Saudia Arabia Not Immune to Freedom Protests
Protests are extremely rare in Saudi Arabia, but activists in Qatif recently took to the street
Libya Has Its Own Hero: A Young Lawyer called “Triple Fathi” [photo]
Benghazi – AFP- (TRANSLATION The intifada was inspired by the Libyan Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions, which toppled the puppet regimes in neighboring countries, they also have a hero, a lawyer Fathi, who formed his arrest Triple spark ignited popular movements. After Muhammad Bouazizi, vendor mobile young university graduate who burnt himself as a result of…
Syria: Cutthroat “Mukhabarat” of Middle East
Analysts say a popular president, dreaded security forces and religious diversity make a Syrian revolution unlikely. A key factor for stability within Syria is the popularity of President Bashar al-Assad Despite a wave of protests spreading across the Middle East, so far the revolutionary spirit has failed to reach Syria. Authoritarian rule, corruption and economic hardship are characteristics…
Security and Stability w/START Treaty & Russians
The upper house of Russia’s Parliament today approved the START nuclear arms control treaty at the heart of a new thaw in post-Cold-War relations between Moscow and Washington. The treaty, signed by U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev back in April, requires both countries to cut their arsenals of nuclear warheads…
Christians the NEW Enemy of Iraqi Terrorists: FLEE OR DIE
Iraqi Christians bury victims Tuesday of a church attack on October 31, for which the Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility
The Passions of the Middle East: Martyrdom & Wealth
Two extreme passions – the religious and the worldly – shape the Middle East
Organized Crime in Mexico: 4000 murders 2010
Drugs and Security in Mexico
Egypt battles for ancient Blue Nile water rights
Victims of something much larger than ourselves,