Showing posts for "Lebanon"
A spices vendor works in his shop at a market place in the Old Sanaa city (Khaled Abdullah/Courtesy Reuters).
Elias Muhanna, of Qifa Nabki, gives his perspective on the recent resignation of Lebanese PM, Najib Mikati. Read more »
Greek Orthodox priests attend the Christmas procession inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem (Ammar Awad/Courtesy Reuters).
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I am looking forward to reading Gregory Johnsen’s book, The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, and America’s War in Arabia over the break. Read more »
An elderly man walks past street vendors waiting for customers at a market place in Sanaa (Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi/Courtesy Reuters).
Ibrahim El-Houdaiby wonders if Egypt’s Islamists will make the same mistakes as previous regimes.
Qifa Nabki offers an interesting profile of Wissam al-Hassan, the head of Lebanon’s Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces, who was assassinated in today’s attack in Beirut. Read more »
Protesters climb a fence at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa (Mohamed Al-Sayaghi/Courtesy Reuters).
Nafeesa Syeed provides a closer look at the ongoing protests at the U.S. embassy in Sana’a, Yemen.
Evan Hill offers an interesting analysis of the anti-American demonstrations sweeping the Arab world. Read more »
Khalil recites verses from the Koran at the Jamia Binoria Al-Alamia Seminary Islamic Study School in Karachi (Athar Hussain/Courtesy Reuters)
Makram Rabah looks at the possible effect of Syria’s revolution on Lebanon.
The Project on Middle East Democracy’s report: The Campaign Against NGOs in Egypt. Read more »
Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Saleh in Sanaa (Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi/Courtesy Reuters)
A defected Yemeni soldier who joined sides the anti-regime protesters reads the Koran near the entrance to Taghyeer Square in Sanaa (Jumanah El-Heloueh/Courtesy Reuters)
A woman weaves a carpet at a factory in Mashad, east of Tehran (Caren Firouz/Courtesy Reuters)
I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. Check out the picture of “Father Time” above. As we bid goodbye to 2010 and say hello to 2011, it is time for that great American pastime of lists: “Best of…,” “Worst of…” “Most Influential…”, and “ Most Important…” of 2010.
Here’s my take for the seven (I couldn’t think of 10) most important stories in the Middle East this year, in no particular order:
From the Potomac to the Euphrates examines how debates about Mideast policy in Washington connect to the region, with a special focus on Egypt and Turkey.
As Iran loses ground in Syria, Lebanon, and the Gaza Strip, expect Tehran to try to shore up its ability…
Thanassis Cambanis claims that Lebanon’s Hizballah and the clerical regime in Iran are now fully vested factions in Syria’s civil…
This article was originally published on The Atlantic on Monday, May 12, 2013. Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil announced a cabinet…
The Turkish government’s tepid response to the car bombings in Reyhanli last Friday should help bring to a merciful end…
Steven A. Cook probes the arguments against a No-Fly Zone over Syria. Gary Schmitt says it is doubtful that the…
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