Posted on Fri, December 23, 2011 at 08:37 am CET
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The “Arab Spring” and Its Impact on Israel

The “Arab Spring” is the name given to the tumultuous political events of 2011… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Barry Rubin • Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Israel • Libya • The Middle East • Tunisia 
Posted on Mon, December 12, 2011 at 17:54 pm CET
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Make Way for the Muslim Brotherhood International

It’s time for the Fifth Internationale, that of the Muslim Brotherhoods… Continue reading

Topics: Communism • Egypt • Hamas • Islamism • Jordan • Libya • Muslim Brotherhood • Qatar • Syria • Tunisia • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, November 12, 2011 at 01:03 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Mustafa Abdul Jalil, an Islamist all along

When Abdul Jalil talks about reforms, he is (and was) doing so with an Islamist agenda in mind… Continue reading

Topics: Crethi Plethi • Islamism • Libya • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, November 11, 2011 at 18:37 pm CET
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Fifty Libyan ‘Islamist’ Rebels Join the Jihad against Israel

Fifty Libyan Muslim Brotherhood mercenaries arrived in the Gaza Strip from Tripoli last month… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Islamism • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jihadism • Libya • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Thu, November 10, 2011 at 21:26 pm CET
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Libya Heading Towards Islamism

Islamism will be the dominant political force in Libya… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Libya • Sharia Law 
Posted on Fri, November 4, 2011 at 16:45 pm CET
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Hizballah Leader Nasrallah: we can fight Israel without aid from Iran or Syria

Nasrallah assured Hizballah troops they are capable of fighting Israel without Iranian or Syrian help… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Hezbollah • Iran • Israel • Lebanon • Syria • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, November 2, 2011 at 02:22 am CET
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Middle East: Why Obama can’t tame the Islamists

Many people find it hard to comprehend what the Obama Administration thinks it’s doing in the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, October 26, 2011 at 01:26 am CEST
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Welcome to the Islamist Middle East and It’s Not Going to be Moderate

The New York Times and BBC headlines on the Tunisian elections tell us it is a victory for “moderate Islamists”… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamism • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, October 26, 2011 at 01:25 am CEST
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Will Libya Be A Radical Islamist State?

The shadowy, scattered and underground Islamist forces have become powerful… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamism • Libya • Libya War 
Posted on Tue, October 25, 2011 at 00:11 am CEST
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Gaddafi Dead – So What?

What a myopic view the Western media and its array of “experts” have concerning the so-called “Arab Spring”… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Europe • Libya • Libya War • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, October 23, 2011 at 00:22 am CEST
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WikiLeaks: Qaddafi Regime-Orchestrated Attacks Against Berbers in Yefren

On December 24, Qaddafi loyalists descended on the predominately Amazigh (Berber) town of Yefren, attacking the homes of Berber leaders… Continue reading

Topics: Libya • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, October 21, 2011 at 00:36 am CEST
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What Gaddafi’s Death Teaches the Middle East…And Should Teach the West

What can we learn from the death of Libyan dictator Moammar Qadhafi… Continue reading

Topics: Libya • Libya War • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, October 20, 2011 at 20:43 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Saif Al-Islam Al-Qaddafi’s Palestinian Adventurism

In a nod to his father’s dream to serve as grand regional mediator… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Libya • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, October 20, 2011 at 19:45 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Qaddafi Children Scandals Spilling Over Into Politics

According to a local Libyan political observer the Qaddafi family has been in a tailspin lately… Continue reading

Topics: Libya • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, October 20, 2011 at 17:34 pm CEST
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Libya: Qaddafi is killed in Sirte

Questions swirl around the death outside Sirte Thursday of Muammar Qaddafi… Continue reading

Topics: Libya • Libya War 
Posted on Sat, October 8, 2011 at 00:15 am CEST
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The Arab Spring and the Jews

Throughout the ongoing unrest in the Middle East and North Africa… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Global Islam • Iraq • Jew-Hatred • Libya • Libya War • Morocco • Religion 
Posted on Wed, October 5, 2011 at 18:35 pm CEST
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Erdogan’s North African Tour: Turkey’s Regional Aspirations and Western Interests

The September 12-16 tour of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Egypt, Tunisia and Libya has occasioned the question what role… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Jasmine Revolution • Libya • Libya War • Tunisia • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, September 29, 2011 at 01:14 am CEST
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FM Sergey Lavrov Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

As for Syria, it is inadmissible to boycott proposals on a national dialogue, stir up confrontation and provoke violence… Continue reading

Topics: Russian Federation • United Nations 
Posted on Wed, September 28, 2011 at 20:55 pm CEST
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FM Mohamed Mouldi Kefi Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

Allow me to salute the martyrs and youths of Tunisia’s peaceful revolution, a revolution for freedom and dignity that offered to the world an Arab Spring… Continue reading

Topics: Tunisia • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, September 27, 2011 at 16:21 pm CEST
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FM Uri Rosenthal Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The call for freedom and democracy from the streets of the Arab world has brought about great change… Continue reading

Topics: Netherlands • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, September 27, 2011 at 00:01 am CEST
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FM Taïb Fassi Fihri Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The Arab world is witnessing profound events and transformations… Continue reading

Topics: Morocco • United Nations 
Posted on Sun, September 25, 2011 at 02:03 am CEST
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NTC Chairman Mahmoud Jibreel Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

Today, I stand before you to show the world that a new Libya is coming to life… Continue reading

Topics: Libya • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, September 24, 2011 at 14:03 pm CEST
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President Van Rompuy Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The legitimate aspirations of both the Palestinian and Israeli peoples for peace, safety and statehood must be fulfilled… Continue reading

Topics: Europe • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, September 24, 2011 at 00:04 am CEST
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PM David Cameron Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The people of the Arab world have made their aspirations clear… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • United Nations 
Posted on Fri, September 23, 2011 at 17:18 pm CEST
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King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

There is no doubt that the world is now entering a new era of important changes… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • United Nations