Public Diplomacy News: Middle East
FEB 8, 2010
Iran anniversary ‘punch’ will stun West: Khamenei
Breitbart (AFP)
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned."  Read more...

Tags : Government PD   Middle East  

FEB 8, 2010
Seeking A Kinder, Gentler Image For Israel
NPR (All Things Considered)
"Public perception today in the global economy and in the world as it is today is not less strategic than having any other military strategic weapon. Public perception is almost as important as existence," says Lior Chorev, one of Israel's top public relations experts.  Read more...

Tags : Government PD   Nation Branding   New Technology   Middle East  

FEB 8, 2010
Iran detains 7 tied to US-funded radio for spying
The Washington Post (AP)
Iran has arrested seven people linked to a U.S.-funded Farsi-language radio station for allegedly fomenting unrest, and accused some of the suspects of working for American spy agencies, Iranian state media reported Sunday.   Read more...

Tags : Media & PD   Middle East  

FEB 8, 2010
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
George Mason University News
Fifteen George Mason University students have just returned from a diplomatic mission to Syria as part of a class learning how to engage in citizen diplomacy. The master’s and doctoral students spent seven days in Syria, attending lectures, cultural events and meetings with religious leaders and Syrian presidential advisers.  Read more...

Tags : Cultural Diplomacy   Americas   Middle East  

FEB 8, 2010
Expect modest US gains from thaw with Syria
The Telegraph
The Obama team may get modest benefits from ending a five-year chill with Damascus but will find it hard, if not impossible to peel Syria way from its hardline ally, Iran, and break the Arab-Israeli stalemate, analysts said.   Read more...

Tags : Government PD   Americas   Middle East  

FEB 8, 2010
UK museum, Iran cut ties
iafrica.com (Agence France Presse)
The British Museum expressed "great surprise" on Sunday at Iran's announcement that it was cutting ties with the London institution over delays in the loan to Tehran of an ancient Persian treasure. "The new announcement from Mr Baghai therefore comes as a great surprise," the museum said in a statement.  Read more...

Tags : Cultural Diplomacy   Middle East   Eurasia  

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