Countries in the Middle East are trying to get their young population more involved in the democratic process, namely Egypt. This is most likely due to the U.S. intervention and influence held over Egypt, but many other countries in the Middle East are not as enthused because they don’t have democracies. Yet, the article mentioned all of the Middle East;… Read more »
By Middle East Monitor Official data revealed that as many as 893 cases of sexual harassment were reported by Israeli soldiers last year. Israeli Public Radio reported yesterday that the number of complaints filed by both male and female soldiers who were harassed by their colleagues or senior officers during military service has increased over the past year. The percentage… Read more »
By The Media Line In the wake of the Arab Spring, a protest movement spearheaded largely by youth that shook the Middle East to its core, progress towards democratization has in many regional countries stagnated, if not been entirely reversed.
By Breaking Israel News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of potential nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, while addressing a weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday.
By Seeking Alpha Brent crude oil could slide below $60/bbl as a surge in U.S. shipments to Asia threatens to undermine the production cut deal between OPEC and its allies, according to ING analysts, in contrast to bullish views from Goldman Sachs and others who see prices supported as strong demand soaks up supply from the U.S.
After the blasts that hit Palestinian Prime Minister’s convoy this morning, Hamas has been under fire by a number of PA officials blaming them for the attack. I was surprised that PA wouldn’t have blamed Israel for the incident, and immediately jumped to blaming Hamas. This shows how divided the Palestinians really are. Officials on the scene have been speculating about the time… Read more »
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has rejected an invitation by the White House to attend a Gaza“stakeholders” summit next week, a senior official of the self-government body said. Ahmad Majdalani told the Voice of Palestine radio on Friday that the PA would not attend the meeting, saying that the issue in Gaza was “political par excellence”. “The United States is well aware that… Read more »
The BBC is making an unprecedented appeal to the UN to stop Iran from harassing its Persian service staff in London and their families in Iran. It says Iran has stepped up a campaign of intimidation, including threats, arrests of relatives and travel bans. Iran began targeting the BBC’s Persian service after the disputed 2009 presidential election, when Tehran accused… Read more »
JERUSALEM — A roadside bomb blast in Gaza Tuesday morning damaged several vehicles in the convoy of the Palestinian Authority’s prime minister, Rami Hamdallah, in what the authority called a failed assassination attempt. But the incident quickly raised questions about the motives of those responsible, and whether a successful assassination might not have been their real aim. No group immediately… Read more »
An explosion targeted Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah’s convoy as he arrived in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday for a rare visit, lightly wounding seven people, officials and witnesses said. Hamdallah was not injured in the explosion, which occurred shortly after his convoy entered the territory run by Islamist movement Hamas, a security source in the convoy said. Palestinian intelligence chief… Read more »