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Senator Hagel's speech at the Brookings Institution
2008-06-26 13:05:00 Today Senator Hagel delivered a speech to The Brookings Institution, an event described as "a discussion of U.S. foreign policy in the context of the 2008 presidential campaign. Senator Hagel examined the inventory of global challenges that the next president will inherit and the responsibilities of the presidential candidates to address these challenges."The speech was titled "Memo to the Candidates." You can read the full text here as a pdf.
It?s nuclear power, not oil, that worries the Middle East
2008-05-23 06:24:00 The West might be alarmed at the prospect of the mullahs arming themselves with nuclear weapons, but it is the Arabs who are first in their direct line of fire. Relations between Tehran and the Saudis have been strained ever since Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were implicated in the 1996 bombing of the US Marine base in ...
By: 1913 Intel
Orange bring iPhone to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
2008-05-19 13:55:00 Orange has just pumped out a press release today detailing its plans to distribute the iPhone. They will be providing the iPhone in such countries as the Dominican Republic, Austria, and Switzerland. They are also bringing the device to several African markets. The press release is brief, and lists only the countries that Orange will provide the iPhone in. Orange today announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and Orange’s African markets later this year. -From Press Release
Orange bringing iPhone Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
2008-05-16 16:55:00 Orange has just pumped out a press release today detailing its plans to carry the iPhone. They will be providing the iPhone in such countries as the Dominican Republic, Austria, and Switzerland. They are also bringing the device to several African markets. The press release is brief, and lists only the countries that Orange will provide the iPhone in. Orange today announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and Orange’s African markets later this year. -From Press Release It seems to be the common consensus across the internet that they are talking about the 3G iPhone. Many of these markets already have iPhones being sold in them, so it is very likely that yes that is what they are talking about. The press release does not say exp...
SoCal architecture hits the Middle East
2008-05-16 07:46:00 Emaar, the Dubai real estate giant that gobbled up O.C. builder John Laing Homes near the market peak in ‘06, says it’s bringing some SoCal style to … Egypt? Yes, a $1 billion mixed use project (see accompanying rendering) with a look you’ve seen before. As the press release describing the work says … Shopping centers are modeled on the open-air lifestyle concept popular in California, featuring beautifully landscaped terraces and dancing fountains, spacious eateries under the sun and stars, and relaxing coffee shops to meet friends or do business. The town center is a lively palm tree-lined retail promenade blending the best of European city lifestyle and Santa Barbara architecture, and with leading retail brands and restaurants. Just what the world needs, more faux Spanish-Moorish architecture! To read more, CLICK HERE!
Orange bringing iPhone Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
2008-05-16 00:00:00 Orange has just pumped out a press release today detailing its plans to carry the iPhone. They will be providing the iPhone in such countries as the Dominican Republic, Austria, and Switzerland. They are also bringing the device to several African markets. The press release is brief, and lists only ...
Coach Weis Heads to the Middle East
2008-05-15 19:57:00 Notre Dame Head Football Coach Charlie Weis will take part in a first-of-its-kind tour this month when he travels with four other college football coaches to the Middle East to meet with members of the United States military. Coach Weis will participate in meet and greets at various military bases throughout the Middle East from May 20-26, and will coach flag football teams made up of servicemen
By: Sport Syndicate
5 Steps to Peace in the Middle East
2008-05-09 00:00:00 Invade and occupy Turkey, Syria, and Iran. Partition off the Kurdish parts of Turkey, Syria, Iran and combine with independent Kurdistan. Partition off the Shiite areas of already-occupied Iraq and combine with Iran. (For disposition of mixed-ethnicity area, see "Partitioning...
Samson Blinded: A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict
2008-05-07 07:49:00 Samson Blinded: A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict, by Obadiah Shoher, abandons moralizing and ideological hubris to view Israeli-Muslim struggle in terms of raw realpolitik. Terrorism is historically normal mode of war. Israel must respect terrorists as efficient warriors - and kill them. Nuclear terrorism is unavoidable, and it will hit America before Israel. We must learn to...
By: Asiaing.com
RP gov?t assures overseas workers of more flights to the Middle East
2008-05-04 08:15:00 MANILA, Philippines - The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has assured local recruitment companies that it will provide additional flights in the next two months to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for the Middle East. The assurance came amid the government’s move to address shortage in airline seats for Filipino passengers going to the said region. ...
The Harsh Reality of the Middle East Conflict
2008-05-03 11:22:00 by Dan Lieberman A century old conflict between the state of Israel and stateless Palestinians, many of whom have been disposed from lands that created the Israel state, has provoked an argument: Is it preferable to have two states living side by side or have one state from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River that includes Jews and Palestinians without prejudice and with equal rights for all?Those who propose a single-state do so because they sense the two-state solution is nonviable and those who propose two-states do so because they sense the one-state solution is unacceptable. The argument is doomed to irresolution because Israel has overwhelming military power, faces no countervailing power, doesnt intend for the Palestinians to have a viable state and wont approve a single state for all. If Israel intended to allow a viable Palestinian state, would the Israeli government proceed in the continuous construction of West Bank settlements? W...
Di Data expands in the Middle East
2008-04-25 10:13:00 Global ICT solutions and services provider Dimension Data has acquired a 51% stake in United Arab Emirates-based IT systems integrator Data Processing Systems for an undisclosed sum, further consolidating the company's presence in the Middle East.
Can the U.S. and Iran Share the Middle East?
2008-04-25 09:08:00 by Trita Parsi By negotiating a Shiite truce, Tehran embarrassed Washington last week and arguably proved itself to be a more potent stabiliser of southern Iraq. Iran's role in Iraq came as a sharp reminder that the George W. Bush administration's accusations of Iranian mischief notwithstanding, Iranian influence in Iraq is both undeniable and multifaceted. As Washington starts to come to terms with this reality, the Middle East inches closer to its moment of truth: Is the United States ready to share the region with Iran? As the risk of a U.S.-Iran war is deemed to have dropped in the past few months, in spite of the resignation of Admiral William Fallon and President Bush's designation of Iran as the United States' number one threat, a modicum of optimism for U.S.-Iran relations in 2009 has emerged. The poisonous atmosphere between the Bush and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad administrations has prevented the two countries from exploring areas of common interest. ...
A Mystery in the Middle East
2008-04-09 04:29:00 The Arab-Israeli region of the Middle East is filled with rumors of war. That is about as unusual as the rising of the sun, so normally it would not be worth mentioning. But like the proverbial broken clock that is right twice a day, such rumors occasionally will be true. In this case, we don’t know that they are true, and certainly it’s not the rumors that are driving us. But other things — minor and readily explicable individually — have drawn our attention to the possibility that something is happening. The first thing that drew our attention was a minor, routine matter. Back in February, the United States started purchasing oil for its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The SPR is a reserve of crude oil stored in underground salt domes. Back in February, it stood at 96.2 percent of capacity, which is pretty full as far as we are concerned. But the U.S. Department of Energy decided to increase its capacity. This move came in spite of record-high oil prices and the fact th...
By: 1913 Intel
Jimmy Wales to chair World Economic Forum on the Middle East - Register
2008-04-08 19:41:00 Jimmy Wales to chair World Economic Forum on the Middle EastRegister, UK - Apr 8, 2008By Cade Metz in San Francisco ? More by this author Jimmy Wales is set to co-chair the annual World Economic Forum on the Middle East, an event billed as ...
The Middle East - Prospects for Peace?
2008-04-07 02:17:00 Watch Dr Rosemary Hollis of Chatham House and City University, London, debate the prospects for peace in the Middle East after the Annapolis Conference. The video also includes a response to her talk by Professor George Joffe (Global Policy Institute and Cambridge University).
More workers needed for the Middle East
2008-04-05 23:40:00 THE Philippines is running out of skilled workers as more jobs in the Middle East were opened as the construction sector is having another boom in this part of the world. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia alone is asking the Philippine government to fill up some 300,000 different positions this year. Other countries like United ...
Finance Ministry: Israel will become Singapore of the Middle East - Infoliv
2008-03-24 09:19:00 Finance Ministry: Israel will become Singapore of the Middle ...
By: Israel-Times.com
03.22.08 Tilly and The Wall at the Middle East
2008-03-23 18:54:00 The scene was set. A sold out show the night before Easter in the basement of the Cambridge, MA mainstay.The room was filled to the brim with girls in tube tops and spandex and boys in button down shirts and khakis. From the very first notes of the opening band it was apparent that this crowd was not into shoe gazing, they had attended this show to dance.Though when you hear Tilly and the Wall on CD, you might not think of them as being a "dance" band. But there is something about seeing them on stage that changes all of that.Five kids from Nebraska never seemed to have so much fun in one place at one time as Tilly and the Wall does. When on stage its like watching five best friends have the most fun time ever. Guitarist/vocalist Derek Pressnall hops around the stage like a hyper bunny, which is very fitting for Easter eve. While his wife Jamie Pressnall provides the beat for the band, tap dancing on her miked raised platform.The dueling female vocalists Kianna Alarid and Neel...
Lets Nuke the Middle East - but first Pick your US city
2008-03-04 16:56:00 Liberty Central- Conservatism's Blog of Choice
Causes and Consequences of Our Foreign Policy in the Middle East
2008-02-29 09:59:00 Sudhan @10:00 CET What It Means for Americans Karen Kwiatkowski | Information Clearing House, Feb. 28, 2008 The following is the text of a speech given at Virginia Tech on February 12, 2008. I want to thank the Libertarians at Virginia Tech, the Political Science Club and the Institute for Humane ...
By: Suzie-Q
"Peace in the Middle East -- An impossibility," quoth Moshe Sharon
2008-02-10 21:18:00 Professor Moshe Sharon has clearly asserted the impossibility of peace in the Middle East. I would amend this to say that under present and foreseeable circumstances peace between the Arabs and Israel is impossible. As Sharon points out the main obstacle to peace is the Arab-Muslim attitude toward non-believers, especially the Jews whom they have oppressed as dhimmis for more than a thousand years. Their religion commands the Arabs/Muslims to make perpetual war against non-Muslim states --with truces allowed when this is for the ultimate benefit of the Muslim war machine, to give it time to rearm and regroup-- until the whole world is brought under the rule of Islam. The name that Muslims give to war for conquering the lands of non-believers [kuffar] is jihad. When non-believers are overwhelmingly militarily superior to the Muslims and are perceived by the Muslims as willing and able and ready to use that military superiority against them, then the Muslims can be very peaceful.Sharo...
By: Emet m\'Tsiyon
Sad but True - -<-@ The Middle East
2008-02-07 22:40:00 Sad but True Last month, a world-wide survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was: 'Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?' The survey was a huge failure because: In Africa they didn't know what 'food' means. In Eastern Europe they didn't know what 'honest' means. In Western Europe they didn't know what 'shortage' means. In China they didn't know what 'opinion' means. In the Middle East they didn't know what 'solution' means. In South America they didn't know what 'please' means. In the USA they didn't know what 'the rest of the world' means.
For the middle east’s access woes, bad things come in 4’s
2008-02-04 15:42:00 For a fourth time in a week, communications with the middle east have been disrupted by a damaged undersea fiber bundle. No ships to blame this time and there was enough redundancy via alternate routes to avoid a a blackout. Internet services in Qatar have been seriously disrupted because of damage to an undersea telecoms cable linking the Gulf state to the UAE, the fourth such incident in less than a week. Qatar Telecom (Qtel) said on Sunday the cable was damaged between the Qatari island of Haloul and the UAE island of Das on Friday. The cause of damage is not yet known, but ArabianBusiness.com has been told unofficially the problem is related to the power system and not the result of a ship’s anchor cutting the cable, as is thought to be the case in the other three incidents. (Arabian Business)
By: Third Pipe
[Strange] Israeli soldiers escalate tensions in the Middle East, by mooning
2008-02-04 12:08:00 Breitbart.com
President Bush on the State of the Middle East
2008-01-31 13:37:00 Attaining the policy goals outlined by President Bush will ultimately depend on the efforts of the next President....(read more)
Arming the Middle East
2008-01-30 11:16:00 Sudhan @11:15 CET By Stephen Zunes | Foreign Policy In Focus, January 28, 2008 President George W Bush announced during his recent Middle East trip that he is formally serving notice to Congress of his administration?s decision to approve the sale of bomb-guidance kits to Saudi Arabia. This announcement follows notification on five other arms deals ...
By: Suzie-Q
Cheers for peace in the middle-east
2008-01-27 00:57:00 I am convinced that the if God wanted peace in the Middle-East, he shouldn’t have parted the Red Sea for Moses. The Israelites should have stayed back in Egypt. They would have been assimilatedin the mainstream , and over the next few centuries a powerful pan Hellenistic-Hebrew empire would have risen,which would have meant Jesus ...
Effects of global warming, disability and the Middle-East wars - what you c
2008-01-26 00:00:00 Global Warming Articles : Effects of global warming, disability and the Middle-East wars - what you can do. by Erik Leipoldt Various reports tell us that war is one of the effects of global warming. Wars over energy and water are more likely as those two resources dwindle.Global warming is connected ...
The Middle East?s Tribal Affliction
2008-01-24 18:13:00 Why is the Middle East so at odds with modern life, laggard in everything from literacy to standard of living, from military prowess to political development? A profound new book by Philip Carl Salzman, professor at McGill University, with the deceptively plain title Culture and Conflict in the Middle East (Prometheus), offers a bold and original ...
By: 1913 Intel
The Middle East and Northern Africa get ready for a SONIC boom!
2008-01-19 19:03:00 In a story over at Games Industry, it looks like Sega is going to be opening indoor (shopping mall) theme parks in the Middle East, and Northern Africa!"Sega and Dubai properties firm Emaar plan to open a number of indoor theme parks across the Middle East and North Africa. The parks will be developed in Emaar's shopping malls, with the first outlet planned for The Dubai Mall, a split-level 76,000 square foot complex in Downtown Burj Dubai. The complex will be based on Sega's Joypolis centres in Japan and feature an indoor roller-coaster, simulators and arcade machines. "Entertainment is about living dreams, it is about experiencing joy and culture. In joining with a company of Emaar's stature and power, we hope to convey the pleasure and excitement inspired by great entertainment to people all over the world," commented Hajime Satomi, CEO of Sega."For the full story, click here!
By: Blog Zone
Remaking the Middle East: The New Cold War
2008-01-18 19:26:00 The Neocon dream is for the US to dominate the word. Dubya has damaged beyond repair attempts to influence Central Asia and the Middle East by persuasion and supporting human dignity. Zbigniew Brzezinski advocated such an approach. In his book The Grand Chessboard he explains the foreign policy imperative of first Great Britain, and now the United States to dominate the work through control of Eurasia. Ever since the continents started interacting politically, some five hundred years ago, Eurasia has been the center of world power.- (p. xiii) ... But in the meantime, it is imperative that no Eurasian challenger emerges, capable of dominating Eurasia and thus of also challenging America. The formulation of a comprehensive and integrated Eurasian geostrategy is therefore the purpose of this book. (p. xiv) In that context, how America 'manages' Eurasia is critical. A power that dominates Eurasia would control two of the world's three most advanced and economically productive region...
Recent announcements of Projects in the Middle East
2008-01-17 13:28:00 The Middle East continues to bring out new investment property projects. Dubai, Bharain, Abu Dhabi all competing to build the most prestigious property developments in the world. These are some new projects, recently announced. 17th January Fakhruddin Properties, a UAE-based developer, yesterday, said it plans to develop a $68 million residential project called Grand Lagoon alongside Dubai ...
Bush in the Middle East: things are changing, and Bush is to blame
2008-01-14 07:24:00 If you follow the news, you might not know about Bush’s trip to the Middle East, or what he said there. The NYTimes front page has one article, below a football story, but Al Jezeerah (the only “free” press in the Arab world) with three stories…If you really want a summary, go instead to Gateway ...
The Middle East?s Leading English Language Daily (Arab News)
2008-01-08 00:00:00 Raid Qusti??s report ??Feedback on New Traffic Rules Sought? (Dec. 2) gave the glad news that new laws were being introduced to make our roads safer.
Bethlehem sermon calls for peace in the Middle East(AFP) (Middle East News
2007-12-26 20:09:00 Bethlehem sermon calls for peace in the Middle East(AFP) AFP - The Catholic leader in the Holy Land again called for peace in the Middle East on Tuesday as he addressed thousands of Christians gathered at the traditional site of Jesus's birth. Poll shows peace pessimism(AP) AP - Israelis and Palestinians responding to a survey believe a recent ...
Debenhams the leading department store group in the Middle East
2007-12-26 10:39:00 Debenhams, the leading department store group in the Middle East, unveiled it's first store in Jordan on September 29th 2007 based in Amman's newest shopping destination 'City Mall'.Based on the successful 'Desire by Debenhams' format, Debenhams 'City Mall', features a unique mix of womenswear, lingerie & accessories, menswear, baby & childrenswear within a state of the art environment.Renowned for its successful portfolio of exclusive own brands, International brands and Designers at Debenhams, the store ranging has been tailored to suit the local market and will offer shoppers in Amman something new and exciting. The new concept store, the second in the Middle East, will showcase exclusive collections by leading designers such as J by Jasper Conran, Rocha.John Rocha, Butterfly by Matthew Williamson & Star by Julien Macdonald.Employing approximately 40 staff, all will be fully trained to a high level of customer service in order to offer a very personal shopping...
Euro Puppy Establishes Itself in the Middle East!
2007-12-17 14:50:00 The Middle East conjures up images of spices, mysterious spirituality, vibrant colors and heat waves. Well at Euro Puppy; things have been heating up quite rapidly! In the United Arab Emirates, luxury is norm, and one would think that puppies and dogs are not in the least bit important. What a misconception! The majority of the population is of expatriate origin, and thus it is not surprising that the United Arab Emirates is a gateway for puppy love! Forget the spices, the vibrant colors and the heat wavesfor now. Middle Eastern countries, like Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Oman are showing an increased need for canine companionship, it seems. Hardly any facilities are present that offer high quality puppies for the expatriate community. Euro Puppy has been proud of the fact that so many excited dog-lovers from the UAE have contacted us. We offer only the highest quality puppies and dogs to satisfied customers. The Middle East has been virgin territory, and although Gucci, Ve...
Arms or education in the Middle East?
2007-12-11 01:06:00 I am a big fan of Mahmood Al-Yousif. If you want a view from the Gulf that challenges prejudice and gives you an indication of what exactly it feels like to be an Arab across a narrow strip of water from Iran, he is hard to beat. In this post he has just been to see an economist give a talk:“Why is it that in this region of the world we are faced with a major conflict whenever there is an appreciable hike in the price of oil?”He went on to list the first Gulf War (Iran/Iraq) which was heavily financed by the Gulf’s monarchies; the second Gulf War which was the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, the third and on-going one is the Iraqi occupation by the USA and he suggests that the war clouds are already gathering rather heavily for a fourth conflict evidenced by the saber rattling by the USA against Iran.These conflicts, he suggests, are nothing more than “correcting” the US deficit against the increase in its oil import bill. How that correction is made is by the US selling arms ...
Europe in the Middle East
2007-12-10 00:16:00 By Christopher McGuiness U.S. President George W. Bush announced Wednesday his first official visit to Israel in January as part of his new campaign to rekindle the Middle East peace process. This declaration comes on the heels of last week’s conference in Annapolis devoted to the same topic. How can history guide such negotiations? With the failures ...
Europe in the Middle East
2007-12-10 00:16:00 By Christopher McGuiness U.S. President George W. Bush announced Wednesday his first official visit to Israel in January as part of his new campaign to rekindle the Middle East peace process. This declaration comes on the heels of last week’s conference in Annapolis devoted to the same topic. How can history guide such negotiations? With the failures ...
Shopping Capital of the Middle East
2007-12-09 12:48:00 Do you know what the shopping capital of the Middle East is? Well, it's no other than Dubai!According to Wikipedia, Dubai is the second most populous emirate of the seven...
The Middle East and the Politics of Oil
2007-12-07 01:57:00 Click below to watch the Global Policy Institute seminar on “The Energy Conundrum”. Speakers were Professor Paul Stevens from Dundee University and Professor George Joffe from the GPI. The seminar took place at Tower Hill, London, on 3rd December 2007 and was part of the GPI’s seminar series on the Middle East.
Reviving the cold war in the Middle East?
2007-12-03 00:29:00 Focusing on the Middle East, it is quite possible to argue that Russian activities in the region since 2005 have been a significant cause of US-Russian tensions. Beginning in 2005, Russia has made a major effort to increase its influence in the region. This is in part a counterweight to NATO’s expansion eastward and in ...
By: 1913 Intel
Britain wanted to use Arabs to protect its interests in the Middle East
2007-11-28 13:52:00 The French scholar of the Middle East, Pierre Rondot, asserts that Britain wanted to use the Arabs to protect British Middle Eastern interests. It is noteworthy that Rondot was a strong sympathizer of the Arabs against Israel and Zionism, yet, being French, he did not have a motive to cover up British policies and motives.Great Britain, for reasons both of fact and sentiment, continues to be with the Arab nation; its favor in 1917 towards Zionism, its resignation to the arrangements of 1920 [at the San Remo Conference?] do not allow it to forget its essential design, which is to entrust the care of its transit interests in the Near East to an alliance with the Arabs; it also emancipated, as soon as it could, Transjordan (treaty of 1928) and Iraq (treaty of 1930); it also ended up during the second world conflict [WW2], as the patron if not the inventor of the 'Arab League,' evolving in the first days of peace [after WW2] towards the even more concrete projects of 'Greater Syria...
By: Emet m\'Tsiyon
Zoomlion grows business in the Middle East
2007-11-26 10:30:00 AME Info (November 24, 2007) - Zoomlion, one of China’s top construction machinery manufacturers, is forecasting a leap in sales of US$40 million this year and US$70 million in 2008 on the back of the Middle East construction boom.
By: Commodity Wealth
Pimp My Ride Going To The Middle East ?
2007-11-21 13:27:00 mtvarabia Friday, MTV unveiled an Arabic language music video channel. MTV Arabia now provides Arabic music videos, as well as other MTV programs, to Middle Eastern audiences. read more »Tech-norati Tags: Art Business Cars Entertainment Fun Funny Innovation International Life Marketing Miscellaneous News Products Television Travel Videos Wacky MTV MTV Arabia MTV Arabiya music videos Arabic Hip HopNa Arab Media Group Viacom Middle East television
Impact of the US Subprime Housing Crisis on the Middle East Region
2007-11-21 01:18:00 The risk of an economic fallout from the US subprime housing crisis has decreased following the recent 0.5 percent cut in US Federal Funds rates, nevertheless its impact on the world financial market will continue to unravel in the weeks and months ahead. Historically, widening credit spreads are followed by rising corporate defaults and volatile ...
Know Your Geography of the Middle East and Environs?
2007-11-19 11:36:00 Try this. Remarkably tricky. |
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