Recently the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) proposed that GCC countries needed to be in direct discussion with Iran and Iraq to help develop a safe, secure and advanced nuclear energy program in the Gulf. The program would be a win-win situation for both the Gulf countries and Iran as this venture would provide Iran with […]
Tonight marks the beginning of the Passover holiday, with Jews in Israel and around the world sitting around a table for the annual Seder when the story of Moses leading the Exodus from Egypt is all but reenacted. A central, and defining, element of the Passover Seder involves the youngest child asking four questions on […]
As was expected, the Arab league summit ended without any significant decisions to speak of. In fact, the summit was cut short when the leaders opted to give their statements to the assembly in writing. Most Arabs ordered their plane to be readied for take off Sunday early afternoon. The division between member states, between […]
Official results for the Iraqi elections were announced, and Former prime minister Ayad Allawi’s secular Shia Iraqiya party has won a majority by two seats. However, just like the American elections of 2000, no clear winner and prime minister can be determined at this time. Current prime minister Al-Maliki has vowed to ask for a recount of the […]
In this piece Messrs. Sam Shoamanesh and Hirad Abtahi of the International Criminal Court (ICC) argue for a united Western Asia that, in their opinion, could form one of the most influential and prosperous regional blocks in modern history. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-sasan-shoamanesh/not-a-emnew-middle-eastem_b_514469.html
Passover, whether you’re in Israel or in the Diaspora, generally connects families around the Seder table. The little ones scurry into the far reaches of the house looking for that hidden clump of cracker known for eight days as matzah. Siblings, some of which may have not seen one another all year, come together and […]
Iyad Allawi Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s bloc has won the most seats in Iraq’s parliamentary elections, which took place earlier this month on March 7th. According to a briefing by the BBC, Allawi’is coalition won two seats more than that of incumbent PM Nouri Maliki, making the race extremely tight at 89:91 seats. […]
Fellow FPA Blogger Sean Patrick Murphy recently drew my attention to an upcoming project by British-Egyptian actor Khalid Abdalla, which I thought readers of this blog would also find interesting. Murphy profiles Abdalla, who is best known for what some have to referred to as his ‘war on terror’ trilogy. In the past, Abdalla has […]
On Valentine’s Day 2005, former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was killed as his motorcade traveled near the Beirut seaside. To date, Hariri’s killers have yet to be identified, and like many other high-profile cases in the this part of the world, it might never happen. After Hariri’s death, the United Nations Security Council set […]
The Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority don’t seem to agree on much these days. In fact, the two governments are regularly at odds with one another, refusing to sit down and even discuss how to move forward on a peace process, let alone the details of what a final agreement would entail. Well, it […]
Generally, meetings between high-level officials from allies involve joint statements and appearances. Well, the relationship between Israel and the United States is somewhat tense of late, particularly following Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to the region that coincided with Israeli approval of settlements in a contentious area of Jerusalem. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to […]
The Arab League will convene next Saturday in Libya to discuss several issues facing Arab countries. The issue of the Palestinian reconciliation and Israel’s latest plans to take over Jerusalem will be the highest on their agenda. Iran, will also be among the talking points. The common denominator between all the attendees in the Arab […]
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