Posted on Sun, October 6, 2013 at 19:43 pm CEST
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Remembering the 1973 “Yom Kippur” War

The “Yom Kippur” war: forty years Later… Continue reading

Topics: 1973 Yom Kippur War • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • History • Israel • Israel Defense Forces 
Posted on Sat, October 5, 2013 at 13:26 pm CEST
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Yousef Bin Al-Alawi Bin Abdulla, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Yousef Bin Al-Alawi Bin Abdulla, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Oman • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, October 5, 2013 at 13:25 pm CEST
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Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Addresses General Debate, 68th session, 2013

Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Diplomacy • United Nations 
Posted on Wed, October 2, 2013 at 11:22 am CEST
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The “Arab Spring” is now officially over

Al-Qaeda linked terrorism threatens Tunisia’s economy and security… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamic Terrorism • Jasmine Revolution • Tunisia 
Posted on Tue, October 1, 2013 at 11:17 am CEST
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Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • United Arab Emirates • United Nations 
Posted on Mon, September 30, 2013 at 19:30 pm CEST
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Walid Al-Moualem, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Walid Al-Moualem, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Syria • United Nations 
Posted on Sun, September 29, 2013 at 00:01 am CEST
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Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Nabil Fahmy, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Egypt • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, September 28, 2013 at 19:10 pm CEST
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Dr. Zalmai Rassoul, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Address by His Excellency Zalmai Rassoul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan at the general debate of the 68th Session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Diplomacy • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, September 28, 2013 at 01:00 am CEST
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Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Pakistan • United Nations 
Posted on Fri, September 27, 2013 at 20:32 pm CEST
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Khudheir Mussa Al-Khuzaie, Vice-President of Iraq, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Khudheir Mussa Al-khuzaie, Vice-President of Iraq, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Iraq • United Nations 
Posted on Fri, September 27, 2013 at 16:33 pm CEST
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Mr. Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, President of the Republic of Tunisia, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, President of the Republic of Tunisia, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Tunisia • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, September 26, 2013 at 16:53 pm CEST
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Mr. Ali Zeidan, Prime Minister of Libya, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Ali Zeidan, Prime Minister of Libya, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Libya • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, September 26, 2013 at 16:01 pm CEST
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Syrian Rebels Say: We Demand Radical Islamism; U.S. Says: We Can’t Hear You!

Thirteen Syrian rebel groups demand an Islamist state in Syria… Continue reading

Topics: Sunni-Shia Conflict • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, September 25, 2013 at 21:35 pm CEST
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Mr. Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Kuwait • United Nations 
Posted on Wed, September 25, 2013 at 00:32 am CEST
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Dr. Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Iran • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, September 24, 2013 at 22:54 pm CEST
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Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Qatar • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, September 24, 2013 at 21:08 pm CEST
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King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Jordan • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, September 24, 2013 at 20:30 pm CEST
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Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Turkey • United Nations 
Posted on Mon, September 23, 2013 at 00:02 am CEST
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Rowhani Speech Rekindles Debate on Revolutionary Guards’ Involvement in Politics and Economy

Rowhani’s remarks prompted a flurry of comments… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Politics 
Posted on Sun, September 22, 2013 at 23:55 pm CEST
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The Revolutionary Guards’ Involvement in Iranian Economy Comes Under Increasing Criticism

Growing criticism of the armed forces’ involvement in the Iranian economy… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Politics 
Posted on Sun, September 22, 2013 at 23:45 pm CEST
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Rare Interview with Revolutionary Guards Spokesman Ramazan Sharif

About the Revolutionary Guards’ interaction with past governments, involvement in politics and economy, the 2009 protests, and their attitude towards Hassan Rowhani… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Politics 
Posted on Sun, September 22, 2013 at 14:05 pm CEST
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The “Iran is Now Moderate” Joke

Hassan Rouhani does not have a moderate record… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, September 20, 2013 at 01:11 am CEST
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US Plays Monopoly, Russia Plays Chess

Whatever Putin thinks, he will keep to himself… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Energy • Politics • Russia's Middle East Policy • Syria • Syrian Revolution • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, September 12, 2013 at 16:42 pm CEST
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Russia-Iran Axis Gets Access

Has Obama’s Syria policy backfired?… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Politics • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, September 12, 2013 at 11:32 am CEST
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Syrian Diplomacy?

Since an attack is unlikely, what difference does that make?… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Iran • Russian Federation • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy