Category: Arab World

6 dead, 900 injured by Israeli military, settler terrorism

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Israeli military and settlers assault Palestinians, provoking civilians and using live fire to kill non-violent Palestinian protestors. Settler fanatics continue to call for the destruction of Muslim Holy sites throughout Occupied Palestine while Israeli leaders defend the use of excessive violence and fatal force By Mohammed Asad Gaza City (Ma’an News Network) — Six Palestinians were killed…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Mohammed Asad, News, Palestine & Jordan

Tunisian group wins 2015 Nobel Peace Prize

October 9, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 goes to Tunisian group for their efforts to bing Democracy to their country during the 2011 Jasmine Revolution The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a…

Arab World, News

Israel and Media to Blame for Increasing Violence

October 8, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The biased Israeli and mainstream American news media are focused on the tragic murders of Israelis in the recent escalation of violence in Palestine, and are downplaying or ignoring the killing of Palestinians by Israeli terrorists to create the false perception that the conflict is driven by “anti-Semitism,” “hatred of Jews” and by “Arab extremism.”…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Mordechai Vanunu Birthday Vigil, Supreme Court Date, Jesus and John Lennon

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Mordechai Vanunu turns 61 on October 13. UK supporters will vigil for a Free Mordechai Vanunu on Saturday. Vanunu’s 8th Supreme Court appeal for his freedom was rescheduled from Sept. 21 to Oct. 26, 2015. By Eileen Fleming On Sunday Israel’s nuclear whistle blower, Mordechai Vanunu wrote at Facebook: When they arrested me on Sep….

Arab World, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Etihad Airways announces luxury service to New York

October 8, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Etihad Airways Announces Early Arrival of Signature A380 Service, Including The Residence by Etihad, to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), today announced that its award-winning Airbus A380 service, which features the only commercially available three-room suite in the sky: The Residence by Etihad™, will…

Arab World, Business, Gulf States, News

Tarek Masood’s Life in Palestine: The first Winter Days

October 7, 2015October 7, 2015 Tarek Masood No Comments

Tarek Masood’s Life in Palestine: A photographic look at the first Winter Days in Gaza under siege By Tarek Masood A look at the daily life of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. (Tarek Masood is a Gaza photographer who shoots daily life of Palestinians living under siege in the Gaza Strip.)

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Photographs, Tarek Masood

2022 World Cup sparks labour reform, just not in Qatar

October 6, 2015June 12, 2019 James Dorsey No Comments

By James M. Dorsey The 2022 Qatar World Cup may be sparking social change in the Gulf, just not (yet) in Qatar. Qatar’s winning of the hosting rights for the World Cup gave human rights and trade union activists the leverage they needed to more effectively pressure the Gulf state for reform, if not abolition,…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Gulf States, Sports

Al Maktoum Foundation to refocus on Middle East

October 5, 2015October 5, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Consolidates 28 Humanitarian Programmes and Foundations Operating in 116 Countries; Refocuses on Middle East Middle East‘s largest development and community foundation includes 1,400 development programmes and initiatives targeting 130 million in need through to 2025 H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced today the…

Arab World, Business, Gulf States, News

20 percent of Middle East wealth controlled by UAE individuals

October 5, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Ultra Wealthy In United Arab Emirates Control US$255 Billion Of Private Wealth There are 1,275 ultra wealthy individuals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), representing 20% of the total ultra wealthy population in the Middle East, Wealth-X research shows. The combined wealth of the UAE’s ultra high net worth (UHNW*) population stands at US$255 billion. The study also reveals that 57%…

Arab World, Business, Gulf States, News

Staunch Sisi supporter calls for opening of stadia and dialogue with ultras

October 3, 2015June 12, 2019 James Dorsey 3 Comments

By James M. Dorsey A staunch supporter of general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, has called on the government to allow soccer fans, a pillar of anti-government protest, back into stadia that have largely been closed to the public for nearly five years. Mr. Sawiri’s request on the eve of two African Confederation…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, North Africa

Israeli journalist reports on challenges of Syrian refugees

October 2, 2015October 2, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Plight of Syrian refugees traveling through Europe documented in video by Israeli journalist Seth Frantzman By Ray Hanania Israeli journalist and writer Seth J. Frantzman has produced an insightful video documentary on the challenges of the plight of Syrian refugees called “The Human Face of the European Union Refugee Crisis.” The documentary is a collection…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, Features, Ray Hanania, Syria, Video

Fighting Islamic State: Getting Down To Root Causes

September 30, 2015June 12, 2019 James Dorsey No Comments

By James M. Dorsey The rise of Islamic State (IS) beyond the borders of Syria and Iraq over the past one year has drawn comparison with the spread of communism more than a century ago. It has also pitted proponents of kinetic realpolitik seeking military defeat of the extremist against supporters of the notion that…

Arab World

Netanyahu at the UN and the War on BULLSH*T!

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

On Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu TWEETED, On my way to #UNGA I have the great privilege and responsibility to tell the truth to the world for Israel’s sake. On Monday Trevor Noah kicked off his stint as Jon Stewart’s chosen one by vowing “the war on Bullsh*t will continue at The Daily Show….

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Palestine & Jordan

FIFA to rescue of troubled Saudi King Salman

September 29, 2015September 30, 2015 James Dorsey No Comments

By James M. Dorsey Palestine is a headache Saudi King Salman doesn’t need as he confronts rare demands from members of his ruling family that he and his son be removed from power, growing unease about a seven-month old devastating military campaign in Yemen that has caused devastation and mounting civilian casualties, widespread criticism of…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Gulf States, Israel, Palestine & Jordan

New Book Release: “An Improbable Friendship”

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

“The Secret”: An Improbable Friendship: The Remarkable Lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestinian Raymonda Tawil and Their 40-Year Peace Mission By Anthony David When Ruth Dayan phoned me up and promised to share a secret with me, I was teaching at Al Quds University in the occupied West Bank. Why would the wife of Moshe Dayan, the…

Arab World, Authors, Features, Israel, Palestine & Jordan

Suffer the Children: Israel’s Ripping at the Roots of Palestine

September 28, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli Forces continue to target Palestinian youth in the occupied West Bank. This week, three young martyrs joined the thousands of others whose deaths tell the story of Palestinian resistance to the occupation and theft of Palestine. By Dezeray Lyn Hebron, Occupied Palestine — There are bullet holes in the metal doors siding the exit-passage of checkpoint 56 in the…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan

Mordechai Vanunu Reports and the Thomas Merton Connection

September 28, 2015 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

On Friday Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Mordechai Vanunu wrote at Facebook Sep. 10- Nine police men come to my home with a search warrant and arrest warrant, they took all my digitale stuff, computers, iPhone, memory stick, hard drive, camera, CDs, every thing, with all the passwords to all my internet activity. They are still…

Arab World, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Jordan nominates “Theeb” for 88th Academy Awards

September 25, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Jordan nominates “Theeb” for 88th Academy Awards Award–winning Jordanian feature narrative “Theeb”, by director Naji Abu Nowar, is Jordan’s official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 88th Academy Awards, the Royal Film Commission (RFC) announced recently. The selection was made by a committee of Jordanian artists and craftspeople involved in the…

Arab World, Entertainment, Features, Movies, News, Palestine & Jordan