The fortnightly Middle East International has just been re-launched, under the stewardship of some very able editors and advisors. Some of you may recall the highly-regarded magazine during its first run from the early 1970′s up until 2005. Well, it’s back, and I have to say that it looks very good.
The first issue is available for free download on the website. Beginning next week, you’ll have to pay for a subscription. I wager that it will be well worth it, judging from the quality of the contributions. (There are pieces by several very smart journalists and analysts, including Jim Muir, Omayma Abdel-Latif, Graham Usher, Nick Blanford, Abigail Fielding-Smith, and others.)
Back to the cabinet issue…
There is still no news on the Kata’eb’s decision to resign from the cabinet; it looks like they’re weighing their options.
Otherwise, check out a list of all the new ministers’ CVs (in Arabic), courtesy of the good folks in the Orange Room.
November 11, 2009 at 11:09 am
Thanks for the CVs Qifa.
I’ll mention one minor funny mistake. In the personal section for Ziad Baroud, it is said that his daughter’s name is Elsa-Mathematics and his mother is a professor of Carole.
I’m taking a wild guess here and saying that his daughter’s name should be Elsa-Carole and his mother is a professor of Math.
Cheers
November 11, 2009 at 11:12 am
lol.
Abu Elsa-Mathematics is one heck of an Interior Minister, I’ll say that.