Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Petroleum announced today that the Pakistani-Iranian project for a gas pipeline is finalized. Iran is a major exporter of gas, including to China. Please see full story here.
Despite the odds, people are still being rescued from the rubble in Haiti. Yesterday 69-year-old Ena Zizi was extracted from the collapsed National Cathedral in Port-au-Prince. She told the AP: “I talked only to my boss, God. And I didn’t need any more humans.” Javier Vázquez, who first reached Zizi, recalls, “I felt her grab […]
The New York Times reported yesterday that the Chinese government has unexpectedly decided to pull James Cameron’s new blockbuster “Avatar” from theaters, an unusual move considering the tremendous excitement (and revenue) the film has generated among Chinese audiences. While the Times quotes experts who say this was “a purely commercial” move undertaken to make room for homegrown […]
The opposition group in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood, has elected Mohammed Badie as its new secretary. The professor of veterinary pathology is seen as the right man to succeed Mohammed Akif. Mohammed Badie announced that he will continue working with the government for a peaceful political reform.
Yesterday’s attack in Kabul by a team of 7 Taliban members once again highlights the fragility of the Afghan government and state. Though only 5 non-insurgents were killed, 3 Afghan soldiers and 2 civilians, the militants were able to disrupt hundreds of Kabul citizens’ lives and threaten the safety of President Karzai and members of […]
Sean Patrick Murphy, one of our own very bloggers here at FPA, looks at an acclaimed and Oscar-nominated Iranian movie “Children of Heaven”: http://globalfilm.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/01/19/children-of-heaven-1997/
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh is planning a mass protest movement against the Awami League’s signed agreements with India. Claiming that the agreements are bound to diminish Bangladeshi sovereignty, the leader of Jamaat, Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami claimed that he would persuade Islamic leaders, students and intellectuals that their claims to Bangladesh as citizens would best be met […]
The Israeli Defense Force has been lauded as having launched one of the only effective response efforts in Haiti. However, anti-Semites will never pass up the opportunity to throw a little blood libel in the mix. Last year, a highly controversial article was published in a Norwegian paper alleging that the IDF regularly harvests Palestinian […]
There is certainly no shortage of Israel-Palestine based lobbyists, think tanks, and non-profits in Washington D.C. The Center for American Progress’ Middle East Progress is adding to its portfolio by teaming with the Israel Policy Forum. The new partnership will leverage the expertise of IPF (established nearly two decades ago) with the resources of a […]
Opposition groups to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary regime called for massive protests and unrest on February 11, 2010, the anniversary of the overthrow of the government of the Shah in 1979. The messages were disseminated via the web, on blogs and opposition group websites. The celebrations will conclude with a big political gathering in Azadi Square, […]
At the FPA’s Global Engagement Blog James Ketterer has a great post on Robert Kennedy’s June 1966 trip to South Africa. I once used Kennedy’s speech as a framing device for a journal article on teaching a course on race relations in the United States and South Africa. (The piece was republished here.) I agree […]
The Awami League government of Bangladesh will enact civil service legislation that will regulate the appointment and promotion of individuals within the government public service ranks. Though the Constitution of Bangladesh requires the nomination and promotion of individuals within government public service by an regulated institutional instrument, none has ever been devised. In a public […]
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