We, the undersigned call on the Yemeni government to release writer and blogger Ali Ali Qasim Al Saidi. Mr. Al…
Year: 2012
The media adore elections. Everyone here wants to feel like America but is choosing only the glittery American shell. No…
Will Saudi Arabia Ever Change? JANUARY 10, 2013 Hugh Eakin E-MAIL SINGLE PAGE PRINT SHARE by Hugh Eakin * On…
By William Wan YINCHUAN, China — The praying and slaughtering begin every morning at sunrise. “Allahu Akbar” intones the imam…
METransparent Exclusive Russian sources in Dubai claim Syria’s president Bashar Assad was targeted by the bombing of Syria’s Ministry of…
Lebanon has a long history of muddling through, and it may do so again unless Syrian violence reignites sectarian tensions…
After weeks of political intrigue and street violence, Egyptians voted this weekend on a controversial new constitution. Prior to the…
A day before the start of Operation Pillar of Defense, Nir Hasson revealed the Nature and Parks Authority’s plan to…
The reverberations of the Kuwait bombings still ring loud three decades later, and the threat from Iran and Hezbollah is…
METransparent Exclusive Diplomatic sources in the European Community expressed concern regarding defamation and slandering campaigns undertaken by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood…
**** Council on Foreign Relations As debate intensifies over how Washington should respond to Syria’s escalating crisis, CFR rounded up…
By JAMES RISEN, MARK MAZZETTI and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT WASHINGTON — The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms…
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A Russian political analyst with contacts at the Foreign Ministry said that “people sent by the Russian leadership” who had…
Mr. President, if you do not bring an end to this bloody conflict, you will be asked to do something…
By Colum Lynch, Published: November 29 UNITED NATIONS — For years, the tiny oil sheikdom of Qatar has been a…
In the summer of 2000, I received an e-mail message from a Saudi woman named Nura. She was the mother…
It’s only a matter of time before the Egyptian president’s domestic extremism extends to international relations. Following Cairo’s successful mediation…
Not only is discussion of settlement of the Palestinian refugees currently within the Lebanese borders taboo, since 1990 it has…
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Middle East Report N°13222 Nov 2012 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Syria’s conflict is leaking out of its borders, but in…
At Cambridge University in the 1960s, we marched against the Vietnam War to the songs of Bob Dylan, but romanced…
Through innovative use of Patriot missile batteries and command-and-control aircraft, Washington and its allies could create a much-needed protective arc…
The current operation in Gaza can be called ‘the little southern Iranian operation,’ since it’s designed to paralyze Iran’s power…
If the Supreme Leader decides to get serious about nuclear negotiations, he will likely take a more public role in…
As the Assad regime’s increasingly precarious military situation becomes irreversible, outside assistance could help deter Damascus from extreme escalation. After…
In times of conflict, being impartial does not necessarily translate into neutrality: silence in such circumstances may signify taking a…
So far, the Obama administration has chosen the wrong way to influence Egypt’s new Islamist leaders. There is one curious…
In order to achieve the Israeli-Zionist goal he crossed the red lines drawn by the standard bearers of the Jewish…
Lately, I’ve been spending some of my time watching the 2012 American Presidential Election “drama”, which I usually don’t do.…
Although Syria has long been a vexing policy issue for the United States, intervening after the election to help end…
ISTANBUL — With war on Turkey’s borders, and political and economic troubles in Egypt, the two countries have turned to…
The Gaddafi system was not a political regime within a normally constituted state; rather, it was a personalized state within…
Three days before his murder, Gen. Wissam al-Hassantold me in a telephone interview from France that his contacts with the…
Weekly Standard Hezbollah’s days of dominating Lebanon are likely numbered, and the militia’s recent behavior suggests that it sees the…
The Qatari ruler’s trip further demonstrates his country’s growing diplomatic profile. * When Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani arrives in…
Washington has the means of finding and assisting Syrian opposition factions that meet important political and military benchmarks, despite the…
MET Exclusive Most of the intrernational media has been abused by a propaganda campaign originating in Libya’s coastal city, Misrata,…
Hizbollah has been accused of intervening directly in Syria’s civil war by launching rocket attacks over the border from Lebanon…
A secular, liberal, democratic and fair-minded Arab citizen can’t vote for either parties that support the Butcher of Damascus and…
BAKU, Azerbaijan — The latest weapon in this country’s ideological war with Iran arrived late last month in an armada…
(New York, October 14, 2012) – New evidence has emerged that the Syrian air force has used cluster munitions in…
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New York Times The cost of intervention in Syria may be high now, but the price will only increase for…
METransparent Exclusive Sources in Tripoli revealed that Libya’s National Congress agreed in a closed session on the name of Mr.…
There has been talk recently of the Middle East witnessing an expansion of radicalism in the aftermath of the Arab…
Is it conceivable that foreign governments are buying political parties and public figures in Israel? This no doubt sounds like…
The Syrian regime grew markedly weaker this week, and will get weaker still as Turkey paves the way for action…
MET (Shaffaf) Exclusive Two successive bad news for Lebanon’s pro Iran Hezbollah party. Yesterday, Wednesday, METranparent revealed on its arabic…
IHS Jane’s Hizbullah’s use of criminal activity to raise funds, procure arms, and provide logistics is part of the secret…