Added on 27/03/2011
SuhaibWebb
Electricity , natural gas reserves , SAR , Switzerland , United States , Yemen
SUHAIBWEBB, HESHAM HUSSAIN: Yemen has always been tied with the word “happy,” yet it hasn’t been happy for decades. It is time for Yemen to become happy again.
Added on 26/03/2011
Omar al-Issawi
Ariel Sharon , Asma , Bashar al-Assad , Ben Ali , Central Intelligence Agency , Colonel , Damascus , Egypt , Envoy , Hafez Al Assad , Hizballah , Israel , Lebanon , Libya , Menachem Begin , Palestinian Territories , President , Prime Minister , Security services , Syria , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
OMAR AL-ISSAWI: He has support among sections of society in Syria but Assad needs to show resolute leadership if he is to avoid his country spinning into turmoil.
Added on 24/03/2011
Juan Cole
Algeria , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Bahrain , Ba’ath Party , Beirut , Casablanca , Democracy , Facebook , Iraq , Lebanon , Libya , Middle East , Misrata , Mohammed VI , Morocco , President , Prime Minister , Sana’a , southern Syria , Syria , Yemen
JUAN COLE: Were he alive today Rousseau would have been impressed with how his idea on ‘popular sovereignty’ has been embraced in the Middle East
Added on 24/03/2011
Syria News Wire
BBC , Ben Ali , Damascus , Egypt , Jordan , Libya , London , Paris , Syria , Tunisia , Twitter , Yemen
SYRIA NEWS WIRE: There is a great danger that in failing to recognise local grievances, Syrian authorities will set in motion a movement that takes its inspiration from Tunisia and Egypt.
Added on 23/03/2011
Mondoweiss
Afghanistan , Africa , Al Qaeda , Amr Moussa , Arab League , Bahrain , Central Asia , Europe , Food and Drink , Gaza , humanitarian law , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Libya , Libyan government , Middle East , Obama administration , Oil , Pakistan , Persian Gulf , Tripoli , United States , Washington , Yemen
ISSA KHALAF, MONDOWEISS: The price of military intervention always comes at a higher price than initially anticipated. Can the United States afford to intervene in Libya?
Added on 21/03/2011
Juan Cole
Algeria , Amnesty , Bahrain , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Egypt , Electricity , India , Iraq , Kosovo , Libya , Libyan military , Middle East , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Russia , Tajoura , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Nations , Yemen
JUAN COLE: It’s clear what model the UN authorised forces should be following in enforcing the no-fly zone in Libya – the success that was Kosovo rather than the failure that was Iraq.
Added on 21/03/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Alwaleed bin Talal , Bahrain , Islam , Islamic feminism , Isobel Coleman , King Abdullah , Kuwait , Middle East , princess , Prophet Muhammad , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Sharia , Social Media , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
ROB L. WAGNER: Some prominent Saudi women frequently address Saudi women’s rights on Western news shows. Yet they have little traction in Saudi Arabia.
Added on 19/03/2011
Mishaal Al Gergawi
Ali Abdullah Saleh , Bahrain , Bahrain Financial Harbour , Bahraini government , chess , Crown Prince , Egypt , Fateh , Gulf Cooperation Council , Gulf News , Hizballah , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Martial law , Prime Minister , Saudi , Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa , Tahrir Square , Unemployment , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: Failure to engage in dialogue will prolong the political stalemate, lead to further radicalisation on both sides.
Added on 17/03/2011
Zeinobia
activist and journalist , Army , Bahrain , Bashar al-Assad , Damascus , Egypt , Foreign media , Hafez Al Assad , Israel , Libya , Ministry of Interior , Mobile Phones , Qaddafi , Syria , Tunisia , Twitter , Yemen
ZEINOBIA: Writer Belal Fadl was right when he said yesterday that no one can appreciate how brave those who participated in the protests are, save those who know Syria.
Added on 10/03/2011
Steve Royston
Bahrain , Libya , Manama , Ministry of the Interior , Pearl Monument , Pearl Roundabout , President , Saleh , Salmaniya Hospital , Saudi Arabia , Yemen
STEVE ROYSTON: Wherever we walked, we would come across evidence of an explosion of creativity that the protests seems to have sparked. Paintings, exhibitions…
Added on 09/03/2011
Common Ground News Service
Asmaa Mahfouz , Bahrain , Common Ground News Service , East Africa , Egypt , International Women's Day , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Libya , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Middle East , North Africa , President , Saddam Hussein , Social Media , Tunisia , United Nations , Women , Women's Rights , Yemen , Youth Movement , YouTube
CARLA KOPPELL: Women’s role must be honoured in the struggle and protect against the fundamentalist push. Most importantly, their involvement will be key to enabling thriving societies
Added on 03/03/2011
Common Ground News Service
Activist , Al Qaeda , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Alice Hackman , Civil society , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Editor-in-Chief , Egypt , Healthcare , Journalist , Libya , London , Media coverage , Middle East , President , Sana’a , Tawakkul Karman , The Toronto Star , The Washington Post , Time Magazine , Tunisia , United Nations , Women's issues , World Economic Forum , Yemen , Yemen Times
ALICE HACKMAN: She has been profiled by leading international publications but long before the world discovered Tawakkul Karman she was battling fearlessly in support of human rights.
Added on 02/03/2011
American Bedu
Africa , Bahrain , Berlin , Eastern Europe , Egypt , Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , Libya , Middle East , National Day , Nike , Oil , oil supply , Palestinian Territories , Religion , Saudi Arabia , Texas , Tunisia , Yemen
AMERICAN BEDU: With regimes falling, and a new order being created out of disorder, there has never been a better time to promote better understanding across faiths.
Added on 27/02/2011
Mishaal Al Gergawi
Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz , Al Waleed Bin Talal , Bahrain , BBC , Crown Prince , Facebook , Gulf , Gulf News , Iran , Jeddah , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Middle East , Mishaal Al Gergawi , Nayef bin Abdul Aziz , New York Times , Oman , Qatar , Saudi , Saudi Arabia , Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa , UAE , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: The different characteristics of Gulf countries are being revealed in how demands for reform are being made, and in the reaction.
Added on 27/02/2011
Juan Cole
Aden , Ahmad Shafiq , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Bahrain , Ben Ali , Cairo , Egypt , Egyptian army , Hosni Mubarak , Jordan , Libya , Manama , Muammar Qaddafi , Prime Minister , Tahrir Square , Tajoura , Tripoli , Tunis , Tunisia , Yemen
JUAN COLE: Progress has been made, but across the Middle East protesters are pushing for governments to follow through on the demands they have made.
Added on 24/02/2011
James Mullan
Arabian Peninsula , Bahrain , Cairo , Canada , Dubai , Egypt , Iraq , Ireland , Jebel Ali port , Lehman Brothers , London , Middle East , Taliban , UAE , United States , Yemen
JAMES MULLAN: The city of Dubai remains an island of opportunity for many in the Arab world, and troubles elsewhere only strengthen perceived virtues.
Added on 23/02/2011
Steve Royston
Abdulaziz , Abdullah , Arabian Peninsula , Bahrain , Baluchistan , British Embassy , Democracy , East Africa , elected president , Facebook , Faisal , Fifa World Cup , France , GCC , George W. Bush , Hosni Mubarak , India , Iran , Iraq , Istanbul , Lebanon , Libya , Middle East , Muammar Gaddafi , North Africa , Oil , Oil and gas , Oil Embargo , oil prices , oil revenue , Oil revenues , Oil wealth , Palestinian Territories , Pearl Roundabout , Saddam Hussein , Saudi Arabia , Scotland , Social Media , Tahrir Square , Tripoli , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Winston Churchill , Yemen
STEVE ROYSTON: This post is more than a five-minute read. I apologise, but I don’t apologise: Sometimes you need more than a few hundred words.
Added on 20/02/2011
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Boyd Tonkin , Censorship , Egypt , Jordan , Khaled al-Berry , Morocco , Novelist , policeman , Saudi Arabia , Tahrir , Tahrir Square , The Guardian , United Kingdom , Yemen
M.LYNX QUALEY: “We had a psychological barrier – what I call ‘the policeman inside us’. That policeman was killed” on Tahrir Square.”
Added on 17/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
2006 World Cup , 2010 World Cup , Algeria , Ali Abdullah Saleh , BBC , Benghazi , Colonel , Confederation of African Football , Egypt , Facebook , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Germany , Iran , Jordan , Libya , Middle East , Muammar Gaddafi , North Africa , President , Soccer , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
JAMES DORSEY: Gaddafi intends the opening of the Benghazi stadium to be a show of popular support, but activists fear it could become the setting for clashes.
Added on 15/02/2011
Mondoweiss
Bush Administration , Democracy , Egypt , Elliott Abrams , George W. Bush , Iraq , Jordan , Middle East , Ministry of Information , President , Saudi Arabia , The Washington Post , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
DAVID SAMEL, MONDOWEISS: It will seem outrageous to Egyptians who risked life in pursuit of democracy but, according to U.S. neo-cons, they owe a debt to the former President.