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What does Netanyahu?s ?masterstroke? mean for Israel and the Middle East? |
2012-05-09 16:36:00 Once again Israel has caught the world off-guard, this time by announcing the creation of a new national unity government, which incorporates the leading opposition party and the centrist Kadima headed by its new leader, former Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz. …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
Saida ? A Phoenician Treasure « Pearl in the Middle East
2012-03-19 10:07:00 Saida but ? since that day I?ve to return to it every now and then, every time I?m from new in Lebanon! I just fell in love with this city, which?s old part is directly at the sea, only the road is more near! Here the people live a more simply life than in Beirut. Yet they are so kind and funny, helpful citizens. When you get here, you should never miss to dive into the souk, where you might get set back by it hundreds of years. Yeah, and when you are like me, who is quite sensitive for energy in the air, the magic lying in it, so welcome to the old Saida, which the Phoenician had called Sydwn. via Saida ? A Phoenician Treasure « Pearl in the Middle East.
Four New Dangers in the Middle East
2012-02-28 15:13:00 Ever since I was born in 1946, the Middle East has been at the core of the most enduring, most vexing, and most economically impactful conflicts on Earth. The region has generated eight major wars, scores of lesser skirmishes, plus a cascade of political assassinations, acts of terror and revolutions. It has triggered at least four global economic upheavals. It has repeatedly caused chaos in the world’s most advanced industrial nations. And now, despite one of the most concerted — and frustrating — multinational peace initiatives ever mounted by the global powers, it is about to do it AGAIN! Israel and Iran are on the brink of an all-out war. Syria is . . . → Read More: Four New Dangers in the Middle East
By: Jutia Group
A Short History of the Middle East
2012-01-03 09:22:00 From a purely American point of view, we have only one ally, Israel, in the Middle East and the Obama administration has treated it like an enemy. Israel has understandably concluded it cannot depend on the U.S. for support. In the midst of the turmoil, Israel is particularly vulnerable and will be until the current ...
By: 1913 Intel
US units exiting Iraq deployed in Jordan to forestall Syrian attack
2011-12-14 23:21:00 US units exiting Iraq deployed in Jordan to forestall Syrian attack As the US completes its final withdrawal from Iraq, American special forces troops have been diverted to positions in Jordan opposite a Syrian tank concentration building up across the … Continue reading →
By: TexasFred's
Syria, Iran, and the Balance of Power in the Middle East
2011-11-28 19:12:00 Let’s peel our eyes away from the eurozone disaster momentarily and take a look at another crisis – one with just as much potential to impact our global financial system. As we’ve discussed in Outside the Box before, Iran’s trump card is not its nuclear capability but rather its opportune location next to the very narrow, very important Strait of Hormuz … through which no less than 40% of the world’s seaborne oil passes. As the US leaves Iraq, Iran is ready and waiting to fill the void and extend its regional influence. So where’s the next turf war? A shaky Syria, where the Iranian-Saudi-US balance of power will continue to play out. If you haven’t been following the . . . → Read More: Syria, Iran, and the Balance of Power in the Middle East
By: Jutia Group
Fog of War in the Middle East
2011-03-28 15:51:00 Does anyone understand what's happening in North Africa and the Near East? What is the driving idea behind the uprisings?
The Middle East Teaching America about Peace?
2011-02-24 06:14:00 "Maybe at the end of this painful sorting out time, the Middle East will teach the U.S. what peaceful democracy looks like, and help us to put down our guns and internal violence. Wouldn't that be a switch? The Middle East teaching America about peace. "
Art and the Revolutions in the Middle East
2011-02-23 19:18:00 Art and the Revolutions in the Middle East
The best Golf Course in the Middle East is? Hint...Abu Dhabi...
2010-11-17 20:05:00 Yas Links Abu Dhabi, the new Kyle Phillips designed golf course which debuts at IGTM this week, is the ?best course in the Middle East? according to the latest issue of Golf Course Architecture magazine. credit The world-class development on Yas Island, home to the Yas Marina Formula One Circuit, venue of the season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and the spectacular Ferrari World, the world?s largest indoor theme park, has received widespread critical acclaim. It is the first Middle East design for leading course architect Kyle Phillips, creator of World Top 100 Course Kingsbarns, Scotland, as well as the highly rated Verdura Golf & Spa Resort (Sicily), Dundonald (Scotland), and The Grove (London), who has created an extraordinary links overlooking the Arabian Gulf that rides rolling sand hills along three kilometers of coastline, and features nine seashore greens. Following a recent visit to the site, Golf Course Architecture editor Adam Lawren...
?Birds of the Middle East? is out
2010-09-08 15:43:00 This is a completely revised second edition of the bestselling field guide to the birds of the Middle East. For the first time, the text and maps appear opposite the plates, and as a consequence there are fewer species per plate than before. The text and maps have been fully revised and many new artworks ...
By: Migrations
Royal Caribbean To Offer More Sailings In The Middle East
2010-07-05 18:43:00 Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines is reporting to expand its presence in the Middle East. The cruise lines ship the Brilliance of the Seas will be sailing out of Dubai for the winter of 2011 – 2012. The new sailings itinerary will include visits to India with calls in Cochin, Goa and Mumbai. Travel Lady Cruises, ...Travel Lady Cruises, always providing you with TLC!Royal Caribbean To Offer More Sailings In The Middle East
By: Travel Lady Blog
US-Saudi Relations
2009-04-30 06:22:00 Chuck Hagel was a panelist at a recent event sponsored by the New America Foundation. The panel was titled "A Forward Projection of What the Saudi-US Relationship Should Look Like and Needs to Achieve." For more details, see The Washington Note.
Russia bids for control over the Middle East
2008-12-23 11:17:00 Russian FM Lavrov announced the upcoming financial support for Palestinians during Abbas’ visit to Moscow. As his presidential term expires on January 9, this seems Abbas’ last official visit - significantly, to Chechnya. Russian support to Palestinians will come largely in military sphere. In Lavrov’s diplomatic speak, Russia supports Abbas’ “security measures.” The only Fatah’s security ...
By: Samson Blinded
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!
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, doesnÂ’t intend for the Palestinians to have a viable state and wonÂ’t 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
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 assimilated in 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 Qustiâ??s report â??Feedback on New Traffic Rules Soughtâ?ť (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... |
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