Updated July 17, 2012
Middle East Research Links are divided into:
Egyptian weekly
"Covering...all forms of media and their interaction with society-at-large, from politics and business to culture and religion, as well as the way in which Arab media change resonates in the broader Muslim world." published by American University in Cairo
Saudi Arabia's first English-language newspaper.
(Last update from September 2011; currently being renovated) "selections from Arab newspapers, magazines and websites monitoring the most important news related to reform in the Arab world"
"Politics, media and culture blog."
Based in Israel: "in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the
Translation, news, country profiles, analysis of contemporary Islamic thought. Links to Euro-Islam, news about Islam in the West.
Based in Washington, D.C.: "bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations of Arabic, Persian, Urdu-Pashtu, and Turkish media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual,
Based in Washington, D.C.
News and weekly region reports for Afghanistan, Horn of Africa, North Africa, Northeast Africa, and Syria: "open-source unclassified information between civilian and military actors working on complex crises in order to enhance their sense of shared aware
Lists news services for various countries in Middle East.
"Cultural, Historical, Statistical, Country Information"
"Norway based media house presenting North Africa and the Middle East to a mainly western audience." Also includes sections on education, religions, people groups, health, economy, languages, politics, and arts.
Whole region, individual countries, historical and recent.
In 2011 index, chapter called "Dark Crystal: Why didn't anyone predict the Arab revolutions?"
(Updated every April and September/October) select specific country or country regions; "find data on national accounts, inflation, unemployment rates, balance of payments, fiscal indicators, trade for countries and country groups (aggregates), and commod
Customize tables for education, literacy, technology, culture, communication; country statistical profiles.
"Heads of state and heads of government...of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. "
At Tel Aviv University; formerly Jaffee Center
See also State Department documents on: http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/fs/2010/152223.htm
"Nonprofit organization whose mission is to contribute to American understanding of the political, economic and cultural issues that affect U.S. interests in the Middle East."
See Dossiers for "AfPak"; "Iraq"; "Middle East"; dossiers include major and latest government statements, NGO articles, research links.
(2011-)
Remarks and fact sheets.
Directory of Middle East Study Centers, by country of interest and location.
Links to reference works online, collections and projects in other libraries, scanned manuscripts, world news resources.
"Non-profit, non-partisan and totally independent website...for researchers, scholars and investors...providing comprehensive information pertaining to Iran and the Middle East."
(Last updated 2005) timeline, as well as a link to additional in-depth coverage
"A joint Palestinian-Israeli effort to promote a civilized exchange of views about the Israel-Arab conflict and additional Middle East issues among a broad spectrum of participants. "
(2009) opens PDF
(2011) opens PDF
(2010) opens PDF
(Last updated September 2010)
Map, peace efforts, key players, archive
"Core Question: What are the Solutions to the Conflict?" Additional resources on leaders, refugee problem, religions and ethnicities, land disputes, lists of wars.
(2001-2009) key documents and speeches about U.S. negotiations with Israel and Palestine; for more, see State Department's pages on Isreal and on Palestinian Territories.
Primary documents, including speeches, CRS reports, key documents, and UN National Security Council Resolutions.
Interactive map to view different border possibilities.
Links to Library of Congress resources, National Defense University's Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda collection, and University of Texas Course Guide on Arab Spring.
Interactive map
(May 19, 2011) video available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP57L1VaW8o
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