Today I start with a BBC-report on the road to reform in Saudi-arabia, in connection with a Saudi royal visit to the UK.
More than ten days ago, Iraq's neighbours (plus!) met in Istanbul to discuss Iraq's security. Also the issue of the PKK's presence in northern Iraq was addressed. A Kurdish love story in the shadow of war is told by the BBC from northern Iraq. The potential of the Kurdish issue to impact on the region as a whole is discussed by Gulf news. Al Jazeera reports on the developments on Kirkuk, concerning population and the planned referendum on the future. Also Mosul is contested, which BBC highlights here.
Reminding of a now blown-over (perhaps...) political scandal back home - on the relations between journalists, lobbyists and politicians. The restaurant where a close scandalized encounter took place is now advertising it jokingly.
Reminding you of an interesting speaking forum in the Middle East region, the Doha debates. Also from Qatar is a story on how to bridge a religious divide. Another important voice in the region, at the forefront of the changes in journalism and its impact in recent years, is al Jazeera, discussed here.
Fears for the situation of the region is voiced in Bahrain.
On trafficking and the sex trade in Israel BBC reports here.
Svenska Dagbladets Bitte Hammargren sorts out the different threads and tracks in the current fears of a potential war on Iran and highlights the ambivalence of also some Swedish politicians on some questionable parts of exile politics. You can hear the writer also on Swedish radio from Beirut this week, talking to correspondent Cecilia Uddén!
And finally for today, a review on a recent book on Ryszard Kapuściński.
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