Christian Arabs Targeted Throughout Middle East
By Alan Caruba.
The nations of the Middle East have been steadily forcing out Christian Arabs that have lived there for centuries, often in the most brutal fashion. This is the hallmark of Islam that has no tolerance for any other religion. [...]
Zambia deploys army, paramilitary police forces in crack down on secessionists in Western province
By Oscar Nkala.
Zambian President Michael Sata has ordered the deployment of several infantry divisions backed by special forces commandos to conduct security operations in the country’s Western Province where leaders of the secessionist [...]
Uganda pleads for UN support for deployment of 4000 strong neutral force in Eastern DR Congo
By Oscar Nkala.
Ugandan Vice President Edward Ssekandi says the United Nations should support the joint proposal from members states of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region and the Southern Africa Development Community for [...]
The Great Ethanol Scam
By Alan Caruba.
The rocketing costs of gasoline and the price of corn being paid worldwide are the result of U.S. government mandates requiring the inclusion of ethanol in the gasoline all Americans must use. The time has long since passed to [...]
Germany for the lead – a potential but silent global power
By Oliver Krumme.
While German chancellor Angela Merkel was away on her recent visit to Greece, a dominating discussion developed in international and European affairs, specifically in the view of the crisis: can Germany be considered as a lead-nation [...]
Egyptian Soccer Fans’ Anti-corruption Campaign Gathers Steam
In the firing line: Al Ahly chairman Hassan Hamdy
By James M. Dorsey
A campaign by militant Egyptian soccer fans to root out corruption gathered steam this week with the slapping of a travel ban on and the freezing of assets of the chairman [...]
Strasbourg Killing Raises Fresh Questions about Integration in France
By Sanchia Alasia
The killing in Strasbourg on Saturday by French police once again raised the issue of integration and immigration in France, particularly as this is the second terrorist killing by police in the past year.
There are also [...]
The Media War in Syria
By Malik Al-Abdeh
The conflict has exacerbated the media tussle between
two opposing camps in the region
Exactly a year after the breakout of the Syrian uprising, Al-Arabiya TV did something extraordinary: it broadcast blow-by-blow details of [...]
Qatar engages workplace safety NGO to counter trade union boycott
By James M. Dorsey
Qatar in a bid to counter mounting criticism of workers’ conditions in the Gulf state and a threatened global campaign by international trade unions calling for a boycott of the 2022 World Cup trumpeted this week the announcement [...]
Nabi Saleh, Summer 2012
By Miko Peled
Israeli soldiers, good only for fighting unarmed civilians, can’t handle a serious fighting force.
This past summer I drove once again from Jerusalem to Nabi Saleh, a small village in the West Bank known for its ongoing resistance [...]
“Mexico nabs ex-Zetas leader, El Taliban”
By Sylvia Longmire.
Here is an excerpt from Dudley Althaus’ article in The Houston Chronicle:
“Mexican marines have captured a renegade leader of the Zetas known as El Taliban in the latest blow by the U.S.-backed commando campaign [...]
Singapore court orders journalist to reveal sources
By James M. Dorsey
A Singapore court has ordered veteran journalist and scholar JMD to reveal his sources for his reporting on an audit of suspended world soccer body FIFA vice president and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohammed [...]
FIFA decision on Kosovo likely to spur Kurdish national aspirations
By James M. Dorsey
The Kosovo Football Federation (KFF) and soccer-crazy Kosovars are not the only ones in anxious anticipation of this coming Friday’s executive committee meeting of world soccer body FIFA that is expected to decide the terms [...]
Hollande’s pursuit for tax capital set to raise €20 billion
By Sanchia Alasia.
François Hollande, rested from his summer holiday, this month outlined his plan to France’s Court of Audit of how the tax system will operate under a socialist government. His intention is to raise €20 billion in new [...]
Nationalist’s parties set lose EU funding
Sanchia Alasia.
In February 2012 I reported an announcement from the European Parliament recently had political parties like the UK’s BNP and France’s Front National party, rubbing their hands in glee. Their positions would have [...]
Malaysian police make first arrest in Bin Hammam case
By James M. Dorsey
Malaysian authorities have arrested an associate of suspended Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and world soccer body FIFA vice president Mohammed bin Hammam on suspicion of theft of documents from AFC’s offices in [...]
Ethiopia’s Genocide of the Ogadeni Continues
By Betre Yacob
The genocide in the controversial Ogaden region, a territory comprising the southeastern portion of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia, has continued with a massacre of 17 and missing of 14 Ogadenis.
Hassen Abdulahi, the representative [...]
Middle East protests: Ultras settle scores, Islamists seek to score points
By James M. Dorsey
The anti-American protests spreading across the Middle East and North Africa may be fuelled by an obscure anti-Muslim American film but are really about domestic score settling and political maneuvering.
At the bottom line, [...]
World Sports Group sues journalist in bid to squash reporting on Bin Hammam
By James M. Dorsey.
Singapore-based World Sports Group (WSG) has started legal proceedings against veteran journalist and soccer scholar James M. Dorsey in a bid to silence sources and squash reporting about its relationship with the Asian Football [...]
Turkey’s Latest Challenges
By Louis Fishman.
During the last month, the Turkish press has been focused on the Syrian refugee crisis, and the resurgence of clashes between the Turkish military and the PKK. The growing turmoil surrounding these two issues stands as a major [...]