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Links to Middle East sites

FACT CHECKING

• Country Studies / U.S. Army Area Handbooks
  Select country for factsheets and research papers
• Encyclopaedia of the Orient
  Short articles on huge range of topics interlinked, quality varies
• US State Dept Background Notes: Middle East and North Africa
  Fact sheets, not updated frequently
• Middle East. The World Factbook
  Detailed facts and statistics by country
• Chief of State and Cabinet Members
  By country, frequently upd

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

• Bibliographies on Middle East
  Extraordinarily useful dozens of choices by country and subject including Algeria, democratization, economic integration, Kurds, reference sources, Turkey, World of Islam reference guide.
• Jewishnet - Libraries
  Links to Hebrew materials and Israeli research libraries
• Libraries with Major Middle East Collections
  Excellent comprehensive overview of university libraries

COUNTRIES

Algeria

• Algeria via Arab Net
  A range of basic facts about Algeria
• Algeria: a bibliography of events since 1991
  Compiled by Ali Houissa, of Cornell University
• Algeria, index on Africa
  Collection of links, articles, material on culture and economy
• Islamic Front for Salvation (FIS)
  Algerian Islamist opposition group

Bahrain

• Bahrain links via Political Resources on the Net
  Articles and key links, including opposition movements
• Bahrain via Arab Net

Egypt

Resources and Institutions

• al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
  Report, books monographs
• Egyptian University Network Home Page
  A variety of academic news and sites
• President's Office
  Speeches, news conferences and activities

Iran

Resources and Organisations

• Foundation for Iranian Studies
  A very extensive site focusing on cultural and social issues
• Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS)
  Events, journals, government policies
• Iran Teachers Association
  Directory of experts

Media

• Netiran
  Good information on politics and 1997 elections, media links
• Salam Iran
  Links to newspapers in English and Persian

Iraq

• 
  United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observer Mission (UNIKOM)
  Detailed fact sheet
• Iraq Foundation
  news of Iraq, opposition groups, UN resolutions

Israel

Government Sites

• Central Bureau of Statistics
  Economic, census data, statistical abstract
• Israel Defense Forces
  Official site of Israel's military
• Israeli Knesset (English Version)
  Israel's parliament
• Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Excellent site for documents on peace process, factbook . Offers a guide to the Middle East peace process, and access to all of the relevant documents.
• Israeli Prime Minister homepage
  Official policy statements

Publications and News Services

• Globes Arena Middle East Press Review
  Guide to media sources
• Ha'aretz
  Leading Israeli paper, English edition, with archive
• Jerusalem Post
  English language daily newspaper, includes archive

Search

• The (almost) Complete Guide to WWW in Israel
  See especially: news, politics, government, peace
• Ariga: Peace Links: Israelis, Jewish, Zionist
  Includes BibiWatch, speeches, documents
• Israel's Government Press Office
  Press clips, releases, email list, links to government sites
• Maven
  The best search engine specializing in Israel and Jewish links
• Neil Lazarus Educational Services
  Good introductory essays on key issues, documents, database

Research Centers / Academic Organizations

• Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies
  Thinktank on strategic issues
• Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
  Project researchers events, publications and access to computerized database.

Universities

• Bar-Ilan University
• Ben Gurion University
• University of Haifa
• Tel Aviv University

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Resolution

Conflict Resolution Organisations

• Ariga
  An extensive and well researched web site dedicated to providing information on the 'business of peace' and peace links.
• Bat Shalom of the Jerusalem Link
  Bat Shalom is a feminist Israeli organisation dedicated to working towards a just peace. Together with a Palestinian women's group they form the 'Jerusalem Link'. Bat Shalom offers information on its ongoing activities, upcoming events, and recent political statements. It is updated on a frequent basis.
• Givat Haviva Jewish-Arab Centre for Peace
  Promotes education towards peace and co-existence and education towards democracy and human dignity; offers information on a variety of programs in the filed of Jewish-Arab relations, programs for residents in the Palestinian Autonomy, and a number of new co-existence projects.
• The Israeli Side of the Israel/Palestinian conflict as presented on the Web
  A narrative of the development of the Israeli Cyberspace in relation to the study of conflict. Offers information and links to government sites, political parties, fringe parties, peace movements and the world of academia. Well written.
• Political Web Sites from the Entire Israeli and Zionist Spectrum of Opinions & Resources
  List of links to many of the organisations and groups operating in Israel, many of which are associated with the themes of peace and conflict resolution. Updated regularly.
• Seeds of Peace
  An organization that is working to secure peace in the Middle East by bringing together Arab and Israeli teenagers, by encouraging them to nurture lasting friendships that become the basis of mutual understanding and respect. and by training these youngsters in effective conflict-resolution techniques.
• Wi'am Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center
  Provides facilities and training for mediation and conflict resolution within the Palestinian community. Grassroots community conflict resolution efforts in the West Bank.

Research and Academic Organisations

• B'tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in The Occupied Territories
  Provides a large number of downloadable reports pertaining to human rights abuses in the Occupied Territories. Also offers a series of statistics which relate to Palestinians and Israelis killed in conflict-related violence, prisoners and detainees, and the demolition of houses in the West Bank since 1987.
• Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs: Middle East Peace Talks: Wye Summit
  Key documents, remarks, briefings, testimonies and press statements relevant to the Wye Summit and Agreement.
• Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs: The Middle East Peace Process, 1998
  Remarks, testimonies and briefings by the relevant actors in the Middle East Peace Process.
• Human Rights Watch
  The HRW 1999 Annual World Report details human rights developments and the role of the international community in this area.
• MERIA: Middle East Review of International Affairs
  MERIA's journal is a quarterly publications on the Middle East, which offer a wide variety of articles including some on the Israel-Palestine conflict. A archive facility is also in operation.
• The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research
  The center provides a multidisciplinary academic framework shared by the faculties of the humanities, social sciences, and law at Tel Aviv University. The web site offers information on current projects, research, conferences, and workshops.

Jordan

• Jordan on line
  Roundup of news from Jordan, political, cultural and business
• Jordan Star
  Weekly online news with archive

Kuwait

• Kuwait via Political Resources on the Net
  Links to government, press, and educational sites

Lebanon

• Al-Anwar newspaper
  News, wire service items, from both local and international sources
• IDREL
  Good links, ShuFiMaFi newsletter, business and political news
• Lebanese Center for Policy Studies
  Research topics and publications
• Lebanese Forces
  Maronite nationalists, publication, documents
• Free Lebanon
  Lebanese Nationalist Site
• Sayyid Hussain Fadlallah Bayynat homepage
  Spiritual guide of Hizbollah

Lybia

• Libya government site
  Qadhafi's writings

Morocco

• Welcome to Morocco
  Selection of addresses for key groups and facts on government

Oman

• Oman Studies Center
  Very well-organized and includes experts list

Palestine

Economic and Media Information and Links

• PALNET media links (Arabic)
  Includes al-Quds, al-Ayyam, al-Hayat al-Jadedah, al-Bilad

Political Organisations

• Islamic Association for Palestine
  Hamas support group newspaper links, news, articles

Research Centers and Universities

• Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem
  Water and environment, settlements
• Bethlehem University
• Birzeit University
• Center for Palestine Research and Studies
  Polls, Israel studies, research papers
• Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI)
  Joint Israel-Palestinian group, economics and development
• Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet
  Research material, documents, discussion list
• Passia
  Publications and activities, no texts
• PASSIA: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs - Jerusalem links
  Palestine Online Guide to Palestinian Business, Art, and Culture on the Web. Excellent links on Palestinian institutions.

Syria

• Syria-Net
  Email newsletter plus good links to other Syria-related sites

Turkey

• Bilkent University
  Includes excellent links to other Turkish sites
• Strategic Studies Center
  Includes magazine, "Perceptions"
• Turkish Daily News
  Good resource but only today's issue is free
• Turkish Foreign Ministry
  News, speeches, documents, agreements

Turkey-Greece

• Greek-Turkish Friendship Links

United Arab Emirates

• UAE On-Line
  Good link selection

Yemen

• General People's Congress
  Yemen's parliament, elections, and factsheets
• Yemen on the Internet
  Comprehensive link list