Jordan's King Hussein opens the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea in Jordan on Friday May 18, 2007. Approximately 1500 people from 50 countries are attending the conference which will continue until Sunday May 20, 2007. (UPI Photo)
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The Middle East: 2008 Goes Out With a Bang – Quite Literally
The tumultuous Middle East will end 2008 with a bang – quite literally - and begin 2009 with another bang. Or rather several hundreds of them; and the prospect for the coming year is downright perilous, as the region seems to be heading toward outright disaster.
Building Peace in the Middle East Through Health
For over two decades, international health organizations have offered their services to people in regional conflicts throughout the world. While health initiatives alone have not and cannot achieve peace, especially where political, cultural or religious tensions might abound, they often serve as the last point of contact between conflicting parties.
Syria, Egypt Launch Surprise Attack on Israel, 35 Years Ago
Monday marks the 35th anniversary of the fourth Arab-Israeli major conflict, the 1973 October War — or, as it is known in Israel, the Yom Kippur War.
Why Syria Should Include Lebanon in Peace Talks with Israel
Back in the 1960s it used to be said that Lebanon would be the second Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel; and that this would happen immediately after the first Arab country finalized its peace treaty with the Jewish state.
Noureddine Jebnoun – The Arab curse
Authoritarianism: The Arab Curse
OP-ED: HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal
Finding understanding in a teddy bear
OP-ED: The third Arab renaissance
Hardly anyone would disagree that the state of the Arab nation leaves much to be desired, and that our Arab societies continue to stagnate. Our discourse and inspiration for the desired Arab renaissance remain merely rhetorical. What, then, is the missing element?
Remembering Yitzhak
Throughout history, human beings have found meaning in our lives through positive identification with what we know: our family, our tribe, our community, our nation, our culture, our politics, our religion—and by negative reference to "others."
Commentary: Reflections on the Mideast's common spiritual heritage
In many societies, religious festivals and set periods of spiritual reflection have been commandeered by commercial interests and misrepresented by ideologues. Their message of spiritual reflection and communion with God has lost out to the tempora
Commentary: America's rottweiler
In his latest speech, which infuriated so many people, Syrian President Bashar Al Assad uttered a sentence that deserves attention: "Every new Arab generation hates Israel more than the previous one."
