Sites listed by Country

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AL-BAB | Afghanistan | Algeria | Bahrain | Egypt | Iran | Iraq | Jordan | Kuwait | Lebanon | Libya | Morocco | Oman | Palestine | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Syria | Tunisia | Turkey | United Arab Emirates | Yemen

AL-BAB

• AL-BAB: An open door to the Arab World

Afghanistan

• Afghanistan's Online Community
• Afghanistan Voice - Association of Peace and Democracy
• Northern Alliance - includes a brief profile of the movement
• Shuhada - non-governmental and nonprofit organization committed to the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan with special emphasis on the empowerment of women and children
• Taliban Background Investigations by Journalism
  • CNNfyi.com: Taleban to mark Afghan Hindus - May 2001 report on the Taleban's action, as well as a related lesson plan for further examining the news.
  • PBS: Veiled in Fear - coverage of the Taliban's coming to power in Afghanistan in 1996
  • Washingtonpost.com: Afghanistan - interactive guide to the issues and history of Afghanistan, the Taliban, and the conflict following the September 11 terrorist attack on the United States.
  • Who are the Taleban? - analysis from the BBC.

Algeria

• Algeria Page
• Augustine in Algeria - information on an international conference that took place April 2001.
• Islamic Front for Salvation (Algeria)

Bahrain

• Bahrain Freedom Movement
• Bahrain Government Agencies
  • Bahrain News Agency
  • Bahrain Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
  • Bahrain Monetary Agency
  • Bahrain Ministry of Education
  • Bahrain Ministry of Finance and National Economy
  • Bahrain Ministry of Housing, Municipalities and Environment
  • Bahrain Center for Studies and Research
• Elections in Bahrain
• Factbook of Bahrain - some statistical facts about Bahrain

Egypt

• Center for Computer-Aided Egyptological Research
• Color Tour of Egypt
• Egypt's Social Fund for Development
• Egypt State Information Service
• Egyptian Ministry of Tourism
• Egypt Political System – detailed information about Egyptian Political System
• Egyptian Culture Information
• Egyptian Economic Information
• Egyptian Tourism Information
• Egyptian Government Agencies
  • Egyptian Shoura Assembly [Senate] - the official website of Egyptian Assembly
  • Egyptian Parliament - the official website of People's Assembly
  • Egyptian Presidency
• Factbook of Egypt - some statistical facts of Egypt
• Kifah al-Arabi
• Kifayah-Egyptian Movement for Change
• Misr al-Fatat Party
• Museum of Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil and his Wife* - presented in Arabic, English, and French.
• Political Parties in Egypt
  • New Wasat Party
  • National Democratic Party
  • Wafd Party
• Save Egypt Front
• The Women and Memory Forum (WMF) a research group, focusing on gender in Arab cltural history.

Iran

• Election in Iran - introductin of Iran Political Election System
• Iran Bar Association Union
• Iranbooks - English and Persian books about Iran.
• Iranian Cultural & Information Center
• Iran Information and Document Center
• Iran Polical Party List - some official websites of Iran political parties and organizations
• Iran Homepage in Germany - Some Iran websites residing in Germany
• Iran Culture and Information Center
• International Communists Current - information about international Communist parties activities
• Mazda Publishers - English and Persian books about Iran.
• Political Parties in Iran
  • Communist Party of Iran
  • Constitutionalist Party of Iran
  • Democracy Network of Iran (DNI)
  • Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
  • Etehad Iran Iran Unity
  • Foundation for Democracy in Iran
  • Golshan Persian site dedicated to progressive viewpoints
  • Iran Organization of Fedaian (Minoeity)
  • Iran National Socialist Party
  • Iranian People's Fadaee Guerrilas
  • Jebhe Melli Iran - National Front of Iran
  • Labor Party of Iran TOFAN
  • Marze Por Gohar- Iranians for a Secular Republic
  • Nehzat-e-Azadi Freedom Movement of Iran
  • Organization of Iranian People's Fedaian (Majority)
  • Organization of Iranian People's Fedayee Guerrillas
  • Organization of Iranian People's Fedaii Guerrillas
  • Other Iranian Democracy/Human Right groups around the world
  • People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran
  • Peykarandeesh
  • Rabbany Movement - The home of Quranic Islam
  • Ranjbaran Party of IRAN
  • Rastakhiz Iran - The Imperial Iranian Guards Iranian royalist political site
  • Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran
  • Social Democratic Party of Iran
  • Socialist Party of Iran
  • The Green Party of Iran
  • Tudeh Party of Iran
  • The Organization of Revolutionary Workers of Iran
  • Union of Communists of Iran
  • Worker-communist Party of Iran (WPI)
  • Worker-communist Party of Iran - Hekmatist

Iraq

• World Fact Book - The Fact Book by CIA
• Election in Iraq
• ECQI Iraqa temporal-spatial portal into existing digital resources about history, cultural sites, archaeological excavations and heritage preservation initiatives
• The Iraq Constitution
• IraqNet Information Network - source for chat rooms, discussion forums, yellow and white pages, news sources and various links.
• Information of Iraq ( Link1 , Link2 - Middle East Information Center )
• Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI)
• Iraq Document Center - Documental Center for Human Rights in Iraq
• Permament Delegation of Iraq to the UNESCO - Paris
• Political parties in Iraq
  • The Assyrian Democratic Movement (ZOWAA)
  • Assyrian Democratic Organization
  • The Assyrian Patriotic Party (APP)
  • Assyrian Shuraya Party
  • Iraq al-Ghad = Iraq of tomorrow
  • IRAQI Communist & Progressive Organizations
  • Iraqi Communitst Party
  • Iraqi Communist Party-Alkader
  • Iraqi Islamic Party
  • Iraqi Struggle (Pro Saddam Website)
  • Ishtirakiyah al-an = Socialism now (Iraqi Leftist Communist Workers Party)
  • Islamic Daawa Party
  • Marxist-Leninist-Revolutionaries (MLR) of IRAQ
  • Supreme Council of Islamic Revolution In Iraq
  • Tayyar al-Qassimi al-Dimuqrati
  • Worker-Communist Party Of Iraq
  • Constitutional Monarchy Movement
  • The Iraqi Democratic Union
  • Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party - An Autonomous State for Assyrians in Bet Nahrain
  • Kurdistan Democratic Party - Iraq (KDP)
  • Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
  • Kurdistan Toilers Party - Party in Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Türkmen Halk Partisi - Turkmen People Party
  • Iraqi National Coalition
  • Indict Iraqi Regime - Organisations created in 1996 for the purpose of bringing Saddam Hussein and other leading figures in the current regime in Iraq before an international tribunal to face charges of war crime
  • Committee for the Liberation of Iraq
  • Party of the New Republic (PNR)

  Iraqi Kurdistan

  • Democratic National Union of Kurdistan (YNDK)
  • Kurdistan Liberation Party, Rizgari
  • Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
  • PKK (Kurdish Workers Party)
  • KDP (Kurdish Democratic Party)

Jordan

• Ahed Party (Hizb al-'Ahd)
• Elecion in Jordan
• Constitution of Jordan
• Treaty of Peace between Jordan and Israel
• The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - provides travel information and products for sale.
• Jordan - general information about Jordan.
• Jordan online - provides news summaries and numerous links to just about any topic of interest.
• Jordanian Democratic People's Party HASHD (Hizb al-Sha'b al-Dimuqrati al-Urduni)
• Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (Jama'at al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin - al-Urdun)
• The Islamic Action Front (Jabhat al-'Amal al-Islami)
• National Information System - source of information about agriculture, economics, social issues, and natural resources in Jordan. Available in English and Arabic.

Kuwait

• Election in Kuwait
• Kuwait Constitution
• Kuwait Information Office - offers a country profile, statistics, travel information, annotated bibliography of books dealing with the Gulf War, and resource links.

Lebanon

• Lebanon Election
• Lebanon National Congress
• Political Parties in Lebanon
  • Free Patriotic Movement
  • Progressive Socialist Party
  • Hizbullah The Party of God ( Link 1 , Link 2 )
  • Social Democratic Hunchakian Party
  • The Guardians of the Cedars National Lebanese Movement
  • Islamic Resistance Support Association Party of God ( Hizbullah )
  • Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) - Based in Lebanon, SSNP calls for the unity of Natural Syria and for the reform of the Syrian society
  • Lebanese Democratic Movement
  • Lebanese Communist Party
  • Council of Lebanese American Organizations (CLAO)
• United States Committee For A Free Lebanon (USCFL)
• BIBLIB - Bibliothèqueset Conservation du Patrimoine Graphique au Liban - information on Lebanese libraries and bibliophilia. Includes bibliographic resources.
  • Civil and Religious Costumes
• Cyberia - offers news, arts, entertainment, and sports headlines.
• Lebanon Atlas - provides information on news, business, sports, entertainment, etc. The health section includes information on nutrition, hospitals, health insurance companies and environmental health.
• Lebanon Links - lots of links covering a variety of topics such as government pages, Internet service providers, media, and organizations.
• Lebanon Art - online gallery of photographs, paintings, and sculptures by international artists.
• Lebanon.com Online Resources - directory of resources on business, construction, real estate, restaurants and tourism.
• Syrian Lebanese Higher Coucil
• Nethopper (Lebanon) - an Internet service provider which also offers information on news, sports, movies, and exchange rates.

Libya

• Libya: Libyan Arts, Music and Literature
• Libya Resources on the Internet
• Libyana - brief overview of Libyan history and links to artists and poetry.

Morocco

• Polisario
• USFP

Multi-country

• Hizb ut-tahrir

Oman

• Election in Oman
• Omen Government Agencies
  • Oman National Bank
  • Omani Center for Investment Promotion and Export Development
  • Oman Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Oman News Agency
  • Muscat Municipality
• Oman Information Center - provides country information, business links, job postings, government links, and a bibliography of books about Oman.
• Oman Studies Centre - contains annotated links to general websites, conferences and exhibitions, and bibliographies.
• Omanonline.Com - directory of information on business, entertainment, tourism and education.

Palestine

• Donia-alWatan (Daily newspaper from Gaza)
• Election in Oman
• Middle East Process Links – also includes some other middle east countries, such as Egypt, Israel, etc
• The Avalon Project : Palestine 1916 - 1999 : A Documentary Record - a Yale Law School project providing full-text documents such as the 1922 Palestine Mandate and the 1998 Wye River Memorandum.
• Independent Palestinian Information Network (INFOPAL) - contains various links about Palestine.
• Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre - links to Palestinian poets, novelists and artists.
• Palestine Net - directory of Internet resources. In English or Arabic (requires Arabic-enabled browser).
• Palestine History - historical information site
• Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA) - provides information on conferences, seminars, projects, and research papers.
• ARABS.COM
• Government Agencies
  • Palestine Chamber of Commerce
  • Palestinian Information Center
• Hanthala Palestine - a global Palestinian network dedicated to international law and the respect for human rights
• Political Parties in Palestine
  • Fatech Organization – Liberation Movement of Palestine ( Link1 , Link2 )
  • Hizb ut–Tahrir – the Islamic Liberation Party
  • Islamic Resistance Support Association
  • Nida' al-Quds
  • Palestinian People’s Party
  • Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)

Qatar

• Elections in Qatar
• Qatar Info - provides general information as well as practical information for travellers.
• The country of Qatar – Introduction about Qatar
• Center of Environment Friends
• The U.S.-Qatar Business Council

Saudi Arabia

• Constitution in Saudi Arabia
• Elections in Saudi Arabia
• Political Parties in Saud Arabia
• Middle East Information Center - a list of Saudi Arabia related websites.
• Written in Stone - virtual exhibition of ancient inscriptions from the Epigraphy Collections of the National Museum of Saudi Arabia.
• The Saudi Arabia Information Resource.

Sudan

• Sudan Justice and Equality Movement
• Sudan Umma Party

Syria

• Antiglobalisation Group Syria (Majmu'at Munahadah al-'Awlamah)
• Ba'th Party (Hizb al-Ba'th al-'Arabi al-Ishtiraki) Committees for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights (Lajan al-Difa' 'an al-Hurriyat al-Dimuqratiyah wa-Huquq al-Insan fi Suriya)
• Constitution of Syria
• Creative Syria -- The Syrian Culture, Arts and History Center
• Election in Syria
• Middle East Image
• Political Parties in Syria
  • Syria Social Nationalist Party
  • Kurdish Democratic Unity Party in Syria (Partiya Yakiti ya Demoqrat ya Kurd li Suriye (Yekiti)) = Hizb al-Wahdah al-Dimuqratii al-Kurdi fi Suriya)
  • Kurdish Progressive Democratic Party (al-Hizb al-Dimuqrati Al-Taqaddumi al-Kurdi fi Suriya)
  • Party of Modernity and Democracy (Hizb al-Hadathah wa-al-Dimuqratiyah li-Suriyah)
  • Parti Dimukrati Kurdi li Suri (Elparti) (al-Hizb al-Dimuqrati al-Kurdi fi Suriya=al-parti)
  • Socialist Arab Democratic Union (Hizb al-Ittihad al-Ishtiraki al-'Arabi fi Suriya) [could not get into site for www.ettihad.net with this address]
  • Syrian Communist Party (al-Hizb al-Shuyu'iyah al-Suri) [Qassiyun is a publication of the Bakdash group of the party]
  • Syrian Communist Party (Hizb al-Shuyu'I al-Suri) [al-Nur ia a publication of the Faysal group of the party]
  • Syrian Human Rights Committee (al-Lajnah al-Suriyah li-Huquq al-Insan)
  • Syrian Moslem Brotherhood (Jama'at al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin fi Suriya)
  • Syrian Peoples Democratic Party (Hizb al-Sha'b al-Dimuqrati al-Suri) [al-Ra'y is their online publication)
  • Syrian Social Nationalist Party (al-Hizb al-Suri al-Qawmi al-Ijtima'i): http://www.alsouri.org/
  • Tajammu' al-Watani al-Dimuqrati fi Suriya
• Golan –Syria – This website is designed to explain how the Golan is related with Syria
• Al-Baath – Daily Political Newspaper, Al-Baath Arab Socialist Party
• Syria.on.Line - coverage of news, business, culture, and tourism.
• Syrian Lebanese Higher Coucil .
• Syria.net - contains agricultural, business, science and general interest links.
• Dramascus Online - introducing different aspects of the Syrian culture and history, and keeping Syrians around the world in touch with their homeland. .
• Arraee Online
• Damascus Center for Theoretical and Civil Rights Studies
• Akhbae Al-Sarq
• The Free Syria
• HRAS
• Syria History Website (use Microsoft Internet Explorer)
• SyriaComment.com

Tunisia

• Forum D¨¦mocratique pour le Travail et les Libert¨¦s
• Nahdah.net (Tunisia)
• Parti Democrate Progressiste
• Tunisia Online - gateway to information on Tunisia.

Turkey

• Political Parties in Turkey
  • Demokratik Sol Parti (DSP) (Democratic Left Party)
  • Milliyetci Hareket Partisi (MHP) (Nationalist Movement Party)
  • Anavatan Partisi (ANAP) (Motherland Party)
  • Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) (Republican People's Party)
  • Dogru Yol Partisi
  • Türkiye Komünist Emek Partisi (TKEP) / Leninist (Communist Labour Party of Turkey / Leninist)
  • Devrimci Halk Kurtulus Partisi (DHKP) (Revolutionary People's Liberation Party)
  • Türkiye Komünist Emek Partisi (TKEP/Leninist) Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist
  • Emegin Partisi (EMEP) - Party of Larbor
  • Demokratik Kitle Partisi (DKP)
  • Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP) Justice and Development Party
  • Isçi Partisi - Öncü Genclyk Youth Organization of Worker's Party of Turkey
  • THKP-C/HD People's Liberation Party - Front of Turkey/Peoples Revolutionary Vanguard
  • Baris ve Demokrasi Platformu Peace and Democracy Platform
• All about Turkey - directory of partially annotated links and related book titles covering subjects such as archaeology, literature, health, food, and much more.
• Ottoman Empire in Drawings
• Topkapi Palace Museum - includes images of objects from the museum's collection.
• Turkish Information Center/Danisma Merkezi - lengthy directory of Internet links.
• Turkey.com - brief descriptive guide to Turkey and directory of Internet links.
• Turkish Culture - descriptions of Turkish art, literature, and cuisine along with links to other subjects.
• Turkish Kurdistan - photographs and information from 1991.

United Arab Emirates

• Elections in the United Arab Emirates
• Cultural Foundation - includes publications list and ongoing activites. Some of the audio books are available online.
• Welcome to UAE pages - Internet guide to the UAE.
• United Arab Emirates Homepage

Yemen

• Nasserite Socialist Peoples Union