APS Diplomat News Service articles from June 2009

APS Diplomat News Service archives from June 2009

GCC & Turkey Deal With Iran's GME Goals In Different Models - Awaiting Obama's.(Gulf Cooperation Council, the Greater Middle East, and Barack Obama)
June 1, 2009... *** Abu Dhabi Is Offering The GCC Region A Model Which The Rest Of The GME May Follow - A Well Balanced Energy Strategy Based On A Balanced Foreign Policy, Backed Up By A Well-Diversified Economic Base That Will Be Generating Much Power Other...

The Abu Dhabi Model For The GME.(Greater Middle East)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Powered by the world's biggest cash-pile, the emirate of Abu Dhabi is emerging as a model for the entire GME and the rest of the world by building a well-diversified economic base, carefully balanced external, regional and local policies, and...

Abu Dhabi In The Global Perspective.
June 1, 2009... In his annual presentation to the prestigious Institute of Energy Economics of Japan (IEEJ) held in Tokyo on May 19, APS Energy Group President Pierre Shammas gave a profile of Abu Dhabi emirate under this overview of the global situation: ...

Obama's Messages.(Barack Obama)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... President Obama's June 3 talks with Saudi King 'Abdullah are expected to focus on oil prices. Among many other issues, Obama and 'Abdullah are to discuss the controversial nuclear and regional ambitions of Iran's Shi'ite theocracy. The Saudis...

The Focus On Turkey.
June 1, 2009... Ending a three-day visit to Syria, Turkish President Abdullah Gul on May 17 said he was convinced Damascus was genuinely seeking a Middle East peace deal, a day after an Israeli minister suggested it was being disingenuous. Gul added: "On the...

Obama's June 4 Appeal To The Islamic World Is A Test Of His 'Yes-We-Can' Soft-Power.
June 8, 2009... *** Ayat. Khamenei On June 4 Pre- Empted Obama's Cairo Blitz *** Hours Before The US President Spoke, The Supreme Leaded Warned: 'Sweet And Beautiful Talk Cannot Make A Change"; But Many In Tehran Predicted That Obama's Speech Might Have An...

Making The Arab Peace Plan Hard To Refuse.
June 8, 2009... Meeting with King 'Abdullah on June 3, Obama pressed for an Arab gesture to Israel to entice it to accelerate the peace process. But he got a polite but firm refusal, though 'Abdullah said new details could be added to the Arab peace plan which...

Obama's Speech.(Speech)
June 8, 2009... Invited to address the Muslim world and the Arabs by al-Azhar (the highest seat of learning in Sunni Islam) and Cairo Universities, President Obama on June 4 opened his speech to a carefully selected audience of more than 3,000 at Cairo...

The Reaction Back Home.(Obama's Cairo speech)
June 8, 2009... Given that Obama on June 4 quoted the Qur'an three times, empathised with the suffering of Palestinians and strongly endorsed their "legitimate aspirations" to a separate state, initial reaction to his speech from pro-Israeli groups in the US...

The Muslim Reaction.
June 8, 2009... Like the Egyptians and fellow Muslims throughout the world, the Saudis on June 4 were glued to their TV screens. The Saudis were already delighted that Obama had recognised the crucial role of their kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, and had...

Israeli & PA Reactions.(Palestinian Authority )(Brief article)
June 8, 2009... Obama on June 4 had sharp words for Israel, insisting that the US "does not recognise the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements" on occupied Palestinian land and called on the Jewish state to improve the daily lives of Palestinians. Obama...

Bin Laden's Message.
June 8, 2009... As the US president arrived in Riyadh, al-Jazeera TV on June 3 aired an audio-tape it said was of Usama bin Laden - the leader of al-Qaeda born of a Syrian mother and a Saudi father - condemning Obama for planting new seeds of "hatred and...

Lebanon - Every Election Creates Yet Another Crisis; But June 7's Affects The GME.(Greater Middle East)
June 15, 2009... *** Beirut's Shi'ite Leaders Believe Iran's WuF Under Khamenei Will Not Last Long Enough For It To Become A Global Super-Power' As The Re-Elected' Pres. Ahmadi-Nejad Has Kept Insisting *** These Leaders, Close To The Late Ayatullah...