Syria's state-run SANA news agency has dedicated a new section of its website to President Bashar al-Assad's planned visit to India this coming week. The site's English language section has also featured coverage of the visit. So far, the articles featured in this section have included commentary discussing the overall agenda and goals of al-Assad's […]
Here's an interesting report that was recently featured on Al-Jazeera's English language website. It provides some insight into the rise of the al-Shabaab, also often referred to as the Mujahideen Youth Movement (MYM), as an armed force in Somalia. Some interesting points/quotes put forth by the author: 1) Entities within the al-Shabaab initially began as […]
The website for Hezbollah's Al Manar TV reported today that the Iranian Committee for the Reconstruction of Lebanon (ICRL) completed repaving the al-Ghajar Bridge in south Lebanon. The bridge, destroyed during the July War of 2006, spans the Hasbani River near the border town of al-Ghajar. Half of the town lies in Lebanese territory, while […]
The website for the Jordanian Islamic Action Front (IAF) reported that 10 members of Jordan's parliament signed a memorandum demanding that the country's ambassador to Iraq not be dispatched to Baghdad. This comes shortly before the Jordanian government announced on Monday its intention to send its envoy to Iraq ‘in the near future’, following the […]
The independent Kuwaiti Al-Seyassah daily featured a report by the German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) covering an address given by Iraq's Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahrastani in parliament this Saturday. According to the report, al-Shahrastani revealed that negotiations are underway between Iraq and its neighbors, Iran and Kuwait, towards reaching an understanding on shared oil […]
A report by the Hamas-affiliated Palestinian Information Center (PIC) voiced the group's firm disapproval of statements made by Sen. Barack Obama during his speech at AIPAC's annual policy conference on Wednesday. While some suggest that the Arab world was 'shocked’ by his comments, Hamas took particular offense to how the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee stated […]
The Jordanian AmmonNews.net – a relatively new and independent online news source – reported today that the Iraqi government has, by signing deals with Jordan, agreed to export crude oil to its neighbor at a reduced rate of $18 less than the international price. Citing statements given by Iraqi officials to the Iraqi press, AmmonNews […]
Syria's state-run SANA news agency reported today on some of the comments made by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) summit in Rome. The president allegedly proclaimed that Iran, in light of the current crisis, has clear solutions for the fair production and distribution of food supplies to the […]
According to the pro-opposition daily As-Safir, there appears to be some anticipation over potential changes in Lebanon's security services. The paper reported on Monday that the new president Michel Suleiman called for decisions to oversee ‘balance’ within the ranks of the country's Internal Security Forces (ISF) during a meet and greet with several leaders from […]
The website for the pro-Sadrist Al-Kufa news agency posted a scanned copy of a statement apparently issued by Muqtada Al-Sadr earlier this week. In the statement, Al-Sadr voices his pleasure with fatwas that have rejected the long-term security agreement currently being negotiated between US forces and the Iraqi government. The aggreement, which seeks to maintain […]
Al-Jazeera reports that it is organizing a mass homecoming celebration in Doha for its Sudanese cameraman, Sami El-Haj, who had been held in Guantanamo Bay since 2002. The Qatari-based network has issued an open invitiation to the citizens and residents of the Gulf state to attend a celebration to be held Saturday night in the […]
A recent report published on the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt's website takes a look at some of the perceived causes behind Egypt's declining role as a regional player in the Arab world. It features commentary made by political scientists and journalists at an annual conference held by the Egyptian-based think tank the International Center for […]
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