Concerned about a cyberwar between the United States and Iran? Would you participate? Share your comments below or express your views via multimedia on Underground Iran. On January 17, 1991, as the 34-nation coalition of Operation Desert Storm prepared for its first aerial bombardment of targets in Iraq, the U.S. military sprung a surprise. Iraqi radar More »
U.S. President Barack Obama has used a message marking the Persian New Year, Nowruz, to call for the lifting of what he called the “electronic curtain” around Iran. In Tuesday’s video message, President Obama said the United States will continue to draw attention to the curtain, describing it as “a barrier that stops the free More »
A sophisticated network of Syrian activists is taking opposition fight online More »
For Nadia Abdullah, now pursuing journalism career, protesters, citizen journalists brought down barriers for women as well More »
Iran has cut its oil shipments to Britain and France and is threatening to cut off all sales to the E.U. in response to sanctions. What could a reduction in Iranian oil mean for the world economy and are there other countries that could fill the void? Flux in oil sales The United States and its allies More »
Washington is blocking $53 million in arms sales to Bahrain because of unfulfilled security sector reforms as clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters increase on the eve of the first anniversary of the uprising. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says the Obama administration is concerned about security forces breaking up demonstrators trying to More »
This just posted on our new Bahrain social journalism campaign LULU LIVE: @14FebStrike We call for a 3-day general strike starting on 14 February for justice and democracy in #Bahrain #14FebStrike Will you be participating in the 3-day general strike called for in Bahrain on February 14, 2012? Submit your photo and video of protests from February 12, More »
Long-reigning rulers fell, others teeter on the brink, region is forever changed More »
The French government provides round-the-clock police security for Abdul-Halim Khaddam, Syria’s vice president who resigned seven years ago and now lives in exile in Paris. France’s interior minister, Claude Gueant, said last week that his government is taking unspecified measures to protect Burhan Ghalioun, a Syrian intellectual and professor of political sociology at the More »
As thousands gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square this week, Egypt’s Twittersphere also exploded once again. Messages conveyed everything from statements against the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) to requests for emergency blood and supplies for those occupying the square. But it’s not just the Facebook-savvy revolutionary youth who have embraced the 140-characters-or-less service. The More »
