Facebook cuts ‘Palestinian uprising’ page after Israel protest
April 2nd, 20110 @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } RAMALLAH - Attempts by Facebook to shut down a "Third Intifada" page backfired on Tuesday, with more than 7,000...Global stakes of Mideast turmoil
Political turmoil in the Middle East has powerful economic and financial implications, particularly as it increases the risk of stagflation, a lethal combination of slowing growth and sharply rising inflation. Indeed, should stagflation emerge, there is a serious risk of a double-dip recession for a global economy that has barely emerged...
Global unpopularity wearing down Israeli government
March 12th, 20110 Benjamin Netanyahu's advisers conceded last week that the Israeli prime minister is more downcast than they have ever seen him. The reason for his gloominess is to be found in Israel's diplomatic and strategic standing, which some analysts suggest is at its lowest ebb in living memory. Netanyahu's concern was evident at a recent cabinet...U.S. vetoes settlement freeze
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (IPS) — Amid unprecedented political ferment in the Arab world, the United States used its veto last week to block a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel's continuing annexation of Palestinian territory and calling for a freeze on settlements in the West Bank and East...
Yemenis defiant
February 26th, 20110 Yemeni protesters defiant after attack Government slaying of protesters ignites promises of continuing revolt Protesters shout slogans during an anti-government rally outside Sanaa University February 24, 2011. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has ordered his security forces to protect demonstrators trying to end his...Rafsanjani changes his mind: Opposition protest ‘haram’
People take part in the funeral of Sanee Zhaleh, a student who was shot dead during an opposition rally on Monday, in Tehran February 16, 2011. Iranian government supporters clashed with their opponents on Wednesday during the ceremony, state broadcaster IRIB reported. REUTERS/StringerA year and a half after the controversial...The ‘Italian Job’ and other highlights from U.S.’s rendition program with Egypt
Among the many aspects of the U.S.-Egypt relationship, few have been as controversial as the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program, where the agency frequently handed over suspected terrorists to foreign governments with histories of torture and illegal detention. According to Human Rights Watch, Egypt welcomed more CIA detainees than...
Yemenis stage ‘day of rage’ against Saleh rule
February 4th, 20110 Tens of thousands of anti-Saleh protesters mass at Sanaa University after partisans take over Al-Tahrir square SANAA— Tens of thousands of protesters massed on Thursday at Sanaa University for a "day of rage" against Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule, while a similar number of loyalists flooded a central square in support of the...
Muslims to make up quarter of global population
February 4th, 20110 Muslim population growth outpaces non-Muslims' with Pakistan to overtake Indonesia as most populous. WASHINGTON — The world's Muslim population will grow twice as fast as the non-Muslim population in the next 20 years, when Muslims are expected to make up more than a quarter of the global population, a study published Thursday...
Arab street protests attract Nobel interest
February 4th, 20110 Observers: Vibrant protest movements across Arab world likely to be in running for 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. The vibrant protest movements across the Arab world, Russian human rights activists and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will all likely be in the running for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, observers say as the deadline for nominating...Zahra replaces Corrigan on Supreme Court, Corrigan replaces Ahmed at DHS
Brian Zahra, a former Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) endorsee and Michigan First District Court of Appeals Judge since 1998, was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by new governor Rick Snyder on Monday, Jan. 10. The appointment of the Republican Zahra means that the party will have a 4-3 majority on the court over...
Noam Chomsky: No change in U.S. ‘mafia principle’
January 15th, 20110 Top American intellectual sees no significant change of U.S. foreign policy under Obama LONDON - As civilized people across the world breathed a sigh of relief to see the back of former US president George W. Bush, top American intellectual Noam Chomsky warned against assuming or expecting significant changes in the basis of...Israeli Mossad-linked Fash confesses in Iran scientist’s murder
TEHRAN — The alleged killer of a top nuclear scientist who was murdered last year said he was trained in Israel by the Mossad spy agency, state-television reported on its website on Monday. On Thursday, Majid Jamali Fash, who was the lead suspect among ten arrested, confessed to being behind last year's assassination of nuclear...Wikileaks cables: Israel exposed through Norwegian newspaper
Bribes charged at crossing for goods to Gaza A June 2006 diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks last Thursday by the Aftenposten daily newspaper in Norway said that American companies told U.S. officials that large bribes were demanded in order to get goods into the blockaded Gaza Strip at an important cargo crossing. One distributor...Turks see U.S., Israel as top threats
ANKARA (Middle East Online) – The United States and Israel top the list of countries that Turks see as a threat, according to an opinion poll Wednesday. The survey, conducted by the Ankara-based Metropoll research company last month, found that 42.6 percent saw the United States as "the greatest external threat," with another 23.7......
Iran to launch two new satellites
(PressTV.ir) – Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the country will launch two new domestically made satellites by March 2011. "Two satellites named 'Fajr' and 'Rasad' will be launched into space by the end of the year," Vahidi was quoted by Fars news agency as saying on Saturday. "Different satellites are...Women lead increase in U.K. converts to Islam
LONDON (Middle East Online) – The number of Muslim converts in Britain has almost doubled in ten years with an estimated 5,200 men and women adopting Islam last year alone, according to a study by the think tank Faith Matters. The study found that nearly two-thirds of the converts were women and over 70 per cent were white. The......
2010 International Year In Review
• U.S. poised to increase aid to Yemen following airstrikes against alleged militants • Dubai unveils Burh Khalifa, world's tallest tower, as area's debts continue to pile up • Egypt blocks aid to Gaza as thousands of local, international activists rally in Cairo • Disastrous earthquake strikes in Haiti, death toll...
Season for Jews, Christians and Muslims to look back at 2010
December 29th, 20100 Amman — At the time of Eid ul-Adha, which marks the end of the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca; Hanukkah, when Jews commemorate the dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem; and Christmas, when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, we look back, yet again, on a year "that could have been." Muslims, Jews and Christians are bound by a...Iran, Turkey boost ties despite Western pressure
Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (R) shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Ahmadinejad before their meeting in Istanbul December 23, 2010. REUTERS/Osman OrsalTEHRAN – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad heads to Turkey on Thursday for a regional summit, as the two neighbors bolster ties in the face of international...Sweden’s far-right wants Islamist debate after blasts
STOCKHOLM — The far-right Sweden Democrats on Tuesday demanded a debate in parliament on Islamic extremism following the weekend's twin blasts in Stockholm that probably aimed to wreak carnage among Christmas shoppers. "The Sweden Democrats demand a current debate in parliament about violence-prone Islamic extremism," said the party,......
Europe must emerge from U.S.’ shadow
Several senior European politicians have urged the European Union (E.U.) to threaten Israel with sanctions if it continues to build Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian territory. A letter signed by, among others, Mary Robinson, the former E.U. commissioner, and Javier Solana, the organization's former foreign affairs chief, calls...Israeli firms see a global market for their anti-terrorism products
TEL AVIV (LA Times) — As he inspected the Taj Mahal hotel after the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, and listened to a hotel manager bemoan the lack of adequate security preparations, Israeli export official Avi Hefetz saw a growth market in the making. A photo of Israeli security technology, MagShoe, a machine used in......
A nuclear-free Mideast demands policy change on Israel
There are two things one can say regarding U.S. policy toward Israel's nuclear weapons program: First, it is consistent with the rational, common-sense notion that both accession to the NPT and establishment of regional nuclear weapons-free zones can only be achieved when the concerned states are persuaded that both are in their...The truth will always win
In 1958 a young Rupert Murdoch, then owner and editor of Adelaide's The News, wrote: "In the race between secrecy and truth, it seems inevitable that truth will always win." WikiLeaks founder Julian AssangeHis observation perhaps reflected his father Keith Murdoch's expose that Australian troops were being needlessly sacrificed by......
