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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The Palestinian leadership hard decisions to make
Reports were talking lately about the President Mahmoud Abbas will to go to Gaza in the next weeks to declare a unity government with Hamas. Not only that but Azam ElAhmad who is a member of the Central Council of Fatah movement also stated in an interview with MA’AN news agency that there are several steps which will affect directly the nature of the relation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Iranian threat…an Israeli strategy to gain time for other causes?
It is still not clear whether we will witness an armed confrontation this year between Iran and the West or not. Analysts continue to write and talk about this matter while no one can give a real clear answer. There are many ongoing events which effect on the choices that the West and Israel have in order to prevent Iran from moving forward in its projects. The Iranians continue to defend their position by stating that it is legitimate to obtain nuclear capabilities especially that there is no proof for any kind of Iranian intentions to obtain nuclear weapons.
When Jerusalem became the land of doubt
It is well known that whenever Jerusalem is mentioned, the words holy and faith always accompany it. In reality when talking about the situation of people and specifically the situation of thousands of Palestinians who are living under occupation since 1967, it is a different story. These people wake up every day to start a new round of challenges that are based on letting them doubt everything they have or think about.
Middle East Post loses contact with one of its writers – Catherine Shakdam
Catherine Shakdam, born in France and married to a Yemeni is a writer for the Middle East. Middle East Post staff lost contact with Catherine and other publishing houses reported that they could not reach her in the last month. Catherine writes about the situation in the Arab world and discusses the challenges that Arabs face.
Middle East Post contacted the French Embassy in Yemen and the latter is still trying to track Catherine who has not been in touch with us in the last month. We hope that she is doing fine while surviving the hard conditions Yemen is passing through. If anyone knows or hears anything about her please contact us. Here is a piece of information that Catherine wrote about herself:
A Wondering Soul and a Mind Observer – VI – The Lost Light
Who are we? And what do we represent? What will be the name of our time in the list of literature periods? Did we lose the way and why did those who were before us succeed in understanding the beauty and meaning of life while they were far away from what we discovered until this moment?
We lost the way and we are living in darker ages than those that were in the times of those who lived before us. We are great in matters of exploring space and developing scientific findings that make everything simpler and more complicated but we forgot about exploring who we are and describing the
What Palestinians And Israelis Must Remember To Forget
by: Jeff Pozmantier
The stars of the Middle East’s longest running two state play features the reliably myopic Israeli and Palestinian leadership-amnesiacs and their supportive minions — always willing to remember what hasn’t worked and forget what has.
Forty four years of off and on Israeli and Palestinian negotiations, surrounded by 63 years of battles with neighboring countries and the militant wings of various Palestinian groups, have contributed to inelastic memories and perceptions. Changes are seen as illusory or unsustainable.
A Second Egyptian revolution…or its just the continuity of the first one?
The Egyptians are back to the street and they are angry…the reason is that they realized that nothing changed. Mubarak is gone but his way of ruling Egypt is still employed. The army higher council is still in charge and the pre-elections document states that it will stay in charge of the most important authorities in Egypt.
The demonstrations are still taking place through all of Egypt. Tahrir Square is filled again with common people who want to see a real change in their life and achievements that bring them back their pride such as the nationalization of the Suez Canal. They want to live, eat and express their opinion
What does it mean to grow up as a Palestinian?
It means a lot actually and everything it means is different from what growing up and living means in other areas of the world. There are other places where it is difficult to live and you have to go through many challenges in order to survive but in Palestine it is still different.
To be a Palestinian whether while living inside Palestine or even in other places of the world is unique and different since you pass through different levels of questioning who you are? What will happen to you and what is the future of the country that you are still struggling to get it recognized as a
