Archive for the 'Middle East' Category
Franklin Lamb, Beyrouth – In Washington and Beyrouth the response to Lebanon’s legitimization of Hezbollah’s arms was publicly subdued.
The US Embassy, for the second year in a row, mistakenly sent Eid al Fitr greetings to Lebanon’s President Michel Suleiman, whereas this week’s holiday, which commemorates the annual Hajj Pilgrimage and the 1,400 [...]
Filed under: American Culture, Middle East | 3 Comments
Tags: AIPAC, Beirut, Eid al Adha, Eid al Fitr greetings, Lebanon, US-Israel relationship, Zionist Organizations of America, ZOA
It started with Tabbouleh a few years back. Today, Israelis who are in need of rediscovering their own culture, decided to steal their neighbors; How creative.
Today, it’s the Falafel, which is traditionally an Egyptian (Copt) delicatessen, has recently been packaged and labelled under the Ta’amti brand, which won the prize for best food ‘from Israel‘, [...]
Filed under: Middle East, divers | 1 Comment
Tags: Copts, Egypt, Falafel, Israel, Ta'amti
A preliminary probe into two explosions in southern Lebanon seemed to indicate that Israel had planted spy gear in Lebanese territory, a violation of a cease-fire agreement between the two countries. The explosions, according to the UNIFIL peacekeeping force, were caused by the detonation of two Israeli underground sensor devices, apparently planted during the 2006 [...]
Filed under: Middle East | 2 Comments
Tags: Hezbollah, Israel, spy gears
After Waltz with Bashir, the Israelis are once more defining their version of Lebanon’s history. The first movie was a war between the Israelis and Palestinians on Lebanese soil, this latest describes the Israeli war with the Syrians, on Lebanese soil. The film will not be played in Lebanon, and hence this circle will, as [...]
Filed under: Middle East | Leave a Comment
Tags: film, Israeli, Lebanese Media, Lebanon, Samuel Maoz
When Lebanese and the Arabs talk about ‘powerful & influential Jews‘ in the U.S.; knowingly or unknowigly, they’re refering to AIPAC – the American Israeli Public Affairs Commitee. While not all Jews are pro-AIPAC, an emerging decency in viewing the Middle East and the U.S. role in it is shaping up, rather unexpectedly, in the [...]
Filed under: American Culture, Middle East | Leave a Comment
Tags: AIPAC, American jews, Brit Tzedek V’Shalom, Hadar Susskind, Israel, J Street, Jewish Lobby, Lobby, Washington
This news relates to two post we’ve released; One is about Yahoo!’s purshase of Maktoob (a Jordanian company) and the other on Google exploring the Mideast markets while in Beyrouth. The CEO of Abraaj Capital got the leap of the sum, he sold 40 percent of its stake in the Maktoob Group in 2007. The [...]
Filed under: Arab world, Middle East | 2 Comments
Tags: Google, Maktoub, Market, Middle East, Yahoo!
More than half of the region’s employers (52%) have said that using top jobsites is their preferred method of sourcing talent, according to the results of a recent online poll series conducted by the Middle East’s number one jobsite, Bayt.com.
Traditional methods of recruitment have now been relegated according to the results: just 11% of recruiters [...]
Filed under: Middle East | 1 Comment
Tags: Employers, Middle East, Online Recruitment
