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The Challenge of Arab Unemployment -- An Issue We Must Not Ignore!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Syria, Senior Citizen Hegemons, Qatif Saudi Arabia, Saeed Al Khabaz, Education for Employment, News, Arab Employment, United Nations, Employment, Sheikh Hamad Bin-Khalifa-Al-Thani, Simmons College, Lebanon, World, Arab Youth Supercomputer 2010, United Arab Emirates, Arab Youth, Arab Unemployment, Investigation and Prosecution Commission, Arabs, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Google, Violence, Ilo, Jobs, Arab Youths, Manpower, Palestine, Yemen, Crime, United States, MENA Region, Prince Sultan University, Morrocco, Cisco, Qatif Youth Achievement Award, Uae, Prince Salman Education for Employment Initiative, Arab, Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, Gallup, Al Hadi Medical Clinic, International Labor Organization, Us Unemployment, Mena, Ron Bruder, Terrorism, Sheikha Mozah, Google Economy, Ipc, Efe, Silatech, Qatif, Riyad, World News

While the problem of unemployment in the Arab world seems insurmountable, there are a number of initiatives being implemented and proffered in the region to begin to put a dent in the problem.

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Qatar: Israel team welcome if we win World Cup bid

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Home

Read More: Qatar, Israel, Home News

Qatar would let Israel take part in a World Cup on its territory despite not recognizing the Jewish state, the head of the Gulf nation's bid to stage ...

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A New World Order? Looking at AFI and Doha Tribeca Fests

indieWIRE | indieWIRE | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Doha-Qatar, Qatar, New York-New York, Home News

I traveled to two festivals on opposite ends of the globe last week and saw two vastly different approaches to adapting large film events to the new...

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Muhammad Movie Planned: Film Brings Together Hollywood Producer Barrie Osborne And Banned Muslim Cleric Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2009 | Entertainment

A movie about the prophet Muhammad is in the works, according to Reuters. According to reports, the $150 million film will bring together a major holl...

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Scorsese, Royals and Some Chaos at Doha Tribeca Fest Opening

indieWIRE | indieWIRE | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Qatar, Home News

Huge local crowds, a little big of chaos and international stars turned out Thursday night for the official opening of the inaugural Doha Tribeca Fi...

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Gulf Sees Arts Explosion (VIDEO)

Al Jazeera English | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Arts, Abu Dhabi, Doha Film Festival, Qatar, Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Culture, Dubai, World News

The Gulf state of Qatar is preparing to welcome the Hollywood glitterati onto its shores, for the country's inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival. T...

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Behind the Story: Afghan refugees in Iran

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home

Read More: Dubai-United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates, Tehran-Iran, Iran, Qatar, Islamic Republic of Iran, Afghanistan, Home News

Bigan Saliani, who was born in Iran, reported from Tehran for Worldfocus on the little-known story of Afghan refugees there. Here is his ...

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US, Switzerland sign treaty to share tax info

AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Bern, Paris-France, France, Qatar, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Mexico, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, Spain, Britain, Denmark, Home News

Switzerland and the United States have signed a treaty to increase the amount of tax information they share to help crack down on tax evasion, Swiss officials said Wednesday.

The agreement follows a model set out by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development designed to make it harder for taxpayers to hide money in offshore tax havens.

U.S. tax authorities will be able to request information on Americans suspected of concealing Swiss bank accounts, the Swiss Finance Ministry said.

The treaty forbids so-called 'fishing expeditions,' meaning U.S. authorities have to provide specific details on the person they are seeking further information about and can't simply ask for wholesale lists of Americans with Swiss accounts, the ministry said.

The agreement, which comes into force immediately, won't be retroactive.

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Wealthy Middle Eastern Countries Lease Lands Overseas To Secure Food

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

Read More: Farming, Natural Resources, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Farming, Qatar, Cairo, Middle East, Egypt, Water, Arab, Farmers, Food, Doha, Food Security, World News

For Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, the future of food security will be dependent upon nations providing a clean supply of water for agricultural use.

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Egyptians Lose Work As Qataris Decree Jobs For Themselves

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

Read More: Nationalization, Unemployment, Middle East, Egypt, Jobs, Qatar, Arabian Gulf, Foreign Labor, World News

The Department of the Development of the National Workforce has placed Qataris in 9,230 jobs previously held by expatriates in the public and private sector.

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Arab Divisions: New Trend in Guest-List Lifestyles Splits Arab Societies

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

In the Qatari capital of Doha, the desert has transformed into lush, luxury communities. It is part of a trend in social segregation unlike anywhere else in the world.

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The Gulf States Already Have Links with Israel

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Should the Gulf countries maintain contacts with Israel if this would make life easier for Palestinians? Could having such ties propel the Middle East peace process forward?

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Trapped in Qatar's Labor System, a Belgian Tweets for Help

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Doha, Persian Gulf, Belgian, Middle East, Belgium, Phillipe Bogaert, Qatar, Foreign Labor, Kefalah, Twittering, Twitter, World News

Bogaert remains in limbo. He cannot leave Qatar. He cannot work for another company in Qatar without permission from his sponsor. He has not been paid since last June.

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In Qatar and Egypt, Education Reform Means Learning In English

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

English instruction in Qatar's schools, according to government plans, is to tailor students for higher education and jobs in English-language workplaces and universities.

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Booming Islamic Antiquities Market in the Gulf Leads to Thefts in Old Cairo Mosques

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Arab World, Egypt, Doha, Islam, Sotheby's Christie's, Antiquities, Art Theft, Mosque, Islamic Architecture, Sotheby's, Muslim World, London, Art, Persian-Arabian-Gulf, Art Auctions, Cairo, Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, World News

Despite denials that the buying of pieces by Qatar helped fuel a black market, Egyptian officials say Gulf collectors are the reason Islamic heritage sites are being looted.

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Middle East Christians Vie For Religious Freedom In Qatar, Egypt

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Religion, Coptic, Middle East, Cairo, Barack Obama Religion, Religious Freedom, Christianity, Greek Orthodox Church, Religious Tolerance, Qatar, Muslim World, Greek Orthodox, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News

The estimated 175,000 Christians in Qatar are cautiously building the foundation to practice their faith within this conservative country in the Muslim world.

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Tribeca's New Doha Fest Joins Busy Mid-East Roster

indieWIRE | indieWIRE | Posted 08.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Doha-Qatar, Qatar, Home News

The Doha Tribeca Film Festival has announced that the first Festival will be launched in Doha, Qatar October 29 - November 1, 2009 (the film festiva...

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Tribeca's Doha Festival Sets a Date

indieWIRE | indieWIRE | Posted 08.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Doha-Qatar, Qatar, Home News

The Doha Tribeca Film Festival has announced that the first Festival will be launched in Doha, Qatar October 29 - November 1, 2009.  Throug...

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Biden Israel-Iran Statements Cause Storm Of Regional Responses

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Affairs, US-Iran Relations, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Joe Biden, Qatar, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Binyamin Netanyahu, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ali Larijani, Us Israel Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Israel, Israel Iran, Advocacy, Us Israel, Israel News, Biden Israel Iran, Biden Israel, Biden, Obama Israel Iran, Israel Biden, Israel on Iran, Israel Iran News, Obama Biden Israel, Israel Iran Conflict, Vp Biden's Recent Statements, Obama Biden Israel Iran, Biden Israel Comment, World News

The effects of Vice President Joe Biden's recent remarks during an interview with ABC's "This Week"--where he implied that Israel has a sovereign righ...

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Qatar Shipwreck: Up To 30 Feared Dead

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Qatar, Doha, Qatar Shipwreck, Qatar Sunken Ship, Middle East, World News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As many as 30 people are feared dead after a ship capsized and quickly sank in choppy Persian Gulf waters off the ...

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Robert Ménard Slams Door, or Booted Out, of Doha Center for Media Freedom?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media

Depending on whose version one believes, Robert Ménard, ex-director of the Doha Center for Media Freedom, pushed the press freedom envelope a bit too far, until he was shoved out the door.

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The Gulf Can't Deal with Iran Until Iran Deals with Itself

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Cia, Iran Election, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, Madeleine Albright, Mossadegh, Al Qaeda, United Arab Emirates, World News

The GCC is looking at an Iranian government that has lost a great deal of credibility, both locally and internationally, and has yet to figure out how to deal with itself.

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Iran's Uprising: Food for Thought

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

Read More: Intifada, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Ali Abdallah Saleh, Human Rights, Basij, Egypt, Bloggers, Saudi Arabia, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Iran, Hosni Mubarak, Qatar, Israel, Iranian Election, World News

Ever since the Iranian revolution stunned the world in 1979, the Arab regimes and their allies in the West have been obsessing over Iran's "exporting of the revolution."

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