Category Archive for 'Syria'
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
It’s time of the year for Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007. With all my reservations regarding Reporters Without Borders neutrality (having doubt after knowing that France is their financial supporter, although they are an NGO!), yet, their report was always a good indicator, if not the closest to reality - at least from my experiences [...]
Posted in Algeria, Arab, Bahrain, Blogging, Breaking News, Censorship, Egypt, Freedom of Speech, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen | 3 Comments »
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
I admit I have missed the news when it was announced end of last July, but better late than never.
Honored to be Bahraini by soul for living in Bahrain for the last four years, I am very happy to know that Wafaa Ganahi, a 23-year-old teacher from the Law Faculty of Bahrain University, won the [...]
Posted in Algeria, Arab, Bahrain, Egypt, Good News, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia | 55 Comments »
Thursday, June 14th, 2007
What motivates me to write about Shulamit Cohen is my encounter with her corrupt son David Kishik, whom I met years ago in the course of my journalistic work, and who turned the Israeli Military-Civil Administration Headquarter in the West Bank into a central for furthering his lucrative business transactions and private projects around land [...]
Posted in Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Zionism | 8 Comments »
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
This June marks the fortieth anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. Four decades of control maintained by force of arms have enabled Israel to impose its will on the occupied territories and to remake them in its own image.
Here is FAQ on the 1967 war:
1. How did the [...]
Posted in Did you know?, Egypt, History, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, War | 8 Comments »
Monday, April 30th, 2007
June 2007 marks the 40-year anniversary of Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Syrian Golan Heights.
The ICNP (International Coordination Network on Palestine) has launched during last year’s annual UN civil society conference on the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people a global Call for Action Days on June 9-10, [...]
Posted in Action, Gaza, Good News, Palestine, Syria, War, West Bank | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
In the fifth annual Reporters Without Borders Worldwide Press Freedom Index, in between 168 indexed countries, our beloved Arab countries makes sure to be among the worst.
Here is the list in order from “best” to “worst”:
Kuwait - 73
United Arab Emirates - 77
Mauritania - 77
Qatar - 80
Morocco - 97
Lebanon - 107
Jordan - 109
Bahrain - 111
Algeria - [...]
Posted in Algeria, Arab, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Media, Middle East, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
Did you know that there are few journalists in Washington who can throw the White House off its stride? Bob Woodward is one of them. Woodward’s new book, “State of Denial,” paints a damning picture of White House policy in the aftermath of the Iraq invasion. The White House is now in full damage-control mode [...]
Posted in 911, Did you know?, Freedom of Speech, Gaza, Human Rights, Iraq, Israel, Judaism, Lebanon, Palestine, Racism, Religion, Syria, Terrorism, UK, USA, War Crimes, Zionism | 3 Comments »
Sunday, August 13th, 2006
11.08.2006 Source: URL: http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/conflicts/83898-Nuclear_War-0
Such was the conclusion reached in the U.S. Russian generals and political scientists disagree only about its exact starting date.
Our world is on the brink of another world war. It will originate August 22nd in the Middle East. The prediction was presented not by Vagna or Nostradamus but by an American political [...]
Posted in Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Syria, War | 14 Comments »
Monday, April 10th, 2006
Saudis plan to fence off border with chaos
Via: Times online
Just what Iraq’s need. Saudis Arabia plan to fence off Iraq. They have invited bids for the construction of a security fence (isn’t that the same name used for what is called the Israeli Apartheid Wall?) along the entire length of its 900km (560mile) desert border [...]
Posted in Defence, Failures, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, War | 5 Comments »
Monday, March 27th, 2006
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Posted in Arab, Bahrain, Breaking News, Egypt, Failures, Good News, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Politics, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, UAE | 16 Comments »