CNN Middle East News- Suicide blast kills Yemeni troopsA suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform set off a blast that killed more than 100 soldiers, authorities said, in what appears to be the deadliest attack ever on troops in Yemen. […]
- Syria troubles spill into LebanonThe impact of Syria's troubles have spread to Lebanon. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports from Beirut. […]
- Soldiers shoot anti-Assad clerics in LebanonThe international community called for restraint Monday after deadly clashes were triggered in Beirut by the deaths of two religious clerics, both of whom were opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. […]
- NATO shuns intervention in SyriaThe U.S. ambassador to NATO says the alliance has no plans for military intervention in the Syrian crisis, as reports of deaths mount by the dozens and diplomatic efforts have yet to stymie the bloodshed. […]
- Ex-Yemeni President Saleh hospitalizedFormer Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was admitted Sunday to a military hospital in Sanaa, the second time that he's been to a hospital this month, a government official said. […]
- Suicide blast kills Yemeni troops
Category Archives: International Concerns
Middle East Post in Stockholm Internet Forum 2012
Stockholm Internet Freedom Conference started Wednesday’s morning with an opening address made by Mr. Carl Bildt, Minister for Sweden Foreign Affairs. Mr Carl addressed Sweden’s involvement in the development of Internet and discussed the restriction on the use of Internet in the world.
Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad and Renee Farraj from the Middle East Post are participating in the International Conference that is supposed to ask questions about the future of the net and the freedom of the net. Mr. Carl talked about the importance of protecting freedom while the internet is developing quickly. Walls are being built on the net to
Should Lebanon take a stand on Syria?
By Muddassar Ahmed and Anne-Yolande Bilala
On 27th March, a frenzy of news reports across the globe highlighted the Syrian Army’s incursion into Lebanon to hunt down rebels in neighboring villages. Meanwhile, Syria publicly accused Lebanon of providing arms to the opposition – fueling more resentment from Assad’s partisans. While no one would imagine these allegations might escalate into anything approaching outright hostilities, few predicted that Lebanon Prime Minister Mikati’s response would be quite so
Non Muslims and Atheists Vanishing in Egypt
In Egypt, everyone is expected to be a religious devout Muslim. The time is no longer defined in hours, but rather in prayer schedules. Only devout religious Muslims can understand the notion of “God will punish him”. Everyone is supposed to stop working, listening to music during the five prayer times and most importantly the only greeting word to be used is: al salamo aleikom and every sentence should be followed by inshaallah.
The New Arab Woman Fashion Cocktail Party Forum
May Abi Samra
The Lebanese Magazine Al Hasnaa and Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal group organized for the 5th consecutive year The New Arab Women Forum (NAWF) at the Four Seasons Hotel on February 1st and 2nd 2012, entitled “Women and the Arab Spring”. The conference was mainly a fashion show/cocktail party, knowing that the ticket costs 300 dollars, even if most of the attendees were invited and did not pay the outrageous fees. A statement was released by Nasawiya (a women collective/ NGO in Lebanon fighting for women rights) on
Live Online Conference with Jackie Spinner
Today a live conference will be held online with Journalist Jackie Spinner about her work in Social Media and experience in covering Middle East major events as a Journalist. You can submit your questions through Cover it live and we will make sure to answer them. The conference will start at 15:00 Gmt.
The U.S and Iran meet at Hormoz Strait
Iranian forces ended their ten days of military trainings in Hormoz channel with a launching of a developed missile called “Nour” that can reach long distances. The Iranian trainings were wide and took place in different places of the Arab Gulf. A US naval group entered the Strait of Hormoz as a reaction to the Iranian threats of closing the Hormoz channel at any time that the Iranian regime desires.
The Peace Process: Where have the strategic thinkers gone? – By P.John
Ask yourself a question.
Which makes you angrier? Seeing Africa’s hunger and poverty and watching millions die? Or seeing the Middle East peace process set back time and time again, with potentially dire consequences for us all?
Not much to choose between the two perhaps. But at least on Africa a few pop stars have finally banged the politicians’ heads together and there might just be a chance of progress there. One big cheer for private initiative. One small cheer for governments, even if they are still dishing out our money and doing next to nothing about the despots who remain in charge of large parts of Africa.
