Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mahmoud Mujadala at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the spokesman for the Israeli army, Effie Defrin, announced Monday […]
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OSC: Israeli Press on Obama’s Cairo Address
The USG Open Source Center translates key passages from the Israeli Hebrew press responding to President Obama’s Cairo address to the Muslim world. The Israeli […]
Convoy Attacked, Sufi Muhammad’s aides Killed; 38 Killed in Mosque Bombing
On Friday, a suicide bomber detonated his payload inside a mosque in Hayagay Sharqi, in Upper Dir near Swat. The bombing is said to have […]
American GI Killed; Attack on Security Men in Mosul
President Obama said relatively little about Iraq in his address to the Muslim world, and the US mass media have ceased covering it much (CBS […]
Reactions to Obama’s Speech
The USG Open Source Center translates reports about the reaction of the general public to Obama’s speech in Cairo. Al-Jazirah, Al-Arabiyah Highlight, Carry Reactions to […]
Obama’s Speech in Cairo
The transcript of Obama’s speech in Cairo is here. In connection with Obama’s speech, Esquire presents an excerpt from my new book on the Muslim […]
Syrian Newspapers on Obama’s Arab Tour (OSC)
The USG Open Source Center translates and analyzes Syrian Press reports on Obama’s visit to the Arab world Syrian Papers Discuss Obama’s Arab Tour, Statements; […]
Obama in the Middle East
President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for consultations with Saudi King Abdullah. Reuters notes: “Saudi Arabia is among the United States’ top […]
Obama Addresses the Muslim World (Cole in Salon)
My column at Salon.com is out, on the Arab world’s perception of President Barack Obama on the eve of his major address in Cairo. Excerpt: […]
Pakistani Army Secures Release of Hostages; US to Pressure for Action in FATA
The Taliban had kidnapped around 350 students and teachers from a school in the Bannu Frontier Region on Monday. According to some reports, the Pakistani […]