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Iranian soccer fans protest government’s failure to rescue Lake Orumiyeh 31 Aug 2011 | 04:33 am
By James M. Dorsey Iranian authorities have arrested scores of soccer fans and protesters demanding during a match this weekend that the government take measures to prevent Lake Orumiyeh in the predo...
Demonstrations in Libya and Jordan put Tunisian model to the test 18 Jan 2011 | 04:28 am
By James M. Dorsey Deutsche Welle The protests in Libya against corruption throw up the question whether the Tunisian crisis heralds the beginning of the end for autocratic Arab leaders. The West is...
Twin Threats of Protests and Cessation Set Stage for Change in MidEast and North Africa 15 Jan 2011 | 04:34 am
By James M. Dorsey A rare wave of protests across the Arab world against widespread economic mismanagement, unemployment, corruption and lack of civil liberties as well as the probable partition of S...
Middle East Heralds New Year With Winter of Discontent 11 Jan 2011 | 02:46 am
By James M. Dorsey The Middle East and North Africa welcomed the New Year with a rare phenomenon: protests in an arc stretching from Algeria to Kuwait, directed against repressive regimes at home rat...
UAE Central Bank Orders Hike Saad and Gosaibi Provisions 28 Dec 2010 | 04:01 am
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has required UAE lenders with exposure to feuding Al Saad Group and Ahmad Hamad al Gosaibi & Brothers to increase their loan loss provisions from 50 to 80 ...
Judicial Reform in Saudi Arabia: A Battle of the Fatwas 11 Dec 2010 | 06:15 am
Qantara A spate of recent religious opinions and court rulings ranging from the bizarre to endorsement of mutilation issued by prominent Saudi sheikhs and judges highlight the difficulty King Abdulla...
World Cup 2022: A Middle East Game Changer? 8 Dec 2010 | 07:23 pm
By James M. Dorsey With its winning of the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar may face both its greatest challenge and biggest opportunity in positioning itself as a maverick regional peacema...
Saudi Arabia Prepares to Hand Power to a Younger Generation 27 Nov 2010 | 06:29 pm
These are uncertain times for Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer and a key ally in the struggle against militant Islam. The conservative kingdom is balancing on the cuff of a change in lea...
Elections in Egypt to test Western commitment to democracy 27 Nov 2010 | 03:32 am
By James M. Dorsey Deutsche Welle Egyptians head to the polls on November 28 to vote for their next parliament amid criticism of systematic repression. Will Western nations step up their support for...
Rap and Metal on Planet Islam 24 Nov 2010 | 06:53 am
The booming voice of pent-up Middle Eastern anger James M. Dorsey from the December 2010 issue of Reason Magazine Nabyl Guennouni, 30, is a heavy metal singer and band manager in Morocco. He also si...
