Middle East News and Global Intelligence Websites

Here are some useful websites for following events in the Mideast:

Al-Ahram Weekly Cairo Egypt newspaper

Al Jazeera English-language website

ArabNews.com Middle Eastern and Global News Reports

BBC News International

BusinessMonitor.com Middle East Business Intelligence

CBC World News from Canada

CIA World Factbook Middle East

Debka.com Israli intelligence website

Gulf-Times.com Persian Gulf, Middle East and World News

Haaretz.com News from Israel

Jerusalem Post Israel and Middle East News

MEED.com Middle Eastern Business Intelligence

Stratfor.com Global Intelligence website

Webcams and live video feeds from Egypt, Israel, Tunisia, Lebanon, Middle East

Wikipedia.org Middle East Forum

New Era in Mideast means renewed hope for Palestinians

One can only imagine that the hearts and minds of the Palestinian people have been revitalized in recent days as the status quo in the Middle East experiences such upheaval.

The power of nonviolent protest must be increasingly evident to the leaders and common folk of Palestine. Ideally this opportunity will lead to a new Israel-Palestine peace plan.

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3-Step Process to Palestinian - Israeli Peace

Step 1

One million Palestinian women, children and men walk into Jerusalem with not a weapon among them, and stay in the City for two days, offering peace and a ten year truce to the Israeli people. November 24th would be a date to consider.

Israeli and Palestinian religous and civic leaders meet to agree on and verify a renewable ten year truce, setting the table for border discussions.

Circa 2011




Step 2

Israeli and Palestine leaders finalize border and sign a permanent peace, security and development agreement. Nation of Palestine is launched August 24th with either the "Arafat" as the national currency, or at minimum having Yasser Arafat on some significant bills and coinage.

Development of solar city Khanara (Khan Arafat) begins in southern Gaza, between Rafah and Younis.

Circa 2013





Step 3

Israeli and Palestinian people vote in separate referendums to forge an economic and politic union, with the Federation of Israel and Palestine being created seven months after the second referendum. The new nation becomes a regional and global engine of economic growth, particularly benefiting Africa and the Middle East.

Circa June 2018

Eco-friendly architecture a blend of form and function

Vodafone building in Porto, Portugal


Perhaps a key to human surthrival, the development of beautiful, sustainable buildings is as important to progress in the 21st Century as anything else, with the possible exception being the equally crucial conversion of vehicular traffic to pure fuels.

In my new blog 21st Century Architecture, my goal is to present the most forward-looking new architecture, based on functionality / sustainability and aesthetics / visual appeal. If anybody knows of any gorgeous buildings, or self-sustaining (eg self-powered, heated, cooled) structures, or even better some combo of form and function, please post pics and links in the Comments section below.

Peace 2 All,

Yuya Joe





Oceanografica in Valencia, Spain






Beijing National Aquatics Centre, China



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MORE Dead birds falling from USA sky

After 1,000s of birds fell from the Arkansas sky on New Year's Eve, now it has been reported that 300 miles away in Louisiana there has been another mass bird death. Hopefully this will put an end to the imbeciles claiming it was fireworks that killed these avian creatures!

The Huffington Post is reporting in their Green section that an estimated 500 dead birds have fallen from the sky along a stretch of highway in Point Coupee Parish, Louisiana.

Huffington Post story on dead birds in Louisiana