Although the news is yet to hit the Iraqi Ministry of Transportation’s state-of-the-art website, Ayad Katheer Raheem, director-general of the Iraq’s aviation department, said Tuesday that Saudi Arabian Airlines tapped privately-owned Al-Wafeer Airlines to run daily flights between the two Arab nations. Saleh A. Bogary, Alwafeer Air’s marketing director , confirmed the news, […]
Israel is a highly democratic country, where the minority non-Jewish population has significant rights and representation in the Knesset. But, the precise role and responsibility of these non-Jewish Arab members of the Knesset is hotly contested, with the issue taking center stage today. MK Hanin Zoabi was largely unheard of in the rest of the […]
The New York Times is reporting General Odierno said Tuesday that he anticipates an uptick in violence against US troops as they begin to depart the country. Intelligence reports have suggested that Iranian-backed Shi’a militias plan to turn up the heat against American soldiers to lay stake to claims that they’ve driven off occupying forces. […]
By Sean Patrick Murphy http://globalfilm.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/07/12/the-stoning-of-soraya-m-2008/
Sectarian conflict bloodies 12 more on final day of Shi’a pilgrimage.
Officers of the Israeli military, security agencies and clandestine infrastructure were known throughout the world as the most feared, smart and savvy agents the world has ever known. But recent incidents have severely called that perception into question. Most recently, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s security attache on his visit to Washington this week misplaced a […]
On September 1, the US mission will get a new name: “Operation Iraqi Freedom” will be reconstituted as “Operation New Dawn” as America’s involvement trends further away from combat duties. Let’s hope Biden’s trip marks the first crack of daybreak.
I’m all for protests and differences of opinion — but there’s a time and a place for everything. Within the last week, a group of Israeli and Palestinian left wing activists sprayed graffiti on the remnants of the Warsaw ghetto, calling for liberation of the Gaza Strip. This incident is disturbing for several reasons, and […]
President Obama recently signed a tough Iranian sanctions bill into law. The sanctions will mostly target Iran’s energy sector. Even though Iran is an oil producing country it obtains a good portions of its energy needs from abroad, including companies from the EU and the U.S. The new sanctions bill targets gasoline exports to Iran […]
The the Veep made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Saturday in the midst of a political impasse that’s been stacked up Iraq’s national parliamentary election four months ago.
The relationship between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been strained, at best. Reports highlight how Netanyahu has been snubbed by the White House and was left festering with advisers before holding a second round of talks with Obama. Even though the two statesmen get a long, we’ll have to […]
A clandestine meeting between top Israeli and Turkish officials highlights a major obstacle in Israel’s foreign policy — namely, the irrelevance of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Following reported pressure from U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli Industry, Trade, and Labor Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer (a top adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu) met Turkish Foreign Minister […]
Deadlocked efforts to resolve Iraq’s governing crisis nearly four months after parliamentary elections failed to produce decisive results, are at the heart of this current wave of political violence.
As the world and multi-national corporations come to predict a not so bright future for the regime in Tehran, there are very important factors that need great attention. These factors can play a role in bringing about a wholesale change in Iran’s political system with far-reaching geopolitical implications for the Middle East and beyond: Economic […]
Thousand of people rallied in Beirut this weekend in support of Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee population. The demonstrators demanded equal rights for the Palestinians, many of which have lived in Lebanon for generations. Currently, Lebanese Palestinians are restricted in what jobs they can hold, get paid less than Lebanese citizens for doing the same jobs, and […]