Upcoming Events

These events cover a wide spectrum. Conferences, market activities, cultural and sporting events, etc. They all concern the Middle East in one way or another. We can arrange your participation or even attend it for you if you like. If you would like to see your event listed, please send us complete details well in advance. Thank you.

SOFEX 2006, the sixth exhibition in the Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference series, is expected to attract over 270 exhibiting companies and organizations from across the world. SOFEX is the second largest defense exhibition to be held within the Middle East and North Africa. In the last decade, the Middle East has emerged as the largest importing region for security and military defense equipment, representing nearly 60% of the global defense expenditures. Invitations to attend will be extended to heads of state, defense ministers, chiefs of armed forces, special operations commanders and defense procurement directorates from across the Middle East and Northern Africa, as well as to those nations supportive of Jordan. A comprehensive program will be initiated to ensure that the exhibitors meet with their chosen delegates. In addition, over 250 accredited journalists and specialized media representatives are expected to attend SOFEX.

27-30 March 2006 in Amman, Jordan

Mid East Studies Conference

The University of California-Santa Barbara Center for Middle East Studies announces its Eighth Annual Middle East Studies Conference pertaining to "Resurgence of Shi'i Islam: Religion, Politics, and Society in Times of War." Proposals for papers are especially welcome on Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, history, politics, religion, international relations, nuclear nonproliferation, Arabic and Persian language pedagogy, space, visual culture, art, architecture, media, popular culture, ethnomusicology, war and conflict, peacemaking, and women and gender. Saturday, March 25, 2006
UCSB Campus 9:00 am - 6:00 pm