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July 2008
- Next, Thicket of Arab-Israeli Conflict Awaits Obama
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 22, 08 1:27 PM CDT
  
  With the war leg of his foreign tour behind him, Barack Obama must next navigate the Middle East peace process. He’ll meet with top Israeli and Palestinian leaders tomorrow, the New York Times reports, and will visit the rocket-bombarded town of Sderot. US Jewish voters will be particularly attentive after the Democrat’s recent slip over the status of Jerusalem. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Israel • Palestine • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Jerusalem
- US Closer to Establishing Diplomatic Outpost in Iran
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Jul 17, 08 1:10 PM CDT
  
  The Bush administration is moving forward with plans to establish a US interest section—precursor to a formal embassy—in Iran, the Guardian reports. An announcement will come in the next month about the office, which will put US diplomats in Iran for the first time since the hostage crisis in 1979. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced his support for the project earlier this week. More »
  
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  Iran • Bush administration • Middle East • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • diplomacy • US Embassy • embassy
- Egypt's Spymaster the Next President?
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 17, 08 4:00 AM CDT
  
  As the 26-year reign of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak comes to a close, his likely successor is looking less like son Gamal, head of the benighted National Democratic Party, reports the Los Angeles Times . Instead, the man at the head of the country's foreign intelligence service, Omar Suleiman—"a diplomat's diplomat," with strong ties to many factions—is increasingly seen as the most likely to step into the top spot. More »
  
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  Middle East • Egypt • Hosni Mubarak • Gamal Mubarak • National Democratic Party
- Dubai Cracks Down on Nude Tourists
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 15, 08 6:38 AM CDT
  
  It hasn't been all fun and games for Western vacationers on Dubai beaches, thanks to decency police who have detained 79 people in recent days for topless sunbathing and nudity, AP reports. The Muslim city-state is attracting hordes of foreign sun seekers, who are being scrutinized by cops on the ground and in beach watchtowers. Detained vacationers were "disturbing families," said a Dubai spokesman. More »
  
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  Middle East • vacation • Dubai • beach • United Arab Emirates • resorts • behavior
- Turkey Indicts 86 for Coup Plot
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 14, 08 8:22 AM CDT
  
  Prosecutors today indicted 86 secular Turks—including high-ranking ex-military officials—on terrorism charges for their alleged involvement in plots to topple the Islamic-rooted government. The suspects, believed to include at least one former general and an opposition politician, are accused of having plotted to provoke a military coup to topple PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. More »
  
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  Middle East • Turkey • Recep Tayyip Erdogan • secularism • coup • Kemal Ataturk
- Study Yields More Clues About Autism
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 10, 08 6:20 PM CDT
  
  Scientists have found six new genes linked to autism, inching closer to a fuller understanding of the disorder and how to treat it, the AP reports. The genes in question are necessary for learning but are essentially stuck in the "off" position. The finding lends credence to the philosophy behind intensive education programs that seek to give the circuits an "extra push," said one expert. More »
  
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  Middle East • DNA • autism • scientific study • genetic defects • neurons • synapse
- Turkey Suspects al-Qaeda in US Consulate Attack
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 9, 08 11:51 AM CDT
  
  Turkish police say they suspect al-Qaeda is behind today's attack on the US consulate in Istanbul. So far, no one has claimed responsibility, but a police official confirmed the suspicion to the AP on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief journalists on the investigation. More »
  
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  al-Qaeda • Middle East • Turkey • Istanbul • terror attacks • US Consulate
- Quiet Qatar Plays Key Mideast Peacemaker Role
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 9, 08 3:40 AM CDT
  
  Qatar has managed the amazing diplomatic feat of staying friendly with just about everybody in the Middle East, the New York Times writes. The tiny, oil-rich emirate, which somehow maintains close ties with Iran while also hosting an American airbase, is rapidly becoming the region's mediator. Its diplomats recently pulled Lebanon back from the brink of civil war and are pushing for more peace deals. More »
  
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  Middle East • diplomacy • Persian Gulf • Qatar • al-Jazeera • Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jaber al-Thani • Salman bin Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa
June 2008
- Obama Show Coming to Europe, Mideast
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 28, 08 3:53 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama will travel to Europe and the Middle East this summer in his first international tour as a presidential candidate, he announced today. Designed to offset criticism that he lacks foreign policy experience, the trip will include stops in Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and Britain, the New York Times reports. He will also visit Iraq and Afghanistan, but is keeping details secret for security reasons. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Middle East • Obama 2008 • Europe • foreign policy • tour
- Al-Qaeda Stuck in Web 1.0
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 26, 08 9:07 AM CDT
  
  At its height, al-Qaeda had mastered how to amplify the effect of real-world attacks with virtual representations—videos, audio recordings, and articles reproducing its mayhem online. But as the Web has transformed into a more social entity, the terrorist organization is " stuck in 1.0," writes analyst Daniel Kimmage in the New York Times . If America and its allies want to win the war on terror, they should look to YouTube. More »
  
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  Internet • al-Qaeda • YouTube • Middle East • social networking • Web 2.0 • Internet censorship
- Refugees: Iraq's Unspoken Crisis
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 26, 08 6:56 AM CDT
  
  New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof travels to Jordan to report on one of the unintended consequences of the Iraq war: a regional refugee crisis. About 2 million Iraqis, mostly Sunnis, have fled since the war, living mostly in Jordan and Syria in deplorable conditions. "They are the new Palestinians," writes Kristof, "the 21st-century Arab diaspora that threatens the region’s stability." More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • Middle East • Syria • Jordan • Sunnis • Iraqi refugees
- Rockets Hit Israel, Olmert Ends Ceasefire
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 24, 08 9:48 AM CDT
  
  Police say three Palestinian rockets have hit southern Israel and Ehud Olmert's office says the ceasefire that took effect last week has been broken. Islamic Jihad militants in the Gaza Strip say they carried out the attack to avenge an Israeli military raid that killed one of their fighters in the West Bank early today; two people were lightly wounded in the rocket barrage. More »
  
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  Israel • Palestine • Middle East • West Bank • Gaza Strip • truce • rockets
- Gaza Truce Takes Hold
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 19, 08 8:00 AM CDT
  
  Guns went quiet as a six-month truce between Israel and Gaza Strip militants took effect early today, despite widespread skepticism about its longevity. If the quiet holds, Israel will ease its blockade on Sunday to allow larger shipments of some supplies. A week later Israel is to further ease restrictions at cargo crossings, which in recent months have been closed to all but humanitarian aid and limited fuel supplies. More »
  
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  Israel • Hamas • Palestine • Middle East • Gaza • ceasefire
- Taliban Said Routed Near Kandahar
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 19, 08 7:21 AM CDT
  
  Yesterday's swift offensive by Afghan and NATO forces drove Taliban militants from a strategic group of villages outside southern Afghanistan's largest city and killed 56 insurgents, Afghan officials said today. The Afghan National Army has taken control of the villages, a defense ministry spokesman said, but militants had planted hundreds of land mines in the area before fleeing, the AP reports. More »
  
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  Afghanistan • Taliban • Middle East • insurgents • NATO • Arghandab
- Israel Invites Lebanon to Talks
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 18, 08 2:06 PM CDT
  
  Israel today invited the Lebanese government to direct negotiations, adding that it would be willing to discuss all issues, including a long-disputed area along their border, the New York Times reports. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who visited both nations earlier this week, is attempting to use negotiation over Shabaa Farms to kick-start wider talks. More »
  
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  Israel • Condoleezza Rice • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon • Hezbollah • border dispute
- Obama: The Muslim World's Candidate
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 11, 08 10:13 AM CDT
  
  Egypt is the latest foreign spot where US journalists are finding support for the candidacy of Barack Obama, with Thomas Friedman, in the New York Times, finding "Egyptians are amazed, excited, and agog that America might elect a black man whose father’s family was of Muslim heritage." Win or not, the Democrat's success "has done more to improve America’s image abroad … than the entire Bush public diplomacy effort." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Middle East • Egypt • Thomas Friedman • Cairo
- 'Sisters' Colleges Recruit in Middle East
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 3, 08 10:31 AM CDT
  
  Facing fewer applicants than comparable co-ed institutions around the US, representatives of top women’s colleges toured the Middle East this spring on a recruiting mission, the New York Times reports. While women’s colleges have become a niche market for US applicants, single-sex education remains widespread in the Middle East. But attending one of them can be a shock to students expecting protected environments, honoring traditional women's roles. More »
  
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  Middle East • women • college • higher education • college admissions • Smith College • Wellesley
May 2008
- Distracted US Finds Mideast Clout Waning
  
  newser | Reuters | May 26, 08 3:45 PM CDT
  
  The Bush Administration's problems are hardly confined to abysmal domestic approval ratings, writes veteran Reuters journalist Jonathan Wright. Middle Eastern leaders are paying less and less attention to the lame-duck president, who spoke of the need to isolate Hamas during a visit to Egypt last week—even as his host was mediating discussions between Israel and Gaza. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Israel • Bush administration • Middle East • Syria • Egypt • US foreign policy
- Lebanon Pays High Price to Avert Civil War
  
  newser | Washington Post | May 22, 08 9:15 AM CDT
  
  The agreement that ended Lebanon's 18-month political crisis is nothing less than a sea change for the country, writes the Washington Post , strengthening Hezbollah and dealing a blow to America and its Middle East allies. The US-backed government in Beirut said that the last-minute deal averted a civil war, but gives Hezbollah many of its demands—including a veto over any cabinet decision. More »
  
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  Middle East • Lebanon • Hezbollah • civil war • Beirut • Saad al-Hariri • Michel Suleiman • Rafiq al-Hariri
- Bush Issues Arab To-Do List
  
  newser | New York Times | May 18, 08 1:06 PM CDT
  
  President Bush addressed Arab leaders at the World Economic Forum today, urging them to make the changes necessary to achieve peace in the region. Citing improving women's rights, strengthening their economies, and bolstering democracy as the major goals, Bush reprised some of the same language from his speech last week in Israel, the New York Times reports. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Middle East • Israel and Palestinians • Egypt • Arab Israeli conflict • democracy • women's rights • World Economic Forum

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