Scenes from Arab revolution on the square of the Bulgarian Parliament, barricades and threw stones and bottles at the symbol of power corrupt and inefficient, unable to pull the country out of an unprecedented crisis.

In the streets of Sofia's protest shows no signs of running out and every day different peaceful demonstrations sinking into a violent drift.

Today, 4 August 2013, after having received yesterday the blessing of the Supreme Leader Khamenei, the new Iranian president Hassan Rohani has sworn in front of the Majles during a ceremony which was attended for the first time sent from different countries: the former EU chief diplomat Javier Solana, the presidents of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Pakistan, and the officer of North Korea Kim Yong Nam.

Hassan Rohani happens to Mahmud Ahmadinejad, who during his two terms has been noted for the closure to the West over its nuclear program and the increased tension with Israel.

It seems that the push for regional political settlements have begun impacting on recent developments in the region. Several political messages have also been communicated from the US Secretary of State, John Kerry’s visit to the Middle East. There has been an indirect call for Arabs to normalize relations with Israel. The American reassurance of the security of Israel have served to push for the pending issues regarding this point to be immediately resolved. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, welcomed with great satisfaction the decision of the EU to include the military wing of Hezbollah on the blacklist of terrorist organizations, adding, inter alia, that Israel does not distinguish between the army and the political faction of ' organization being two sides of the same coin.

Israeli Prime Minister thanked the leaders of the 28 EU Member States and expressed the hope that the decision would lead to "concrete steps against the organization."

Numerous conflicts parallel and the bloody civil war of March 2011 set fire to Syria.

And 'now certain that the guerrilla struggle against the Syrian regime is deeply divided between gangs and groups Qaedist more moderate, the novelty now seems to be an escalation of the internal conflict that now flows in a war within a war, a deadly "all against all" .

On 11 July he was in fact killed Kamal Hamami, leader of an organization composed mostly of deserters from the armed forces loyalist, called "Free Syrian Army" and considered by the more generic Syrian resistance too pro-Western.

Everything goes through the tubes of the South Stream gas pipeline. In Italian "flusso meridionale".

If someone thought that senior officials of the Ministry of the Interior, sacrificed to political stability, have acted lightly, you are wrong, the first concern of the government was, and is, not weaken the Italian presence in Astana.

As usual it was desired to mask a coordinated intelligence operation with a simple mistake of the Interior Ministry.

John Kerry’s visit to the Middle East provides several signals on political issues in the region. In particular, it brings back into focus the goal of kick starting the immobile regional peace process.  

The first signal is the American decision for Amman to be the meeting place with the Palestinians. The message is to both Palestinians and Jordanians foreshadowing Jordan’s role in the upcoming settlement process, which, if all goes well, will be looking much healthier in the coming weeks.

The newly appointed chairman Adli Mansour, has promised that he will fight with every means those who are trying to drag Egypt into chaos.

The Muslim Brotherhood in fact they plan to encourage mass protests to demand the return of the ousted Islamic leader Mohamed Morsi.

“Security is the priority” - This could be the slogan of the coming period for most of the countries in the region. As the Syrian crisis passes through a new phase, and there is a real focus on putting an end to the violence, there will be consequences for the region, mostly regarding security. Most of the countries are expected to face real security challenges, especially those who were part of the conflict in Syria, on political or a geographical level.

Jordan is one of the countries that could face this kind of challenge. Many indicators show that Jordan has adopted more proactive plans that help to maintain the security and stability of the country.

July 2013, a fiery summer is expected since early Edward Snowden’s revelation. Snowden, the mole: ex CIA and NSA associate, a hero for someone, a traitor for others. 

What is known as Datagate, the global surveillance scandal, blew up in early June: phone communication control, electronic surveillance, spying diplomatic offices; those are some of the “bomb-news” thrown by Snowden after he left NSA base in Hawaii in May.