Egyptian Revolution Will Fail if the Press Is Not Free
By Daoud Kuttab I was part of a delegation of the International Press Institute that visited the Egyptian capital last week to try and plead the case of some 12 Egyptian and foreign journalists who are being held behind bars. The new powers in Egypt seem to have very little tolerance for anyone with an opinion that is not […]
Jordan skeptical of US-led peace plan
By Daoud Kuttab Jordan, which shares the longest border with the Palestinian occupied territories and hosts the largest number of Palestinian refugees, is feeling the pressure of a possible US-led breakthrough in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. The Jordanian government has been sending mixed signals lately in regard to US Secretary of State John Kerry’s peace mission. On the […]