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Omani journalists imprisoned
The Omani government has made a grave error of judgement in allowing its judicial system to close down a local newspaper, Azamn, and to enforce a…
Omani journalists imprisoned
The Omani government has made a grave error of judgement in allowing its judicial system to close down a local newspaper, Azamn, and to enforce a…
Editorial
QABOOS: Peace prize material?
Later this year, Sultan Qaboos of Oman will celebrate 46 years in power, making him the longest reigning ruler in the Arab world. In addition to the…
QABOOS: Peace prize material?
Later this year, Sultan Qaboos of Oman will celebrate 46 years in power, making him the longest reigning ruler in the Arab world. In addition to the…
Current Affairs
LIBYA: chemical weapons finale
The final batch of chemical weapon materials from strife-torn Libya has arrived in Germany to be destroyed.
Libya destroyed its stockpiles of…
Turkey: 11,000 teachers suspended for suspected PKK links
The Turkish government has suspended more than 11,000 teachers over suspected links to outlawed Kurdish fighters.
The move came as President…
PALESTINE: EU Ministers back on the bandwagon
The European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council, comprising the 28 foreign ministers of the EU’s member countries, has adopted a resolution backing…
U.S. back peddles on arms sales to the Gulf
Kuwait recently signed a contract with the Eurofighter consortium for 28 advanced Typhoon strike jets worth $8.7 billion as part of a major drive…
Regional round-up
ISIL accused of genocide against Yazidis
The US State Department has accused ISIL of committing genocide against the Yazidi community when it retreated from several villages and cities it…
Palestinian leadership: Hanging in the Balance
Palestine has slipped low on the official Arab agenda since the Arab Spring of 2011 and the events it unleashed. True, headlines in the region were…
SYRIA: death by ‘unknown hand’ toll continues to rise
In late August, as Turkish forces massed to strike into northern Syria to seize the strategic town of Jarabulus to block a drive by Syrian Kurds…
Business
Saudi Arabia: domestic bond sell-off gains pace
The Saudi Arabian government is raising up to SAR20bn ($5.3bn) from banks in this month’s sale of domestic bonds, financial website Maaal…
Turkey’s Afken boosts renewables portfolio with international investment
Akfen Holding, a leading infrastructure group in Turkey, is set to increase its renewable energy portfolio to 1,000 MW with support from the European…
QATAR: 3 years of budget deficits predicted
Qatar’s government expects to run a budget deficit for at least three years as low natural gas and oil prices weigh on its revenues, the Ministry…
News and Views
EXCLUSIVE TO THE MIDDLE EAST ONLINE . . . NICE: A toxic Islamophobic cocktail
Rhona Wells reports from the Côte d’Azur
The Bastille day events in Nice have changed the region, not for the better and possibly…
EGYPT: Economic crisis deepens
The Egyptian Central Bank’s failure to manage foreign currency reserves and the government’s inability to control inflation or offer innovative…
JORDAN: Standing Strong
Jordan has survived some tough times in the last five years. It has stoically endured the stresses and strains of regional upheavals…
IRAN: Can Rouhani survive for a second term?
As the faction most opposed to the government, Iran’s hard-liners have made it their goal to make Hassan Rouhani the first…
LIBYA: Leaked tapes suggest Western support for Haftar
A multinational military operation involving forces from the United States, France and Britain is coordinating air support for a Libyan general…
Mosaic
Book review – The Poisoned Well
The Poisoned Well
Empire and its legacy in the Middle East
by Roger Hardy
Published by Hurst & Co
ISBN…
Jordanian writer’s murder: family accuse government
A prominent and controversial Jordanian writer, who was on trial for sharing a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam, has been shot dead outside the…
Leighton in the Limelight
Mosaic Video Arts
Sylvia Smith: This year marks 120 years since the death of Frederick, Lord Leighton, perhaps best remembered for his…
