Latest News
This section highlights latest youth related news and events in the region and internationally. See below for news by the Middle East Youth Initiative.
Off the Wire News:
Yemen News Agency: VP heads meeting for setting up Supreme Committee for Childhood and Youth (23 April 2008)
Gulf News: 120 youth leaders meet to discuss Middle East (21 April 2008)
Jordan Times: Media forum to encourage Kingdom's youth (8 April 2008)
(8 April 2008) الحياة: في اليمن تهمة تلاحق المرأة العاملة
(8 April 2008) الحياة: لبنان: اضراب تحذيري شامل في القطاع التربوي والنقابات مستعدة للحوار ... والتصعيد
Jordan Times: PM highlights need to create job opportunities for youths (7 April 2008)
AMEinfo.com: Young Arab Leaders announces 'Learning from the Future' project (7 April 2008)
(7 April 2008) الحياة: في ظل منع الارتباط بأجنبيات... سن الزواج في عُمان يرتفع
Los Angeles Times: Popularizing Islam through TV (6 April 2008)
(4 April 2008) الأهرام (مصر): تسليم 12 ألف قطعة أرض بمشروع ابني بيتك لحاجزيها من منتصف الشهر الحالي
New York Times: Baghdad Bureau - My Generation (1 April 2008)
AME Info: Qatar's education reforms applauded (1 April 2008)
BBC News: Tanks deployed after Yemen riots (1 April 2008)
PRNewswire: Queen Rania launches YouTube channel to break down stereotypes (31 March 2008)
(31 March 2008) الحياة: مبتكرون يبحثون عمن يتباهم ... والحكومات تعرقل براءاتهم
(31 March 2008) الحياة: كتاب إماراتيون شباب ينشرون للمرة الأولى ورقياً
Zawya.com: Qatar students work with international youth to deliver inclusive vision for ideal knowledge parks (30 March 2008)
MEYI in the News:
NPR: Can Cairo afford globalization? (3 March 2008)
New York Times: Stifled, Egypt's young turn to Islamic fervor (17 February 2008)
(16 January 2008) بي بي سي: بوش يعود من جولته خالي الوفاض - بتعليق جواد اصفهاني
BBC: Bush Returns from his trip empty-handed - commentary from Djavad Salehi Isfahani (16 January 2008)
ABC News: President Bush continues his visit in the Middle East (14 January 2008)
CNN Politics: Dubai declares national holiday for Bush visit (14 January 2008)
Gulf News: Fountain of Youth (11 January 2008)
News
Queen Rania Launches YouTube Channel to Break Down Stereotypes
Queen Rania of Jordan has launched a project through her official YouTube page to "break down stereotypes" between young people. Using YouTube as a "platform for dialogue," Queen Rania invites people to send their stereotypes for discussion and examination.
NPR Marketplace: The Middle East at Work
Beginning March 3, 2008, American Public Media's "Marketplace" broadcast a weeklong series of reports from Cairo and Dubai on Middle East economies and worklife.
Events
Workshop on Democratic Governance for Young Leaders of the MENA Region
European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) will jointly organise a
workshop on democratic governance for young leaders of the Middle East and North Africa Region.
