Added on 08/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , Australia , BBC , Belgium , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Japan , Mohamed bin Hammam , Netherlands , Portugal , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Russia , Soccer , South Korea , Spain , The Telegraph , United Kingdom , United States
JAMES DORSEY: If Blatter’s admission is correct, those votes would account for seven of the 12 votes that won Qatar its right to host the world’s biggest sporting event.
Added on 05/02/2011
Steve Royston
Africa , Al Qaeda , Alexandria , China , Egypt , Europe , European Union , Faisal , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Lenin , Mainstream media , Middle East , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Oil , Oil Embargo , Palestinian Territories , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Soviet Union , Syria , Tahrir Square , Turkey , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: Amid the frenzy in the Middle East and beyond about the future of Egypt, many people seem to be working on a set of assumptions that are worth questioning.
Added on 03/02/2011
Naseem Tarawnah
Abdullah , Amman , Bakhit government , Bakhit’s government , Civil society , Egypt , Jordan , Muslim Brotherhood , Prime Minister , Prime Ministry , Royal Court , Samir Rifai , Tunisia , United States
NASSEM TARAWNAH: The state needs to realize no one protesting in Jordan have been calling for regime change, but rather a change in government and real reforms.
Added on 03/02/2011
Mondoweiss
Army , Cairo , EGP , Egypt , Facebook , Iran , Mona Seif , Social networking , Tahrir Square , Tehran , Twitter , United States
MONA SEIF, MONDOWEISS: Today was the day everything changed. It was the saddest day, a peaceful revolution and has now been attacked with unspeakable violence.
Added on 02/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
Abdelaziz Bouteflika , African Cup of Nations , Algeria , Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights , Algiers , Benghazi , Egypt , Facebook , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Khartoum , Libya , Middle East , Morocco , North Africa , Omar al-Bashir , President , Soccer , Sudan , Tobruk , Tripoli , Tunisia , United States , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES DORSEY: Oil-rich Libya and gas-rich Algeria have indefinitely extended their suspension of all soccer matches with anti-government demonstrations looming.
Added on 02/02/2011
Mondoweiss
Abdullah , Abdullah II , Alexandria , Anwar Sadat , Argentina , Army , Barack Obama , Ben Ali , Bolivia , Brazil , Bush , Cairo , Camp David , Chile , Egypt , Egyptian government , France , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Gaza , Haaretz , Hillary Clinton , Hosni Mubarak , Human Rights Watch , Interior Ministry , International Atomic Energy Agency , Interpol , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jimmy Carter , Jonestown , Jordan , Joshua Landis , Latin America , Lebanon , Mahmoud Abbas , Menachem Begin , Middle East , military officer , Mohamed elBaradei , Mohammed Bouazizi , Mubarak's government , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama administration , October Bridge , Oil , oil producers , Omar Suleiman , P. J. Crowley , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , Paraguay , Pentagon , President , Prime Minister , Ramallah , Saddam Hussein , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of State , Sidi Bouzid , Silvan Shalom , Social Media , Suez , Suez Canal , Suzanne Mubarak , Tunisia , U.S embassy , U.S. , U.S. military , United Kingdom , United States , Uruguay , Usher , Washington , White House , Workers Party , Yemen
PHYLLIS BENNIS, MONDOWEISS: Do the principles on which the U.S. was founded apply to more than 300 million Arabs?
Added on 02/02/2011
Jonathan Cook
Abdul Hadi , Avigdor Lieberman , Birzeit University , Camp David , Egypt , Fatah , Gaza , Haifa University , Hamas , Israel , Jerusalem , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Oslo , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian national movement , Pennsylvania , politics professor , President , Ramallah , Security Council , Tunisia , UN General Assembly , United Nations , United States , West Bank , Yemen
JONATHAN COOK: Eighteen years of the so-called ‘peace process’ appear to have drawn to a close and the Palestinian people feel betrayed by their negotiators.
Added on 02/02/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Al Qaeda , Egypt , Elections , Fatah , Hamas , Hezbollah , Hizballah , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama , Obama administration , Pew Research Center , President , Sharia , Taliban , U.S. government , United States
ROB L. WAGNER: Both the United States and Israel are nervously anticipating what role the Muslim Brotherhood will play in the future of Egypt. But Western leaders can rest easy…
Added on 01/02/2011
The Moor Next Door
Afghanistan , Algeria , Algiers , America , Egypt , Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood , Energy , Europe , France , Iran , Islamist , Islamist party , Israel , Jimmy Carter , Levant , Mediterranean , Middle East , Oil , Persian Gulf , President , Southern Europe , Soviet Union , Taliban , Tehran , Tunisia , United States , US Federal Reserve
TMND: The dominant official American attitude toward democratic reform in Egypt is concerned with the possibility that the Muslim Brothers might sweep the polls.
Added on 01/02/2011
Rob L. Wagner
abaya , Bahrain , Canada , Catholic University , Education , Facebook , Hijab , Jeddah , Madinah , Middle East , Ministry of Higher Education , Muslims , Niqab , Qatar , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Saudi women , Twitter , Unemployment , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States , Washington
ROB L. WAGNER: Saudi Arabia is sending thousands of women to foreign universities to obtain undergrad and postgrad degrees. Job prospects upon returning home are dim.
Added on 31/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
Africa , Cairo , Department of State , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Football , Hosni Mubarak , President , Soccer , U.S embassy , U.S. government , United States
JAMES DORSEY: The USSF’s reluctance to cancel the match contrasts starkly with the Egyptian Football Association’s decision on Thursday to cancel all premier league matches…
Added on 31/01/2011
Juan Cole
Al Qaeda , Cairo , Camp David , Central America , Egypt , Egyptian government , Egyptian military , France , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Gaza , Hosni Mubarak , Iraq , Israel , Mubarak , President , Qatar , Sinai Peninsula , Suez , Suez Canal , United Kingdom , United States , vice president and prime minister
JUAN COLE: The failure of the regime to connect with working and middle classes, and its inability to provide jobs set the stage for last week’s events.
Added on 30/01/2011
Naseem Tarawnah
Condoleezza Rice , Department of State , Ehud Olmert , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Peace , Prime Minister , Reuters , Secretary of State , Syria , Tzipi Livni , United States
NASEEM TARAWNAH: The Palestine Papers may not reveal earth-shattering facts, they have, though, given us insights into the main characters.
Added on 30/01/2011
Crossroads Arabia
Abdullah , Army , Cell phones , Egypt , Henry Kissinger , Israel , Jeddah , Jordan , Middle East , Mubarak , national government , Omar Suleiman , Sadat , Saudi Arabia , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
CROSSROADS ARABIA: The big question, of course, is ‘After Mubarak, what?’ I’m sure Mubarak feels, as did Louis XV, Après moi, le déluge.
Added on 28/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Qaeda , Asia , Bahrain , Dubai , East Africa , Egypt , Football , Jeddah , Middle East , Morocco , New York , North Africa , oil-rich emirate , Oman , President , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Seattle , Soccer , The Huffington Post , Tunisia , United States , Washington , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: Mounting criticism of Middle Eastern nations’ failure to nurture soccer talent has created a business opportunity for European clubs.
Added on 27/01/2011
Osama Al Sharif
Abbas , Al Aqsa Mosque , Amman , Avigdor Lieberman , Ehud Olmert , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Israel , Israeli government , Jerusalem , journalist and political commentator , London , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Olmert government , Osama Al Sharif , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Peace Process , President , Qatar , Refugees , Saeb Erekat , The Guardian , United States , Washington , West Bank , Yasser Abed Rabbo , Yasser Arafat
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.
Added on 27/01/2011
Matt J. Duffy
Anti-blasphemy law , bodyguard , Hamid Mir , Javed Chaudhry , Journalist , Media , News media , Pakistan , Salman Taseer , United States
MATT J. DUFFY: Cultivation theory holds that exposure to television messages can cultivate homogeneous views, an outcome called “mainstreaming.”
Added on 25/01/2011
Hisham Wyne
America , Egypt , Fatah , Gaza , Iran , Israel , Jerusalem , Jordan , Palestine , Palestine Liberation Organization , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , The Guardian , Tzipi Livni , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
HISHAM WYNE: The release of the Palestine Papers will be seen as pivotal. Fundamental truths have been revealed.
Added on 25/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Alex Horne , Asian Football Confederation , Australia , England Football Association , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Germany , Japan , Michel Platini , Middle East , Mohamed bin Hammam , oil-rich emirate , Premier League , President , Qatar , Sepp Blatter , Soccer , South Korea , the Associated Press , UEFA , United States
JAMES M. DORSEY: Mohamed bin Hammam lashed out on Monday, charging that Blatter had served too long as head of soccer’s world governing body.
Added on 22/01/2011
Mondoweiss
Al Quds , Congress , Foreign Affairs Committee , Gaza , Hamas , Israel , John Kerry , lobbyist , Middle East , Military hardware , Netanyahu , Obama , President , Rabbi , Rachel Corrie , Senate , United States , United States Agency for International Development , US Federal Reserve , Washington , West Bank
PHILIP WEISS: The Goldstone Report lays bare the humiliations of the Gaza people. By failing to deal with this issue Obama is failing in his constitutional duty.
