Arutz Sheva EU Appoints New Mideast Envoy, Germany's Andreas Reinicke Arutz Sheva The EU said in a statement that Reinicke will “contribute to achieving the EU'S policy objectives in the region, including a comprehensive peace, a two-state solution and a settlement of the Israeli-Syrian and...

Israel- Arab youth take peace talks to Facebook Washington Post (blog) The conference agenda includes guidelines for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and proposals for online projects, including technological incubators, gaming development and music studios, as well as a planned Young Leaders...

'The mic is stronger than the gun' Jerusalem Post Other groups have been around that play classical music , but Shneyer says it is the modern sounds that will reach the ears and hearts of youths on both sides. Heartbeat's music ranges from Israeli folk and funk to hip-hop as well as Arabic...

AsiaOne Bahrain says it will host headquarters for Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed's … Washington Post Rotana runs film and music video channels across the Middle East that draw on the company's extensive Arabic film and music catalogs. Bahrain has been shaken by 10 months of large-scale...

An "Open Door" Collaboration: India.Arie and Idan Raichel Huffington Post (blog) The Idan Raichel Project was the first group to bring Arabic music to the Israeli mainstream. Israel's army radio station (ARABIC), the most popular in the country, played their song "Azini (Comfort Me)"...

Al-Bawaba 2011, Not Year of the Arab Celebrity Al-Bawaba Gaddafi's superstar hit, courtesy of inventive Israeli DJ who didn't miss an opportunity to spread the Revolution on YouTube, captured the Arab and Western world's attention, and moved the real entertainers – musical artists and...

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release) Holiday of Holidays Festival celebrated in Haifa Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release) You can hear everything on the stage: Baha'i music, modern Arabic music , world music, Israeli music. This is a happening for everyone. It's...

ArabianBusiness.com Manchester City special: City of dreams ArabianBusiness.com “Manchester thanks you, Sheikh Mansour”, it reads – in both English and Arabic – in huge letters plastered at the top of the stadium above the half-way line. Five minutes' walk from the stadium in which some...

Ha’aretz Jaffa rappers System Ali should be part of the future of Israeli music Ha’aretz They rap in four languages: Hebrew, Arabic , Russian and English. The members of the group first met five years ago in an air-raid shelter in Jaffa's Ajami neighborhood. Since then, they have given...

Aljazeera.com Egypt: Revolution revisited Aljazeera.com Balkan Beat Box is a band that formed in New York City but its members are mostly Israeli and its influences range from Jamaican dub, to Gypsy, to Arabic music . Their latest music video – that is profane as it is political – shows the band...