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Media City in Dubai at Night. Taken from Al-Thuraya Towers.Source: Image of the day

Heavy Economy, Seattle? Light Trucks Are the Answer

The economy is weighing heavy on Seattle, but if you’re spending smart, you’re cruising through in a light truck. Specifically, light trucks from overseas. There’s no more need for the kind of Michigan-made brawn that comes with a big price sticker. Go light and you go...

#1on1in140: Interview with Fadi Ghandour founder & CEO of Aramex

This is my first interview with a Top Influential Arab Entrepreneur, actually, it's my first ever. The interview was a success, attracting audiences from all over MENA region "on Twitter". It's one of many to follow I hope... just got to see where it goes from here....

DC protest against 'Pakistan Hitler' named Altaf Hussain

The Baluch people in southwest Asia are more or less facing the same challenges the native Americans faced in the USA in history -- genocide by Pakistan and Iran. While the Islamic republics of Pakistan and Iran...

Yorams back from the States Shares his views on Obama

Pleased that my co-host of Israelseen is back from the U.S. and now has much to say about his impressions of President Obama and his realtionship with Israel. My views are pretty much in sync with his observation of the events currently unfolding. Enjoy. " “SAUDIS REJECT...

With Obama, what change for Mideast?

It is unlikely that Obamacan have any major impacton trhe middle east and Gazathis year, but maybe next year. "Indeed, the US will have to decide the approach it is going to take to Palestinian leadership before...

Israel plans ceasefire, Hamas vows to fight on

This is good news and bad news. Israel stopping shooting is good but if Hamas resumes attacks then full warfare could resume." Israel plans to halt its Gaza offensive without any agreement with Hamas, a senior...

Palestinian leader says 'aggression' must stop

I agree with him of he isreferring to aggression fromboth sides.  It must stop/"The Palestinian Authority president urged both Israel and Hamas to agree to an Egypt-brokered truce Saturday, but he singled out...

French Worry About Mideast Violence's Domestic Impact

Police patrolling "bullet proofed" in the streets to avoid conflicts, during holday season 7000 army securites with machine guns. Well it is time to stop the violence for a Peace broker. We have to live and...

In a Broadening Offensive, Israel Steps Up Diplomacy

They need, both sides, a cease fire and talksbut a quick cease fire without an agreementon non aggression both sides would donothing to end the cycles of violence. "With Israeli troops and tanks massing along the...

White House: Bush calls Abbas, discusses Gaza

" President George W. Bush and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas agreed in a telephone conversation Tuesday that if any new cease-fire agreement is to be effective in the Mideast, "it must be...

New Resolution on Mideast Peace Passes at UN

The idea is good but like most UN resolutions this one will likely go nowhere, accomplish nothing. Israel candefend itself and the Palestinian  leadersdon't want peace. " The Bush administration, looking to...

Arab Countries and Israel Praise American Way

Warning of the perils of a US policy which consists of keeping oil at an acceptable price, most middle eastern newspapers seemed to praise the American Way at its best these elections represented.  "The official paper of the government led by Prime Minister Nuri...

Al Jazeera for Obama?

"Colin Powell’s predicted and expected endorsement of Barack Obama was transformed into big news by the pro-Obama media. But Arab propaganda channel Al-Jazeera’s intervention in the U.S. presidential contest...

Are Major Oil Suppliers Manipulating the Price of Oil?

Suppose that major suppliers in the oil industry are the manipulative speculators. Two Stanford students explained how in the article 'Are Oil Prices Rigged?' in Time Magazine, last August 22, 2008, (Ari J. Officer studies financial mathematics at Stanford University....
 

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