Obama's Re-Election: Reactions From the Middle East See reactions from the Arab, Turkish and Israeli press to the US elections. Pan Arab
Turkish Newspapers Respond to Obama's Win A roundup of excerpts from our partner publications in Turkey on Obama's re-election. Turkey
Abu Mazen Pressured By New Hamas Alliances Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is on defense from Hamas and a new regional Islamist alignment, writes Nervana Mahmoud. Palestine
Obama's Victory: Reactions From the Arab Press A roundup of Arab media reaction to President Obama’s re-election. Pan Arab
Netanyahu Sought to Provoke, Not Attack, Iran in 2010 Sometime in 2010, Netanyahu and Barak had a secret meeting with their top ministers. The purpose of that meeting was to discuss ways to create tension with Iran, writes Yossi Melman. Israel
Do Morsi and His Government Have Any Plan in Mind? The Egyptian government has announced that it will impose mandatory shop-closing hours across the nation. At at least half the population angrily opposes the law, writes Bassem Sabry, including pretty much the entire political opposition. Egypt
Fadi Ghandour Sees Bright Future For Region’s Entrepreneurs In an interview with Al-Monitor, Fadi Ghandour, one of the Middle East’s most prominent investors in start-ups, says that private-sector growth is critical to democracy and prosperity for the region, and that the role for regional governments is to facilitate and encourage investment. Regional
Turkey’s Interests Clash in Iraq Over Energy and Security Turkey is primed to become a regional energy hub between producing and consuming states, enhancing its economic leverage and geopolitical clout. The problem, writes Denise Natali, is that Turkey’s energy strategy is clashing with its national-security interests. Iraq
Arab-Americans Set to Play Key Role in US Election Arab-Americans are poised to play a critical role in the US presidential election on Tuesday. Numbering about 4 million, they're heavily concentrated in several battleground states — including Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia — where every vote will count in a race that many consider too close to call, writes Vivian Salama. Culture & Society
Erdogan’s Bigger Game: Change the Constitution Prime Minister Erdogan seeks to rewrite the constitution and change the country's parliamentary system into a presidential one with consequences for Turkish democracy, Tulin Daloglu writes for Al-Monitor. Turkey
Scholar of Iran Hostage Crisis Puts ‘Argo’ in Historical Context Professor Mohsen Milani, an expert on Iran, explains how some misguided radical Islamists terminated Iran's strategic alliance with the United States and hijacked the revolution. Iran
Salafist Attacks in Egypt Raise Spectre of Further Violence Attacks by Salafists in Egypt are escalating as they did in Tunisia. Even more ominous, reports Mohannad Sabry for Al-Monitor, they aren't being met with resistance by the new government as they once were under the Mubarak regime. Egypt
Exclusive: Shooting of Salafists In Tunisia May Spur More Attacks Violence by radical Islamists has made a recent reappearance in the impoverished neighborhoods surrounding Tunis. Salafists are attempting to replace the area's security forces, who no longer have full control over the towns, writes Mischa Benoit-Lavelle in this exclusive report from Douar Hicher. Tunisia
