee , Asia , Assad family , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Chemical weapons , Chuck Hagel , Congress , Henry Waxman , International reactions to the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising , Iran , Israel , Israel lobby in the United States , Middle East , Mira Resnick , Politics , Republican Jewish Coalition , Senate , Syria , Syrian uprising , United States , War/Conflict , White House
MONDOWEISS: As the vote in Congress nears there is one group of ‘cheerleaders for war’ who are working particularly hard.
Added on 03/09/2013
Mondoweiss
American Israel Public Affairs Committee , Asia , Barack Obama , Chemical weapons , Congress , Fertile Crescent , Levant , Obama , Politics , President , Social Issues , Syria , United States , War/Conflict
MONDOWEISS: Is he about extracting the U.S from costly and involved foreign conflict or in favour of same? Maybe he’s the Drone Strike President?
Added on 02/09/2013
Crossroads Arabia
Al-Assad family , Arab League , Asia , Assad family , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Politics , Politics of Syria , President , Protests in Syria , Syria , Syrian uprising , United States , War/Conflict
CROSSROADS ARABIA: It’s clear that impatience with Barack Obama’s position on Syria is growing within the Kingdom. So what next?
Added on 19/08/2013
Richard Silverstein
Egypt , Egyptian military , Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood , Israel , Muslim Brotherhood , United States
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: We’re betting on the forces of the past over the forces of the future. We’d rather be on the side of the strong (for now) than on the side of the right.
Added on 14/08/2013
James M. Dorsey
Arab world , Egypt , Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa , John Kerry , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , United States
JAMES M. DORSEY: To maintain its tightrope act, the Obama administration will have to draw a clear distinction between peaceful, legitimate and democratic expression of dissent and terrorism.
Added on 10/08/2013
mai abdul rahman
Eid , Islam , Nidal Malik Hasan , United States
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: American Muslims do not understand why the U.S. government and military chose to publicly try Hasan on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr celebrations.
Added on 31/07/2013
Jonathan Cook
Asia , Cannes , Eli Suleiman , Entertainment/Culture , Hany Abu-Assad , Israel , Middle East , Nazareth , Palestinian National Authority , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian people , Paradise Now , United States , Western Asia , Yasser Arafat
JONATHAN COOK: He’s will not let Israelis forget about the impact that their occupation has on everyday Palestinian life.
Added on 26/07/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Asia , Benjamin Netanyahu , East Jerusalem , Iraq , Israel , Israeli settlement , Israeli views on the peace process , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Jerusalem , John Kerry , Middle East , Palestinian Monitory Authority , Palestinian National Authority , Politics , United States , War/Conflict , West Bank
RAMZY BAROUD: Prepare yourself for cliche, ‘grin and grip’ photo opportunities and nothing of susbtance – here comes the so-called ‘Negotiation Process’
Added on 22/07/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Afghan Civil War , Al Qaeda , Allegations of support system in Pakistan for Osama bin Laden , Central Intelligence Agency , Islam , Islamic terrorism , Osama Bin Laden , Pakistan , Politics , Reactions to the death of Osama bin Laden , Religion , September 11 attacks , United States , US government , US military , US National Security Agency , War in Afghanistan , War on Terror
RAMZY BAROUD: Hard to win and lost in an instant, it’s trust. The U.S seems to be unconcerned about its diminishing reputation in the world
Added on 20/07/2013
Juan Cole
Africa , Arab world , Economy of Egypt , Egypt , Foreign relations of Egypt , Geography of Egypt , Liquefied natural gas , Macro-engineering , Politics , Red Sea , Suez , Suez Canal , United States
JUAN COLE: Recent events in Egypt don’t seem to hold much appeal for the major news corporations in the U.S but all Americans have a stake in what happens there
Added on 09/07/2013
Tabsir
Asia , Barak Obama , Democracy , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Elections , Government of Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Islam in Egypt , Islamism , Legitimacy , Middle East , Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Politics , Politics of Egypt , President , Shura Council , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Syria , United States
HANI SHURKALLAH, TABSIR: How could the people of Egypt support the parody of democracy that the Muslim Brotherhood had established?
Added on 02/07/2013
Abu Muhammed
Asia , House of Saud , Middle East , Riyadh Saudis , Saudi Arabia , United States
ABU MOHAMMED: Sometimes life in the Kingdom can be more than a little testing but it has unqualified advantages.
Added on 01/07/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Ankara , Arab Spring , Asia , Bashar al-Assad , David Cameron , Europe , European Union , Foreign relations of Turkey , France , Germany , Israel , Istanbul , Member states of the United Nations , Middle East , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Politics , Politics of Turkey , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Syria , Syria–Turkey relations , Tayyip Erdogan , Turkey , United States , War/Conflict , Western Asia
RAMZY BAROUD: You can be sure that whatever turmoil is happening in the Middle East the hands of the West will be present
Added on 21/06/2013
David Roberts
al-Udeid Air Base , Asia , Economy of Qatar , Egypt , Emir , France , General Secretariat for Development Planning , Politics , Qatar , United States , Western Asia
DAVID ROBERTS: The Qatari authorities have a very difficult diplomatic tightrope to walk and they have to play their hand with consistent skill
Added on 21/06/2013
Common Ground News Service
Ali Khamenei , Asia , Foreign relations of Iran , Hassan Rouhani , Iran , Iran–United States relations , Nuclear program of Iran , Nuclear proliferation , Politics , Politics of Iran , Sanctions against Iran , United States
AMBASSADOR WILLIAM GREEN, CGNEWS: I’ve been involved in negotiatons with Iran for more than fifty years. I believe we need to capitalise quickly on the new situation
Added on 16/06/2013
Tabsir
Asia , Assad family , Bashar al-Asad , Bashar al-Assad , Fertile Crescent , Iran , Israel , Libya , Middle East , Muammar Gaddafi , Obama , Politics , President , Syria , United Arab Republic , United States
DANIEL M. VARISCO: For George W. Bush the phrase was ‘Mission Accomplished’. For his successor there could be another phrase that defines his foreign affair policy
Added on 15/06/2013
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Algeria , Asia , Bill Clinton , Chemical weapons , Damascus , Foreign policy of the Bill Clinton administration , France , Hillary Rodham Clinton , Iran , Obama , Osama Bin Laden , Politics , Politics of Syria , Politics of the United States , President , Protests in Syria , Syria , Syrian uprising , United States , War in Afghanistan , War/Conflict
JUAN COLE: Bill Clinton has criticised President Obama for not providing stronger military support for the Syrian opposition. His own record on military intervention isn’t so good.
Added on 13/06/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Arab , Arab Christians , Arab League , Arab nationalism , Arab people , Arab world , Asia , Christian Arabs , Egypt , Fertile Crescent , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Iraq , Lebanon , Michel Aflaq , Middle East , Politics , Religion/Belief , Syria , United States , War/Conflict , Western Asia
RAMZY BAROUD: Any possibility of a Pan Arab national identity is being destroyed each day that people are being butchered in the name of a particular sect
Added on 08/06/2013
Richard Silverstein
Call-recording software , Comverse Technology , Cyberwarfare , Deep packet inspection , Google Inc. , IDF , Israel , Mass surveillance , MICROSOFT CORPORATION , Narus , NARUS INC. , National security , National Security Agency , Privacy of telecommunications , Security , Steve Bannerman , Surveillance , Technology/Internet , United States , Verint and Narus , Verint Systems
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Israeli companies have consistently led the way in internet monitoring and surveillance technology.
Added on 31/05/2013
Mondoweiss
Arab citizens of Israel , Asia , Barack Obama , Christian Palestinian , Israel , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Jewish history , Jewish state , Nationalism , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Politics , South Africa , State of Palestine , United States , Views on the Arab–Israeli conflict , War/Conflict , Zionism
SAM BAHOUR, MONDOWEISS: There are three essential reasons why the fate of Palestine is a matter for global concern.
