the middle east Archives -

Not bigger than Texas

September 13, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Congratulations, the United States, for the first time in 1973 the world’s biggest oil producer: The feat demonstrates how the US shale oil boom has reshaped the global energy landscape. American oil …

Politics

Stabby in Amsterdam and bomby in Cairo

September 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

It is somewhat surreal, though sadly not unexpected, to see the spots I had walked on not that long ago becoming scenes of terrorist attacks. I swear it’s not me; …

Politics

The world’s smallest lira

August 11, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Tayyip Erdogan’s plans to Make Turkey Greater Again run into some Make America Great Again problems: Serap, a 23-year-old clerk at a clothes store in central Istanbul, is sure of who …

Politics

July 9, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

IF I CAN’T DANCE, I DON’T WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR REVOLUTION – So said feminist and anarchist Emma Goldman to the joyless Marxists (actually she had not said …

Politics

July 8, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

A JAIL FOR A ONE-STAR REVIEW – A month ago I have written about this outrageous case: A Lebanese tourist who posted a video on Facebook complaining of sexual harassment and …

Happiness / Life / Politics

July 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

LOVE IS WAR – Would you like to do some internet dating with Hamas? The Israeli military said Tuesday it had uncovered a plot by Hamas militants to spy on …

Politics

July 4, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

IT’S NOT SUMMER UNTIL THE JEWS COMES AND STEAL YOUR CLOUDS – The crazy is strong around the world today: An Iranian general has accused Israel of ‘manipulating weather’ to …

Politics

Reuters Reuters on the wall, which countries are the worst for women of them all?

July 2, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

This is more than just stupid, it’s actually obscene: A 2018 survey… conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation found India to be the most dangerous country in the world for women. Afghanistan and …

Politics

June 20, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

WALLS, NOT BRIDGES – Apparently only the West needs to have open borders. Item 1: Turkey has completed the construction of a 764-kilometer (475-mile) concrete wall along its border with …

Politics

June 14, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

ANZACS AND THEIR SWASTIKAS – The crack ABC investigative team unearths a photo of an episode from 2007, which has been subsequently dealt with by the command: Australian soldiers have …

Politics

June 8, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

TANK YOU VERY MUCH – Late last year, the Israeli Defence Force has introduced its first lady tankers: Perhaps coincidentally, several months later, Saudi Arabia has finally allowed women to …

Politics

June 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

MAKE BERLIN JEW-FREE AGAIN – The original anti-Semitism was native, the new one is imported: A Israeli teen and two of his friends were attacked at a Berlin railway station …

Politics

June 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

PUNK TALIBAN – Who on Earth is now designing jihadi uniforms? The Pakistani Taliban has debuted a new uniform that combines decades of punk rock, splashes of Gwen Stefani — and a …

Happiness / Life / Politics

June 4, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

WHAT HAVE I WRITTEN ABOUT EGYPT? – Nervously checking my old travel writing at the moment: A Lebanese tourist who posted a video on Facebook complaining of sexual harassment and …

Life / Politics

May 25, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

IS THAT A PHONE IN YOUR COLON OR ARE YOU HAPPY TO SEE ME? – Gives a whole new meaning to “hands-free”. How was the reception? Hope the phones were only …

Politics

May 24, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

TRAITORS BEHIND THE WHEEL – A reminder, if needed (the narrator: yes, it is sadly needed), that in many parts of the world women are facing somewhat bigger challenges that …

Politics

May 20, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

AIDING PALESTINE – Priorities: The Palestinian Authority is now using half of its foreign aid to reward terrorism. The new PA budget boosts support to terrorists in prison by 13 …

Politics

May 17, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE HAMAS AUCTION – Two days ago, Hamas officially published a list of ten of the “peaceful protesters” killed by Israel at the border with Gaza: Hamas says 10 of …

Politics

May 15, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

ALT RIGHT HEARTS CTRL LEFT – United by anti-Semitism… sorry, anti-Zionism: If you didn’t know, Mike Cernovich is an alt-right social media luminary and Jill Stein is the former Greens …

Politics

May 15, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

HEALTH WARNING – DO NOT TRY TO BREACH A HEAVILY DEFENDED BORDER – Another day, another protest on the border between Gaza and Israel, except this time at least 50 …