Blogs Posts on "Middle East"
The End of the Oil Dollar by Subrosa on Nov 3, 2009Late last month Iran announced that its foreign currency reserves would henceforth be held in euros rather than the dollar.Now, in the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning - along with China, Russia, J...
Hamas is Palestine by The Third Estate on Nov 1, 2009Guest post by Tim Johnston Following a turbulent week for Israel, Tim Johnston argues that the only path to peace is engagement with Hamas Hamas, founded in 1987, was elected by the Palestinian people in January 2006 by a landslide. Almost immediatel...
Erdogan: Playing both sides by Gentile Warrior on Oct 29, 2009Comments by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan should not come as a surprise to anyone who follows the misadventures called politics in the Middle East. The more I looked over the comments the more I realized that Mr. Erdogan was jockeying f...
Streets and Sweets by Camels and Tacos on Oct 26, 2009Yum-yumsBanksy in Alex? Hot teaCoffee and Backgammon two favorite pastimes. Street artStreet catsHot Tost and Crazy Crisps...
Amnesty says Israel curbing water to Palestinians by The Church of Jesus Christ on Oct 26, 2009Human rights group Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday that Israeli restrictions prevented Palestinians from receiving enough water in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The report said Israel’s daily water consumption per capit...
WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY by Telecom News Bulletin on Oct 26, 2009Women in Technology (WIT) for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the U.S. Department of State, managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE) West Coast Center, and impleme...
Huge Crowds Throng to Sharaf DG Stand at Gitex Shopper to See World’s Fastest PC by Telecom News Bulletin on Oct 22, 2009The launch of YOYOTech’s brand new Fi7EPOWER MK3 system has drawn huge crowds to Sharaf DG’s stand at the Gitex Shopper 2009 show at the Aiport Expo, not only because it is the fastest system ever sold in the world– but also because it has been...
Informa Telecoms & Etisalat Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement by Telecom News Bulletin on Oct 22, 2009Informa Telecoms & Media are delighted to announce their exclusive strategic partnership, signed at Gitex, with Etisalat on the premier communications event of the Middle East. The GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit (www.comworldseries.com/me...
"Conservative" Attacks Turkey Because It Won't Cow-Tow To Israeli Foreign Policy, Like They Want the United States To Do by Stupid Right Wingers on Oct 19, 2009No longer Western because it does not accept Israel's far right foregn policy.Before I begin, I would make a few points - being critical of Israel's foreign policy does not make you anti-Semitic. Putting the national interests of the...
FOREIGN POLICY IS FOREIGN TO OBAMA—SO IS GOVERNANCE. by Conservative Blogs Central on Oct 18, 2009President Barack Obama trots around like he doesn’t have a care in the world. He is the quintessential Liberal, blowing through people’s lives like a Federal Emergency Grant, leaving nothing but confusion and chaos behind with nothing to show for...
