CNN Middle East News- U.N. Security Council to meet on SyriaThe U.N. Security Council is scheduled to meet Saturday and may vote on a draft resolution intended to pressure Syria to end its months-long crackdown on anti-government demonstrators, diplomats said. […]
- Samsung said it didn't make ad that angered IraniansSenior Iranian lawmakers are considering a boycott of Samsung, the South Korean electronics and appliance manufacturer, because of a controversial Israeli ad that pokes fun at the nuclear crisis, state-run Press TV of Iran said Friday. […]
- Iran's leader: War would be detrimental to U.S.The supreme leader of Iran issued a blunt warning Friday that war would be detrimental to the United States -- and that Iran is ready to help anyone who confronts "cancerous" Israel. […]
- Bold, exhilarating stands for freedom inside SyriaAbu Marwan jumps into the back of the small white van. He and his friend, Abu Omar, are heading to a grass-roots demonstration in the Syrian capital to protest the government of President Bashar al-Assad. […]
- Film director shares sights and sounds of Beirut's 'Little Armenia'Film director Nigol Bezjian was born in Syria, raised in Lebanon and studied in the United States, but nowhere does he feel more at home than in Little Armenia. […]
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Monthly Archives: February 2009
اهدافك تحدد حياتك بعد موتك
لكل بداية نهاية، هذه هي الحياة ببساطة، والانسان الطبيعي على ادراك تام بهذا الشيء فلذلك تراه يعمل لما بعد النهاية او انه يعمل للنهاية فالعمل كما قيل مستمر والانسان يفنى، ولكن ما هو الدافع الذي يدخره الانسان كي يستمر بعمل حتى الموت، وكيف تكون البداية؟ لكل بداية نهاية ولكل بداية صعوبات ومتاعب، ولكن الانسان في طبيعته يتغلب على هذه التعقيدات كي يكتسب الشرف عند النهاية.
ما الذي ستجلبه الحكومة الاسرائيلية القادمة في جعبتها؟
الانتخابات ال 18 للكنيست الاسرائيلية ستحمل معها الكثير للمنطقة وسيكون لها اثر واهمية كبيرة على الصعيد السياسي وعلى العملية السلمية في الشرق الاوسط بشكل عام وعلى الصعيد الاسرائيلي الفلسطيني بشكل خاص. في الفترة الاخيرة تعالت وتتعالى اصوات الناس والرأي العام العربي والفلسطيني بان الشارع الاسرائيلي يتجه الى اليمين المتطرف وانه لا يمكن ابرام اي اتفاقية سلام مع كيان او حكومة يمينية متطرفة ولكنني ارى ان اي تركيبة لاي حكومة اسرائيلية قادمة لن تقف مكتوفة الايدي امام موضوعين مهمين وهما الملف النووي الايراني وعملية
Falling Revenues Threaten Rebuilding and Stability in Iraq
Still, a senior administration official said the United States was confident that the cumulative oil surpluses would allow it to weather the immediate storm. “The overall trend is still moving in a reasonable direction even if they’re not able to do quite as much as anticipated,” the official said.
Iran assuming Mughniyeh role inside Hezbollah
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent
Iran has been increasing its involvement and control over Hezbollah’s operations since terror operations head Imad Mughniyeh was killed a year ago.
Hezbollah has not yet found someone of similar stature to replace Mughniyeh. Therefore, the Iranians have taken some responsibility for Hezbollah operations, using a large number of Iranian Revolutionary Guard and intelligence officers in Lebanon.
Awaiting Israel’s next step
By: George S. Hishmeh
The optimists in the Middle East, and they hardly exceed the number of fingers on one’s hand, are wondering whether Benjamin Netanyahu, who may be charged of forming the new Israeli government, will pull a Richard Nixon out of his bag. After all, it was this former conservative American president who paved the way for establishing diplomatic relations with Communist China when he visited there in 1972.
