Middle East

Israel will not cooperate with the UNHRC’s “fact-finding mission”

Israel Won’t Cooperate with UNHRC’s ‘Goldstone 2’ Diplomatic source: Israel will not cooperate with the UNHRC’s “fact-finding mission”, won’t legitimize an illegitimate body. By Elad Benari Israel announced on Thursday night that it would not be cooperating with the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) new “fact-finding mission” to investigate […]

Misconceptions about the Arab World

By ANDREW DULLOCK, ARABNEWS Moving away from your comfort zone can be an easy task for some people, but for some, moving to a new culture and environment drastically different from your own can be quite overwhelming. There are many instances where you will feel very anxious about your new […]

Olive branches hard to find in Palestine

Credit: Asia Times on Line: By Ramzy Baroud Ongoing destruction of Palestinian olive trees by Israeli settlers underlines Israel’s efforts to break historic bonds. Bizarre laws allowing indefinite detentions, property seizures and the interrogation of surgery patients add insult, and as apartheid-like practices worsen, counting on Western leaders to provoke change […]

Internet needs more Arabic content — experts

by Mohammad Ghazal | Mar 06,2012 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Although Internet use is growing faster in Arab countries than anywhere else in the world, experts said the amount of Arabic content on the web remains “disappointing” and called for serious initiatives to increase it. Arabic content represents about 3 […]