Middle East Policy

This is the news section of the December issue (latest issue) of Arab Reform Bulletin Published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Headlines: Lebanon: Presidential Vote Delayed Palestine: Annapolis Follow Up; Settlement Plans; Attacks on Journalists Jordan: Parliamentary Election Results; New Cabinet Syria: Activists Arrested; Websites Blocked Iraq: Justice and Accountability Law; Sunni MPs End Boycott; Press Freedoms Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Arrests; Torturers Punished; Other Developments Sudan: Cabinet Reshuffle; British Teacher Released; Journalists Fined Gulf Countries: Common Market Pledged Kuwait: Draft Political Parties Law; Questioning of Education Minister Saudi Arabia: Religious Police Cleared; Rape Victim and Her Lawyer Punished Bahrain: Human Rights Defender on Trial UAE: Crackdown on Human Trafficking; Press Freedom Violations Algeria: Local Election Results Tunisia: Journalist Trial Morocco: Arrests of Homosexuals Upcoming Political Events Contents: Leb

This is the news section of the November issue of Arab Reform Bulletin Published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Headlines: Arab Countries: New Corruption Index Egypt: NDP Conference; Crackdown on Journalists; Ibrahim Trial Jordan: Upcoming Parliamentary Elections Lebanon: Presidential Vote Delayed Syria: Opposition Leader Faces Life in Prison; Activist Arrested Kuwait: Cabinet Reshuffle Oman: Shura Election Results Saudi Arabia: Activist Jailed; Curricula to Be Posted Online Bahrain: Human Rights Authority; Journalists on Trial; Marriage Age Set UAE: New Investment Laws; Foreign Workers Strike Yemen: Terror Convictions Tunisia: Critical Reports; Islamists Released; Hunger Strikes Algeria: Crackdown on Journalists; Censorship of Book Fair Morocco: Prison Sentence for News Agency Director Mauritania: Violent Protests; Journalist Trial; First Slavery Prosecution Upcoming Political Events Contents: Arab Countries: New Corruption Index Arab Parliamentarians Against Cor

These are some excerpts from the latest Weekly Wire by the Project on Middle East Democracy . November 26, 2007 Questioning the US Approach to Lebanon: Andrew Exum and POMED's director of advocacy, Stephen McInerney argue that the U.S. tendency to view Lebanon only " through the lens of confrontation with Iran " prevents effective, coherent policy toward Lebanon. Moreover, another pundit says that " the US position doesn't carry much weight with the Lebanese these days mostly because of its role in Israel's invasion last year, when American officials did little or nothing to stop the incursion." Also, according to one observer " Lebanon remains the one bright hope in the Bush administration's waning attempts to promote democracy in the Middle East," but "If the opposition prevails, then Syria and Iran will have gained extra regional leverage at the expense of the US losing its Levantine toehold." Others ask "Is this deadl

This is the news section of the latest issue of Arab Reform Bulletin (October 2007) Published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Headlines: Lebanon: Presidential Elections; Anti-Syrian MP Assassinated Egypt: Media and Human Rights Crackdown; Brotherhood Leaders Released Yemen, Morocco: New Millennium Challenge Corporation Agreements; Fact Sheet Syria: Blogger Sentenced Jordan: Ex-Legislator Sentenced; IAF to Contest Elections; Publication Restrictions Tunisia: Pressure on Newspaper; Activists’ Hunger Strike Algeria: FIS Leader Arrested Morocco: New Cabinet; Journalist Sentenced to Jail Saudi Arabia: Succession Law; Judicial Reforms; Women Driving Campaign Oman: Run-up to Shura Elections United Arab Emirates: Jail Sentence for Journalists Abolished Kuwait: TV Producer Charged with Insulting Shi’a Bahrain: NDI Returns; Cabinet Change; Anti-Corruption Efforts Upcoming Political Events Contents: Lebanon: Presidential Elections; Anti-Syrian MP Assassinated Parliament adjou

This is the news section of the latest issue of Arab Reform Bulletin (September 2007) Published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Headlines: Morocco: Nationalists Win Parliamentary Elections; Journalists on Trial Tunisia: Political Prisoners Released Egypt: Four Editors Convicted; Brotherhood Members Arrested Palestine: Electoral Law Amendments; Hamas Crackdown on Journalists Lebanon: Run-Up to Presidential Elections; Army in Control of Refugee Camp Jordan: Coming Legislative Elections; Municipal Election Results; Prisoners Abuse Syria: Municipal Election Results; Political Prisoner Released Saudi Arabia: Calls for Reform; Suspension of al-Hayat; Demonstrators Charged Kuwait: First Female Minister Resigns; Blogger Arrested; TV Series Banned United Arab Emirates: Website Closed, Administrator Sentenced to Prison Yemen: Editor Abducted, Severely Beaten Mauritania: Slavery Criminalized Upcoming Political Events Contents: Morocco: Nationalists Win Parliamentary Elections