Monthly Archives: February 2009
Future coalitions
A good research on Kuwaiti newspaper Awan on who is going to join who in Iraqi provinces, but first lets look at this question. With the emergence of the Provincial final results, Iraqi writer Muhanad Al-Samawi says that most westerner … Continue reading
“Moderate” Arabs in trouble
Palestinian – Israeli columnist Salih Al-Na’ami: Ironically, there are Arabs regret the fall of the “Kadima and Labor” parties, despite it is the same government who said the famous three (NO)s: No to the return of the refugees, no to the … Continue reading
American delegation met with former Iraqi army officers
- Saudi newspaper Al-Watan reported today; an unannounced meeting between an American delegation and former Iraqi army officers in Amman — Jordan. the ten days negotiations will end with report to be submitted to the American Administration and will includes … Continue reading
Betting on a losing Iranian horse
Arab and Western media put all the bets on Khatami’s candidacy. Egyptian writer Fahmy Hawaidy explains why they are betting on a losing horse: If Khatami loses the election, he will end his political career, and if he wins, he will … Continue reading
Democratic decoration
According to Assafir: Egyptian opposition Major-General Mahmoud Zaher says: Ayman Nour’s released to be used again to legitimize the candidacy of Mubarak’s son Jamal.
New — old spy story
Why the NYT brought the 4 — 5 months old storyarrest in Lebanon, which pushed Hezbollah to take a new security measures.
Interview with Egyptian Ayman Nour
Arabic Language, video interview with the Egyptian ex-prisoner, just released and the leader of Al-Ghad Party Ayman Nour [scroll down].
“Left” and “Right” in the post-election era
Fadhil Al-Rubai is trying to analyze the post-election Iraq and he sees the emergence of two groups, but the problem is: What do you call these groups? If we use the international political classification (right and left), then we discover … Continue reading
New Arab-World order
Arab countries are trying to find their places in the new Arab-World order: Jordanian Fahad Al-Khaitan: Where is Jordan from the recent diplomatic movements? Assafir editorial: Where is Lebanon in the new Arab reconciliation map and international reforms?
Al-Qaeda in Yemen
Despite Yemen doing its best to confirm the existence of AL-Qaeda in the country, Yemeni Interior Minister made the mistake of his life telling Jordanian newspaper Addustour: Al-Qaeda doesn’t exist in Yemen.