Added on 20/11/2012
mai abdul rahman
Central Intelligence Agency , DC , Europe , fisherman , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Hizballah , IDF , Israel , Jerusalem , natural gas reserves , Netanyahu , Palestine , Palestinian Liberation Organization , Prime Minister , Qassam rocket , Soccer , Social Media , The Green Line , United States , Washington , West Bank
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: There are so many agendas at play in Gaza today but one of them undeniably is the opportunity to showcase – and sell – weapons.
Added on 19/11/2012
Ahmed-Al-Omran
Beirut , Chicago , Dammam , Ghazi al-Gosaibi , Literature , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , United States
AHMED AL OMRAN: Her book caused an inevitable furore when it first appeared. So why haven’t we heard more from Raja Al Sanea?
Added on 19/11/2012
Francis Matthew
Banking , Barack Obama , Dubai , Middle East , President , Society , United States , World Economic Forum
FRANCIS MATTHEW: The real political drivers today are not heads of government or ideologies. Despite the politician’s speeches, what really drives change is society itself.
Added on 17/11/2012
Ahmed-Al-Omran
America , Dar Al-Hekma College , David Cameron , Education , Hillary Clinton , Jeddah , King Abdulaziz University , London , Nasser al-Omar , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Saudi government , Secretary of State , Social networking , Twitter , UN Court , United Kingdom , United States , US embassy , Women , Women's issues
AHMED AL OMRAN: It seems to have become a regular stop for foreign dignitaries visiting the Kingdom. But that hasn’t stopped conservatives offence-ometer going off the scale
Added on 15/11/2012
Mondoweiss
amputations , Associated Press , BBC , Canada , Europe , European Union , Facebook , Football , France , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Israel , Israeli military , Journalism , Netanyahu , Noam Chomsky , North America , Palestine , Soccer , Social Media , The New York Times , The Toronto Star , Toronto Star , United States
MONDOWEISS: The coverage of the Gaza attack by mainstream media has invoked the outrage of leading academics and commentators on Middle East affairs
Added on 12/11/2012
Alexander McNabb
Canada , Economy , European Union , Food and Drink , UAE , UAE’s Federal National Council , United Arab Emirates , United States , WAM
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Genetically modified food is becoming a battleground between large U.S corporates and small states. The UAE is on the side of ‘right’.
Added on 12/11/2012
mai abdul rahman
Afghanistan , Allen West , America , Barack Obama , Central Intelligence Agency , Democratic Party , Florida , Governor , Illinois , Joe Walsh , Michigan , Middle East , Mitt Romney , New Jersey , Northern Virginia , Obama , Obama administration , Ohio , Pennsylvania , President , Republican Party , Senate , United States , Virginia
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: Single women and Latinos had a key role to play in re-electing Barack Obama but Arab-Americans played a major part as well.
Added on 10/11/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Army , Baghdad , Central Intelligence Agency , David Petraeus , Europe , Hamid Karzai , Iraq , Mahdi Army , Nouri al-Maliki , Obama , President , Prime Minister , United States
JUAN COLE: It was David Petraeus’s conduct of counter insurgency in Afghanistan rather than his evening activities that I was interested in
Added on 09/11/2012
Editor, MEP
Barack Obama , House of Representatives , Obama , President , Republican Party , United States , Video , Videos , Washington , White House
VIDEO
VIDEO: In the first full days after the election, it’s back to work for Barack Obama, the newly re-elected US president. First call, Republicans on how to tackle the “fiscal cliff”.
Added on 09/11/2012
Francis Matthew
Afghanistan , America , Barack Obama , Benjamin Netanyahu , Cairo , Congress , Department of State , Guantanamo Bay , Hillary Clinton , House of Representatives , India , Iran , Israel , John Kerry , Keith Ellison , Minnesota , Pakistan , President , Prime Minister , Secretary of State , Senate , Susan Rice , Tom Donilon , U.S. Presidential Elections , UN Security Council , United Nations , United States , Washington , West Bank
FRANCIS MATTHEW:Obama failed to deliver this vision in his first term, and sadly, it is unlikely that he will use his second term to re-find his sense of purpose in the world.
Added on 09/11/2012
Steve Royston
Ashoura , Bahrain , Battle of the Boyne , Democracy , east coast , Economy , emergency services , Healthcare , Interior Ministry , Muharram , New Jersey , New York , Northern Ireland , political solutions , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , UN Court , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: The problems facing Bahrain are formidable and the tension is increasing as Ashoura approaches. Some thoughts on how to deal with these issues.
Added on 06/11/2012
Abu Muhammed
America , Arabian Peninsula , Egypt , Far East , Food and Drink , Illinois , India , Islam , Japan , Jim Jones , Mecca , messenger , Milwaukee , Oklahoma City , Ramadan , Religion , Salman Rushdie , Timothy McVeigh , United States
ABU MOHAMMED: There is a great deal of misunderstanding concerning the nature and practice of Islam. Here are some key points.
Added on 05/11/2012
Richard Silverstein
Arab League , Egypt , Emir , European Union , Fatah , Gaza , Hamas , Israel , Jodi Rudoren , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Palestine , Pennsylvania , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , The NY Times , The Times , Turkey , United Nations , United States
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Hard on the heels of Qatar’s high profile visit and investment in Gaza comes news that regional super-power Turkey plans a visit.
Added on 05/11/2012
David Roberts
Abu Dhabi , Crown Prince , Doha , Dubai , Economy , Emir , EUR , Europe , Fifa World Cup , France , French government , Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani , Iran , Khalifah Al Thani , Kuwait , London , Mali , Manama , National Front , Oil and gas , Paris , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Qatar Foundation , Qatar Investment Authority , Saudi Arabia , Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani , United Kingdom , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar’s plan to invest a large sum of money into one of Paris’s poorest areas has led to attacks from left and right. So what’s happening?
Added on 02/11/2012
Juan Cole
Egypt , Electricity , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Israel , Oslo , Palestine , U.S. Congress , United States
JUAN COLE: The evacuation of a hospital in the face of ‘Superstorm Sandy’ drew understandably heartfelt headlines. But this is a daily reality for Gaza hospital patients.
Added on 01/11/2012
Common Ground News Service
communications technology , Economy , Energy , Israel , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Ramallah , Social Media , United States , West Bank , Women , Women's issues
MORGAN MCDANIEL, CGNEWS: Palestinian women are finding creative ways to engage both socially and economically in the face of many restrictions.
Added on 01/11/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , Catholic University , Dubai , Economy , Education , Energy , Ministry of Higher Education , Ohio , Oil , Online media , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , United Kingdom , United States , Washington
ROB L. WAGNER: Free education overseas for Saudi nationals is having a massive effect on Saudi society.
Added on 31/10/2012
James M. Dorsey
Arab Spring , Congress , East Africa , Fatah , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Iran , Israel , Middle East , North Africa , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , UN General Assembly , United Nations , United States , West Bank
JAMES M. DORSEY: Many Arab countries are now preoccupied with their own internal issues which has seen Palestine slip down the agenda.
Added on 30/10/2012
Mich Cafe
Barack Obama , BBC , Birmingham , Education , European Union , Islamabad , Malala , Malala Yousafzai , Mingora , Pakistan , Pakistani military , President , Red Cross , social worker , Swat Valley , Taliban , United Kingdom , United States , Women , Women's issues
MICH CAFE: Two brave teenagers have confronted the Taliban to support education and women’s rights. It’s time the world recognised their achievement
Added on 29/10/2012
mai abdul rahman
Alon Liel , belief systems , Ben Gurion , Declaration of Independence , Ecuador , Gaza , human rights lawyer , IDF , Ilan Baruch , Israel , Israeli government , Jerusalem , Lebanon , Palestine , Prime Minister , South Africa , United Nations , United States , West Bank , Zambia
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: A recently released survey makes deeply disturbing reading. But the reasons are not difficult to find. Both Israelis and Palestinians are fighting back.