Middle East
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The Middle East is a loosely defined area that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. The most current CIA map of the area, as of April 2009, can be found here.
The history of the Middle East is diverse, depending on the country or territory. A good beginning source is the CIA World Fact Book.
The BBC has ongoing coverage of The Middle East. Major news magazines carry blogs about The Middle East, as do many major newspapers. Universities and colleges are a good source for comprehensive information, and there are a lot of personal blogs by people from The Middle East, Rantings of a Sand Monkey is one example.
You can search for information on The Middle East as a whole and by individual country, or look for blogs from The Middle East, by placing the word or words of our inquiry into the technorati search bar.
Tourism is big in The Middle East. If traveling from the United States check the Department of State travel advisories.
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Middle East”
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Solar gets powered up
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Conergy, Germany’s second-largest solar energy company, expects to generate a fifth of total sales from Asia-Pacific and the Middle East as sales volume doubles next year, said a company executive.4 hours ago -
The Lost Art of Reportage
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Robert Fisk and Martin Bell in conversation with Ann Leslie.Was there a golden age for international correspondents? Are current affairs now largely brought to us in dumbed down soundbites? Who now sets the framework for coverage of world events?In this podcast recorded at The Independent Woodstock literary festival ...5 hours ago -
Inside the mind of a female suicide bomber
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An increasing number of female jihadis are being recruited and trained to blow themselves up in the name of Islam. Alissa J Rubin visits an Iraqi jail to find out what makes young women turn themselves into killing machines In Baquba, the Iraqi police detective flipped pointlessly through a file on his desk; the ...6 hours ago -
Around Dubai
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Met up with a friend, Paul, and his niece and mother who were visting. We did a bus tour around Dubai. That isn’t a museum but actually a Egyptian themed shopping mall. And that pyramid is actually an apartment block. This is one of the few ancient sights – is now a museum. When the sun ...6 hours ago -
On the path of righteousness in Jordan
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In the highlands of northern Jordan, Ibrahim, my guide, leads me in the footsteps of Ibrahim the prophet. "Look up there," he says as we head through Wadi Orjan, amid lush terraces of fig, pomegranate, walnut and olive groves. "Ancient caves with little niches for oil lamps, even some crosses have been found up there ...6 hours ago -
On the path of righteousness in Jordan
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In the highlands of northern Jordan, Ibrahim, my guide, leads me in the footsteps of Ibrahim the prophet. "Look up there," he says as we head through Wadi Orjan, amid lush terraces of fig, pomegranate, walnut and olive groves. "Ancient caves with little niches for oil lamps, even some crosses have been found up there ...6 hours ago -
Gaza militants ‘to end rockets’
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Hamas in Gaza says it has reached an agreement with other militant groups to stop firing rockets into Israeli territory.7 hours ago -
Gaza militants ‘to end rockets’
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Hamas in Gaza says it has reached an agreement with other militant groups to stop firing rockets into Israeli territory.7 hours ago -
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran Rejects Threats And Urges More Talks
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Tehran rejects threats as part of a continuing campaign of psychological warfare against it and calls for more talks on the nuclear issue. In a televised speech Friday night, Ahmadinejad said the West had launched a massive propaganda campaign against the country’s civil ...7 hours ago -
Baghdads once ravaged zoo comes back to life
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More than six years after the U.S. invasion left Iraqs main zooa wasteland of starving animals and deserted cages, the park incentral Baghdad is enjoying a vigorous revival and needs togrow. Few Iraqis ventured into Baghdad Zoo during the violence thatsurged after the 2003 invasion. But as the bombings and ...8 hours ago -
Iraq (Inquiry) ‘Truth Seekers’ Can’t Deal With The Truth
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Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index “Ban Blair-Baiting” petit ion - please sign Comment at end 21st November, 2009 “You want the truth? You can’t deal with the truth” STOP IT … j ust stop it … the STOP THE WAR gang. You talk outrageous rubbish and some of us ...8 hours ago -
Quote of the day...
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“A political system based on force, oppression, changing people’s votes, killing, closure, arresting and using Stalinist and medieval torture, creating repression, censorship of newspapers, interruption of the means of mass communications, jailing the enlightened and the elite of society for false reasons, and ...8 hours ago -
Tale of Two Quagmires
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Even money says that you did not watch Bill Moyers Journal on PBS last night. Did you? Thought not. I did. I found his commentary very interesting and extremely relevant. He equated President Lyndon Johnson’s march to war in Vietnam to the pressure President Obama is now under (mostly from the chicken hawks on ...9 hours ago -
Any of these five events could trigger depression:
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Never say never: Depression is possible. It only takes one black swan event, such as 1) Another domestic terror attack. see article: Terrorists Inside U.S. Increase Attacks, Panel Hears 2) Mutated H1N1 becomes virulent pandemic, killing tens of thousands; economy grinds to halt. see article: H1N1 Swine Flu ...9 hours ago -
Bahrain: Israelis for Palestine
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“It’s a great pleasure to introduce to you our latest project: Israelis for Palestine . This has been in the works since the beginning of October and we’re happy to finally be launching it, despite the fact that it’s still very much in its early stages,” writes Bahraini Esraa on Mideast Youth .10 hours ago -
Sudan: ‘Brainless Comedy in Egyptian Movies
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Sudanese Reem Shawkat writes on Mideast Youth about the “brainless comedy” in Egyptian movies.10 hours ago -
Bahrain: Making Rumours Viral
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Bahraini Ammaro talks about how fast it takes to spread rumours in Bahrain and make them ‘viral.10 hours ago -
Algeria: Coverage ‘Written from Cairo
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Algerian The Moor Next Door takes a closer look at media coverage following the Algeria- Egypt matches which saw Algeria qualify to the World Cup in South Africa next year. “Foot-ball is something akin to a religion in many countries… It can also lead to blind and irrational fanaticism,” he notes.10 hours ago -
To be first
Heissatopia —
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I imagine it takes a lot of courage to be the first muezzin to start calling the adhan —a lone voice piercing the nighttime silence, setting off a domino-effect in the surrounding mosques until all that is heard for miles around is a droning jumble of voices asserting to everyone listening that God is the ...10 hours ago -
Egypt and Algeria: Much More Than a Football Match
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Who would have believed that a football match could cause such tension between two nations? But the truth is, the tension between Egypt and Algeria has reached an unexpected level. Many bloggers believe that the match has nothing to do with the trouble on the streets now and like me, many are really shocked that some ...10 hours ago
