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| Rising Concern Over Yemen Arms Smuggling
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by Abdulrahman Shamlan on
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Seen as Threat to Nation's Stability
SANA'A – Yemen is stepping up its coast guard patrols, seeking to interrupt what has become a full-fledged flood of illegal weapons that is seen as a threat to the nation’s security and stability.
According to sources in Yemen, most of the illegal arms originate in Turkey and Iran, underscoring the regional struggle for influence.
The Yemeni defense ministry recently announced the seizure of trucks carrying Turkish-made guns in the southern province of Taiz.....
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| Syria’s Rebels Blame Russia’s Putin for Prolonged Fight |
by Michel Stors on
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Moscow seen as struggling for relevance as its Mideast grasp slips away
Khalid Dayli, a 23-year old fighter with Syria’s rebel forces, flicked through the channels on his television, ogling at the scantily clad female singers and dismissing the talents of a Saudi soccer team. But when he reached a news channel reporting on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to end the Syrian civil war he sneered. “Without Russian support, we could have toppled (Syrian President Bashar) Al-Assad.....
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| Young Israeli Families Struggle to Make Ends Meet |
by Linda Gradstein on
Monday, May 20, 2013
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New Economic Report Finds Male Employment Declining
Moshe and Susan Chen (not their real names) both work hard – he as an English teacher, she as a physical therapist working with wounded Israeli soldiers. Moshe also tutors English privately and runs a summer camp for robotics.
They have two young children, ages 3 years and 18 months, and they’ve just purchased an apartment in Jerusalem. By appearances it looks like the life of the Chen family is going as planned, but.....
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| Apple's First Store Set to Open in Istanbul
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by Steve Dorsey on
Monday, May 20, 2013
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Company Aims to Exploit Turkish Tech Growth
ISTANBUL – Consumer technology market analysts expect Apple to start taking a big bite from the emerging market for its products here when it opens its first store in Istanbul in a few months.
"We're going to place our first store in Turkey this year; we're super excited about that," Apple CEO Tim Cook told a San Francisco conference earlier this year about the store, to be part of a mall still.....
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| Jordanian Regime Scuttles Attempt to Expel Israeli Envoy
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by Adam Nicky on
Sunday, May 19, 2013
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Failure Seen as Kingdom’s Commitment to Peace with Jewish State
AMMAN, Jordan – An attempt in Jordan’s parliament to topple the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Nesour over his refusal to expel Israel’s ambassador ended when several members of parliament backed-down according to official sources. Despite the failure of the move to send Israeli Ambassador Daniel Nevo packing, the incident underscores the viability of opposition to normalization with the Jewish state.
A strong majority of 86 out of 150.....
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| Egyptian Economy in Crisis |
by Sherif Elhelwa on
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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IMF Loan Repeatedly Delayed
CAIRO – Egypt’s economy is going from bad to worse. Unemployment is up, the budget deficit is growing and the value of the Egyptian pound has sunk. Millions of poor Egyptians are dependent on subsidized bread sold for 1 cent per loaf.
It’s been more than two years since massive public protests unseated long-time autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Elections resulted in the victory of Muslim Brotherhood official Mohamed Morsi, who has been criticized by many here.....
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Israeli Parliamentarian Opens His Doors to Public
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by Linda Gradstein on
Monday, May 13, 2013
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American-born Rabbi Says He Wants to Help
Jerusalem – The Israeli parliament, or Knesset, is quiet on Sundays. The plenum does not meet, and the carpeted hallways are silent. But at the end of one corridor, in Room 2021, there’s a lot of foot traffic in and out of Rabbi Dov Lipman’s office.
Every ten minutes, an aide escorts the next petitioner into the office. Most have never met Lipman. They have all made appointments through his office, and.....
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| Growing Anger Over American Drones in Yemen
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by Abdurrahman Shamlan on
Sunday, May 12, 2013
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Civilian Casualties Increase Anti-American Sentiment
SANA'A – "Mrs. Michele Obama: Tell us can your husband sleep after so many innocent people were killed by his drones?" read a banner held by a Yemeni activist at a recent rally to protest increasing American drone strikes in Yemen.
The rally reflected the growing anti-American feeling among Yemenis, who strongly oppose increasing drone strikes that sometimes result in the killing of innocent civilians, including women and children.
So while American forces are succeeding.....
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| Kerry to Present Peace Framework in Early June (Analysis)
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by Abed Daoud on
Thursday, May 09, 2013
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Asks for two-weeks extension
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s first two months of assessing and gauging prospects for a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians has not dissuaded him from the task, but a senior Palestinian official has told The Media Line that Kerry has asked to defer revealing his plan from the promised date of May 23 until around June 7.
In a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas held in Amman on March 23,.....
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| Jordanian Prisoners in Israel Emulate Palestinian Counterparts
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by Adam Nicky on
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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Hunger Strikes Aim to Pressure Israel
AMMAN - Jordanian authorities have come under fire from opposition activists and families of prisoners in Israel for not doing enough to get the detainees freed. Several protests were staged during the past week here in the capital and in other towns, near the Parliament, the royal palace and Foreign Ministry demanding serious measures to support Jordanian prisoners in Israel on hunger strike.
Angry demonstrators also called on Jordan to cancel its 1994.....
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