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UAE paid PR firm millions to brief UK journalists on Qatar, Brotherhood attacks

Perspective, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom / October 19, 2015

By Rori Donaghy The UAE paid a London-based public relations firm millions of pounds to lead attacks in the UK against Qatar, the Muslim Brotherhood, and other opponents of the Gulf state, according to a Mail on Sunday investigation. The report reveals that Abu Dhabi paid Quiller Consultants £60,000 ($93,000) per month for six years to, among […]

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Mob Attack, Fueled by Rumors of Cow Slaughter, Has Political Overtones in India

India, Perspective, South Asia / October 6, 2015

By DAVID BARSTOW and SUHASINI RAJ BISADA, India — The vigilantes from Save the Cow sprang into action the moment they heard arumor that a cow’s slaughtered remains had been found near an electrical transformer looming over the heart of this village. They quickly raised the alarm through text messages and phone calls. A local Hindu priest was

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Catastrophe in Saudi Arabia, pillar of Washington’s Middle East policy

Blogs, Middle East, Saudi Arabia / September 28, 2015

25 September 2015 The horrific and massive death toll stemming from a stampede of Muslim pilgrims near Mecca is symptomatic of a deepening crisis of the Saudi monarchy, a lynchpin of reaction and key pillar of US policy in the Middle East. Thursday’s catastrophe was reported by Saudi officials to have killed at least

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The Fatwa of Ayatollah el-Sisi

Egypt, Perspective / September 1, 2015

By David Hearst Sunday was a midsummer’s day, whose balmy warmth lulled Londoners like me into a false and strictly transient sense that all was right in the world. I logged onto my emails. First up was a complaint from a reader about the Middle East Eye’s coverage of the opening of the $8.5bn

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The Saudi Royals — Unchained

Middle East, Perspective, Saudi Arabia / September 1, 2015

by Joe Lauria With President Obama afraid of upsetting the Saudis anymore after the Iran-nuclear deal, he has given them pretty much a free hand to bomb and blockade Yemen King Salman of Saudi Arabia and his entourage arrive to greet President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at King Khalid International Airport

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Understanding and countering IS

Iraq, Middle East, Perspective, Syria / September 1, 2015

by Stanly Johny A member among the allied forces of the Iraqi security forces and Shia militiamen watches a weapon getting prepared for fighting against the Islamic State group outside Fallujah, in Iraq on Tuesday. A blend of military experience and jihadist ideological vigour is what makes IS the most formidable terror machinery of

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Politicians from Both Sides of the Aisle: Corruption Has Destroyed America

America, Blogs / September 1, 2015

Pervasive corruption in modern America has been thoroughly documented. There are some very juicy quotes from high-level insiders about corruption in the USA. Jon Schwarz has rounded up a good collection of recent quotes on corruption from both sides of the aisle: • “Now [the United States is] just an oligarchy, with unlimited political bribery being the essence of getting the nominations for

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The Evidence Keeps Pouring In: Capitalism Just Isn’t Working

America, Perspective / September 1, 2015

By Paul Buchheit To followers of Ayn Rand and Ronald Reagan, and to all the business people who despise government, ‘community’ is a form of ‘communism.’ Even taking the train is too communal for them. Americans have been led to believe that only individuals matter, that every person should fend for him/herself, that “winner-take-all” is the

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Did Egypt’s democracy die with my brother in Rabaa?

Egypt, Middle East, Perspective / August 18, 2015

By Ahmed Bedier Never a member of organised religious or political groups, Amir Bedier was in Rabaa to protest against Egypt’s military takeover Two years ago today, my brother Amir was one of more than 1,100 protesters killed in Rabaa Square in Cairo, Egypt. He was shot in the neck by a high-calibre

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The fatwa of ‘Ayatollah’ al-Sisi

Egypt, Perspective / August 18, 2015

By David Hearst If Egyptian religious authorities say it is haram to read Middle East Eye, it is not their fatwa but Sisi’s Sunday was a midsummer’s day whose barmy warmth lulled Londoners like me into a false and strictly transient sense that all was right in the world. I logged onto my email.

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UAE paid PR firm millions to brief UK journalists on Qatar, Brotherhood attacks

Mob Attack, Fueled by Rumors of Cow Slaughter, Has Political Overtones in India

Catastrophe in Saudi Arabia, pillar of Washington’s Middle East policy

The Fatwa of Ayatollah el-Sisi

The Saudi Royals — Unchained

Understanding and countering IS

Politicians from Both Sides of the Aisle: Corruption Has Destroyed America

The Evidence Keeps Pouring In: Capitalism Just Isn’t Working

Did Egypt’s democracy die with my brother in Rabaa?

The fatwa of ‘Ayatollah’ al-Sisi

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