Yesterday The Washington Post published an article headlined “A tough balancing act for Jordan" devoted to the situation in the Middle East and the West's attitude to the unfolding events. According to the author, the Jordanian royal family is balancing between the elite and a population hungry for reforms. He also believes that, for the West, Jordan seems the best role model for Middle Eastern countries. “King Abdullah and Queen Rania are the West's idea of what Arab leaders should look like: They're young, smart and attractive, and they speak perfect English. They campaign for women's rights and broadband Internet connectivity. They frequent conferences such as Davos on a perpetual roadshow to drum up Western investment for their poor, resource-limited country,” the author writes.
On February 23 The New York Times published an article entitled “On the Line With Libya”. The author calls upon the Western world to support the Libyan people fighting for their freedom and persecuted by Gaddafi’s forces. The author says that, though western countries have no right to invade Libya, there are certain measures that can be taken. Among such measures are allowing Libyan pilots sent to bombard cities and towns to land abroad, imposing sanctions on Libya and encouraging the League of Arab States to increase pressure on the African country.
An article devoted to the revolution in Libya was published today by The Los Angeles Times. The author says that Gaddafi’s regime was always known for outrageous human rights violations. She believes that the Libyan people are less free than any Arab people, that the situation in the country has always been unbearable. She also underlines that it’s Colonel Gaddafi and his son Seif who are responsible for the terrible crimes against humanity.
“Chechnya's president Kadyrov says he's looking for second wife” is the headline of an article that was published today by the Los Angeles Times. “The bull-necked and bearded leader of Russia's predominantly Muslim republic of Chechnya revealed on Thursday that he is on the hunt for a second wife,” the author claims, underlining that polygamy is illegal in Russia. He also reminds readers that the situation with human rights in Chechnya is terrifying and that the President of this North Caucasian republic is believed to be responsible for it personally.
An article headlined “On Libya we can't let ourselves be scarred by Iraq” was published yesterday by the Guardian. “The international community must get over the foolishness of the 2003 invasion, and take swift action against Gaddafi,” the author writes. He says that the situation in Libya is different from that of Tunisia and Egypt, and that foreign countries should interfere and support the Libyan people in their fight with Gaddafi, who “has declared war on his people”.
Another article published today by the Guardian is entitled “Egypt has returned from the cultural backwaters”. The article is devoted to the role the new post-Mubarak Egypt will play in the region. According to her, Egypt is now again an essential part of the Arab world, a strong and truly independent country that has everything it needs to flourish.
The Turkish publication Hurriyet has published an article headlined “Nagorno-Karabakh: Between white and black”. The article is devoted to international terrorism. The author believes that Nagorno-Karabakh is a zone for arms and drugs trafficking, as the territory is out of national or international jurisdiction, there is no law and no state. That is why solving the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh means making a contribution to the struggle with international terrorism.
The current situation in the Middle East is discussed in an article entitled “Mediterranean heating up” published by Hurriyet yesterday. The author starts with the two Iranian vessels passing through the Suez channel. According to him, this fact is remarkable. Ит is a demonstration of the Iran’s power, a threat to Israel and the USA, and also a test for a new Egyptian administration. The author believes that the Middle East and the whole Mediterranean is heating up and that Iran is trying to ехплоит the situation. The protests in Iran itself cannot alter the existing regime in the country, the author thinks.
