• Erdogan acts to take away more clout from Turkish military – July 16
• Al Qaida militia steps up attacks on pro-Western rebel forces in Syria – July 15
• Top commander among Hizbullah killed in battle for Syrian rebel stronghold – July 15
• Egyptian intel: Al Qaida recruiting Gaza militants for attacks in Sinai – July 15
• Report: U.S. officials say Israeli air strike hit Syrian arms depot on July 5 – July 14
• Egyptian attack helicopter flies over Gaza for first time since 1967 – July 14
• Israel eyes Lockheed Martin for IT move to new Military Intelligence site – July 14
• New secret Iran nuclear site reported in tunnels under mountain – July 12
• Sen. Levin calls for air strikes on Syria – July 12
• Egypt military: Hamas ‘exacerbating the situation in Sinai’ after Morsi’s ouster – July 12
• Saudi deploys 31,000 troops to protect 3 million pilgrims; Hajj attendance down 20 percent – July 12
• Key Senate Democrats favor suspending arms shipments to Egypt – July 11
• Saudi and Israeli strategic interests in post-Morsi Egypt – July 11
• Kuwait chips in with $4 billion aid package for Egypt – July 11
• Israel cutting military budget by $2 billion despite heightened regional threats – July 11
• Yemen for sixth time in 2013 captures Turkish-linked arms shipment – July 11
• Three Gulf states pledge billions in aid for post-Morsi Egypt – July 10
• Egypt military braces for infiltration of Islamist fighters from Gaza – July 10
• Al Jazeera’s terror ties of no concern to official Washington, U.S. state media – July 10
• Counterfeiters in Gaza caught printing phony Israeli shekels – July 10
• White House did not call Mubarak’s ouster a coup, still backs Muslim Brotherhood – July 10
• U.S. viewing Egypt’s military as ‘stabilizing force’, won’t cut aid – July 9
• Joint exercise with Russia tests combat readiness of Iran’s Navy – July 9
• Muslim Brotherhood calls for revolt; military blame ‘armed terrorist’ for violence – July 9
• Egypt’s path to prosperity could transform the nation – July 9
• Israeli official in Cairo seeking improved defense ties with Egypt’s military – July 8
• Group with Al Qaida ties forms militia to fight Egyptian Army – July 8
• Some Muslim Brotherhood soldiers deserting Egypt Army – July 8
• Egypt’s downward spiral started with Nasser – July 8
• Congress warns Obama nothing ‘moderate’ about Iran’s new president – July 7
• Revenge: Muslim Brotherhood said to give ‘green light’ to terrorists in Sinai – July 7
• Muslim Brotherhood ‘not going home quietly’: Al Qaida threatens to send fighters to Egypt – July 5
• Age of drones: Israeli Air Force now flying more unmanned than manned sorties – July 5
• Israel uses balloons, radar, to monitor ‘every visible inch’ of Gaza borders – July 5
• Technology trumps ideology in Egypt: Time for decompression and dialogue – July 5
• Obama threatens to cut aid to Egypt; Lawmakers charge pro-Morsi policy damaged U.S. interests – July 4
• Egypt ousts its Muslim Brotherhood leader in a victory for freedom: Now the real crisis begins – July 4
• Egypt’s military topples Morsi who got call from Obama – July 4
• Israeli intelligence predicts long-term Egypt turbulence – July 4
• Upheaval in Egypt threatens U.S. access to Suez Canal, 1979 Camp David treaty – July 3
• Israel allows Egypt to violate Camp David Accords, deploy forces to Sinai – July 3
• United Arab Emirates jails Muslim Brotherhood agents for coup plot – July 3
• Turkey agrees to Iran oil sanctions, turns to Saudis and Iraq for imports – July 3
• Egyptian protests target Obama as top supporter of Morsi regime – July 2
• Morsi’s top military adviser quits in solidarity with protesters – July 2
• Report: New Qatari emir seeks to signal he’s really in charge – July 2
• From ‘Arab Spring’ to ‘Arab Nightmare’ as the ‘civilized’ world stands by – July 2
• Assad’s forces, Hizbullah target key rebel strongholds in Homs – July 1
• Russian foreign minister contradicts his deputy: Moscow not evacuating Syrian naval base – July 1
• More powerful ‘than Arafat’: Abbas pardons official suspected of embezzling millions – July 1
• Iran and Sudan’s plan to gain control over Central and Western Africa and its natural resources – July 1
• Analyst: Obama has formed strategic alliance with Muslim Brotherhood – June 30
• Amnesty International: Egyptian police granted leeway in use of force – June 30
• Western media fail to report that a foreign regime is occupying Iran – June 30
• Obama’s risky move in Jordan could open second front in Syrian war – June 28
• Talking to the Taliban: Diplomacy 101 should be about learning from past failures – June 28
• Report: Morsi fails to win over Army, poll finds 82 percent favor coup – June 28
• Russian military accord with Cyprus could pose problems for NATO, U.S. – June 28
• Morsi government blames hoarding, smuggling for worsening fuel crisis – June 28
• Russia pulls all troops out of Syria, denies ‘facility’ at Tartous was a base – June 27
• Qatar seeks improved ties with ‘all governments’ as political upheaval continues – June 27
• U.S. delivers advanced C-130J Super Hercules to Israel – June 27
• Israel need not follow Obama’s lead and ignore China’s massive cyber-theft – June 27
• Key senators move to block any U.S. military aid to Syrian rebels – June 26
• Report: ‘Master strategist’ Khamenei used election to pacify West, advance nuclear program – June 26
• Adviser being considered for State Dept. post said to be Hamas supporter – June 25
• U.S. deploys 400 troops to assist Sinai peacekeeping force – June 25
• Emir of world’s richest country steps down, names son as successor – June 25
• Russia deploys intel ship off coast of Syria – June 25
• Pentagon buys M-17 Russian military helicopters for Afghan Army – June 25
• Chaos: Hagel, Kerry, Congress have not been briefed on Obama’s Syria strategy – June 24
• Obama deploys 700 troops, missile defense systems and F-16s in Jordan – June 24
• Military backs Morsi on first anniversary of his election – June 24
• The Iranians speak: All sides saw need for change; New president would not control nukes – June 24
• When the U.S. loses resolve: The Afghanistan-Vietnam parallels – June 24
• Senators McCain, Menendez and Levin call for ‘decisive’ U.S. intervention in Syria – June 23
• Muslim Brotherhood said responsible for attacks on Egyptian journalists – June 23
• Syrian, Hizbullah forces launch offensive on rebel strongholds near Damascus – June 21
• France, Arab states plan large-scale arms supplies to Syrian rebels – June 21
• U.S. blocks major Israeli drone export deals – June 21
• Turkey teams with Shell to exploit huge fracking potential – June 21
• Palestinian PM, in office 2 weeks, quits – June 21
• Syrian endgame: Diplomacy, for once, may be the only option – June 21
• Despite world’s highest per capita military spending, Gulf states can’t defend themselves – June 20
• Israel diverts new gas resource to domestic market to ease fuel shortage – June 20
• Urgently seeking tear gas: Turkey has run low on anti-riot supplies – June 20
• Jordan Army kills infiltrator in border clash with unidentified Syrians – June 20
• Four days after pledging aid for Syrian rebels, Obama backs down – June 19
• Israeli intel: Hamas using Qatar as base to plot terror strikes – June 19
• Qatar said to place large order for tanks, artillery from German firm – June 19
• Putin’s chess move in Syria, with an eye on the region at large – June 19
• Turkish police can’t stop protests; Erdogan may deploy army, NATO’s 2nd largest – June 18
• Israel installs digital ‘Multi-Sensor’ system on Lebanon border – June 18
• Japan poised to shift huge investment, factories from China to India – June 18
• Chevron signs 3rd Kurdistan oil deal after being banned by Iraq – June 18
• As the world yawns: Growing arc of chaos in the Middle East – June 17
• Rebels say U.S. weapons have finally reached units in northern Syria – June 17
• Report: Jordan’s focus on Air Force increasing its vulnerability – June 17
• Khamenei ally elected after campaigning for reconciliation with world – June 16
• Ailing Saudi king cuts recovery trip short over developments in Syria – June 16
• Assad answers Obama announcement with assault on last key rebel stronghold – June 16
• Journalist who interviewed Snowden called 9/11 blow to America a ‘very good thing’ – June 16
• Obama White House still hoping Iran election will lead to ‘grand bargain’ – June 14
• GOP leaders back Obama decision to send military aid to Syrian rebels – June 14
• Sunni leaders in Bahrain petition to expel U.S. envoy – June 14
• Egypt launches stealth war with Ethiopia and its allies over the Nile – June 13
• Libya replaces military chief as militias continue rampage in Benghazi – June 13
• UN scrambles to salvage Golan Heights force – June 13
• Texas firm sets up rig off Israeli coast – June 13
• Assad seen winning back territory; U.S. intel ‘on Syria was totally wrong’ – June 12
• Qatar offers ‘gift’ of natural gas to ease Egypt’s summer of discontent – June 12
• Libya to get C-130J transports in first U.S. military sale to Libya in decades – June 12
• Netanyahu getting ‘several’ calls weekly from Kerry on Palestinian state – June 11
• Sudan breaks from Egypt, supports Blue Nile dam in Ethiopia – June 11
• Hizbullah leads assault, captures key rebel hub at Qusair, Syria – June 11
• Erdogan backers join protests, see threat of emerging dictatorship – June 10
• Obama again dismisses restrictions by Congress on military aid to Egypt – June 10
• Hamas indoctrination centers for university students seen as recruiting tool – June 10
• Egypt blame Hamas, Palestinians for violence in Sinai – June 10
• Iran has shut down Bushehr nuclear twice this year after earthquakes – June 9
• Fatah mounts protests against Christian mayor of Bethlehem – June 9
• In the eye of a growing regional storm, Israel’s founding principles continue to serve it well – June 9
• Israel asks why U.S. disclosed details of top-secret military base – June 7
• Assad using drones from Iran, Russia against Syrian rebels – June 7
• War as a win-win option for Egypt’s down-and-out regime – June 7
• Western energy firms bailing from Iraq in favor of Kurdistan – June 7
• ‘Unacceptable’ risk: Austria withdraws its troops from Golan Heights force – June 7
• Surge by Iran-Hizbullah-Syria axis stuns Israeli intelligence community – June 6
• Kurds’ withdrawal from Turkey to Iraq, Syria nearly complete – June 6
• Forgotten then and unreported now: The bloodletting inspired by ‘Maoism’ – June 6
• NATO shows interest in Israeli security technology – June 5
• Budget cuts shut down Israel’s combat reserves through end of 2013 – June 5
• Libyan violence blamed for delays in offshore drilling projects – June 5
• Turkey rocked by spreading popular protests against Islamization – June 4
• Study: Israeli youth in rocket target zones more prone to violence – June 4
• Saudis teach rehabilitation of Al Qaida operatives in context of Sharia law – June 4
• Ailing Saudi king exits to Morocco; crown prince said suffering from dementia – June 3
• Syrian rebels cross border, clash with Hizbullah in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley – June 3
• U.S. tourists warned on incidents, lack of security near Egypt’s pyramids – June 3
• Al Qaida renews attacks on Yemen gas sites – June 3
• The battle for Qusayr and the likely breakup of post-WWI Syria – June 3
• Into the breach: UN peacekeepers mostly succeed in a dangerous game – June 2
• NATO data: Assad winning the war for Syrians’ hearts and minds – May 31
• Assad confirms S-300 shipment has arrived from Russia – May 31
• Gulf states invest in natural gas resources, anticipating increasing demand – May 31
• Memo to Sec. Kerry: The emerging Middle East matrix is less hostile to Israel – May 31
• What happened to SEAL Team Six? The most serious scandal of all – May 30
• Report: Palestinians headed for an uprising with the rise of Hamas – May 30
• Pumping like there’s no tomorrow: Saudi oil production at 9.1 million barrels per day – May 30
• Egypt fears losing much of the Nile to Ethiopian dam – May 30
• Iraqi officials suspected of taking bribes in Russian arms deal – May 30
• Syrian rebels deliver ultimatum to Hizbullah – May 29
• Egypt, Hamas crack down on Salafist rocket squads in Sinai – May 29
• Israel: Syria has not yet received S-300s but when they arrive, watch out – May 29
• Syrian rebels claim Hizbullah took losses in fighting at Lebanon border – May 29
• Israeli civil defense drill prepares for ballistic missile attack – May 28
• Abbas gets heat from Congress after top aide praised Israeli’s killer – May 28
• Hamas arrests outspoken critics of top donor Qatar – May 28
• Russian Pacific Fleet enters the Mediterranean in challenge to West – May 28
• Missile attacks new ‘norm’: U.S. told it now needs Israel’s Iron Dome system – May 27
• Woe is not us: From one new energy revolution (shale gas) to another (fire ice) – May 27
• Israeli strategists debate whether strikes strengthened Iran deterrence – May 27
• Blowback: Hizbullah in Lebanon hit by rocket attack from Syrian rebels – May 27
• Al Qaida resurfaces in Yemen, captures coastal areas despite U.S. drone attacks – May 26
• Hizbullah-trained Syrian militias expanding reach with incentives, Iran funding – May 26
• The threat of sectarian war in Iraq looms larger – May 26
• Turkey joins U.S. Aegis missile defense program – May 24
• Soldier shortage: Israel’s Army ‘half as big as it was 30 years ago’ – May 24
• Fashion watch: Hamas won’t allow Western styles that lower ‘standards of manhood’ – May 24
• Sports scandal entertainment dominates the headlines in an India not that obsessed with China – May 24
• Israeli Air Force chief warns a multi-front war could be imminent – May 23
• Kremlin cracks down on recruiting in former USSR by Syrian rebels – May 23
• Iraqi policewomen to get training, ‘exposure to American culture’ in U.S. – May 23
• Egypt lowers the boom on Sinai and wins release of security officers – May 23
• Syrians reported attacking the Israelis on daily basis along Golan Heights – May 22
• Syrian Army detains Saudi, Qatari officers caught aiding rebel forces – May 22
• Iraq’s Al Maliki continues to insist bogus device detects IEDs – May 22
• Key commander, 30 other Hizbullah fighters killed in Syria battle with Sunni rebels – May 21
• Morsi orders troops into Sinai after abduction of officers – May 21
• Chronicling thirty years of upheaval in Afghanistan’s Garmser district – May 21
• Hizbullah: From ‘mentoring’ to ‘direct combat’ near Jordan, Lebanon borders – May 20
• Syria tops agenda in talks between Hagel, Turkish defense chief – May 20
• U.S. pays Israeli firm to supply Arab militaries – May 20
• Palestinian Authority arrests journalists critical of Abbas despite ‘guaranteed’ rights – May 20
• The game of chicken over Syria with dangerous consequences – May 20
• Bombshell in the Benghazi e-mails: The CIA warned of impending jihadist attack – May 20
• Saudi security agencies crippled by major cyber attack – May 19
• Egypt hit with security abductions in Sinai – May 19
• Khamenei pressed Hizbullah in emergency meeting to do ‘whatever it takes’ in Syria – May 17
• New gas reserves found off coast of Israel – May 17
• Hamas training 37,000 teens, 15-17, in urban warfare – May 17
• Creative diplomacy needed as conflict in Syria threatens its neighbors – May 17
• Asia’s bloody border wars: The Koreas and Pakistan-India – May 17
• Iran’s June 14 election: Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad’s Medvedev and no hope for change – May 16
• Iran tracking U.S.-headed anti-mine exercise in Gulf – May 16
• Energy firms mapping Kurdistan’s topography by satellite – May 16
• Palestinian Authority clamps down on Islamists funded by Gulf states – May 16
• King Abdullah sacks second top defense official – May 15
• Israeli intel: Hamas used disposable cell phones to order missile-production – May 15
• Second Su-22 fighter-jet crashes in Yemen – May 15
• U.S. moves ‘assets and personnel’ near Libya in case they are ‘called upon’ – May 14
• War with Iran, it appears, can wait – May 14
• EU peacekeepers alarmed by redeployment of Lebanese troops toward Syria – May 14
• Russian exercise near Georgia redirected to Syria after Israeli strike – May 14
• Egypt: Cell plotting to bomb U.S. embassy had explosives, Al Qaida manual – May 13
• Moscow weighs expanding naval presence in the Mediterranean – May 13
• Moscow: Air defense support to Syria limited to ‘already signed contracts’ – May 13
• Benghazi: The honor of the American military is hanging in the balance – May 13
• Hicks: Militia contracted by State Dept. ‘complicit’ in Benghazi attacks – May 12
• Turkey officials believes Assad ordered bombings that killed 43 – May 12
• Former Palestinian official advocates nuclear attack on Israel – May 12
• Benghazi: Americans died for the re-election of the president – May 12
• Report: Sanctions have not stopped Iran’s advance to nuclear weapons – May 10
• U.S. Report: Long arm of sequestration to hit U.S. aid to Israel – May 10
• Turkey getting billions in F-35 subcontracts — without buying the F-35 – May 10
• Turkish intel monitoring exit of Kurdish fighters to northern Iraq – May 10
• Bamboozled: Getting to the foggy bottom of Benghazi – May 10
• Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood now in full control with ouster of Mubarak holdovers – May 9
• ‘We will not be Greece’: Israel’s finance minister plans to cut defense budget – May 9
• Assad’s forces defeat rebels at key stronghold near Jordan border – May 9
• Iran claims ‘enemy destroyers’ retreated when it tested anti-ship missile – May 9
• Iran opposition reports three explosions at Teheran missile complex – May 8
• Report: Iran, Hizbullah held summit on taking charge if Assad falls – May 8
• Netanyahu yields to Obama, orders freeze on Jewish settlement building – May 8
• Syrian rebels with Al Qaida ties capture UN peacekeepers – May 8
• Obama three times denied Israel’s request for MOP bunker-busters – May 7
• UN officials in conflict over Syrian rebels’ use of chemical weapons – May 7
• Turkey, Israel near agreement to restore ties – May 7
• No Israelis killed in West Bank last year, security eased – May 7
• Netanyahu, in Beijing, urged not to push issue of Iran’s nuclear program – May 6
• Israel strikes research center near Damascus – May 6
• Bahrain has had it with ‘interference’ by U.S. ambassador – May 6
• Egypt’s crime rate skyrockets, institutions ‘aren’t stable’ under Morsi – May 6
• Counterinsurgency and the ‘Sunni Awakening’ in Iraq – May 6
• Israeli air strike targets Iran weapons at Damascus airport – May 5
• Much worse than Watergate: Americans need a fullscale investigation of Benghazi – May 5
• Libya deploys heavy weapons in bid to deter militias – May 5
• Can the world, and Israel, afford a lost generation? – May 5
• What will Obama, the ‘peace candidate’, do about Syria? – May 3
• Brit who sold golf ball finders as bomb detectors to Iraq, sentenced to 10 years – May 3
• Iran forges alliances with key Palestinian leaders in West Bank – May 3
• Saudis report new fire fights with Iran-backed Shi’ite fugitives – May 3
• More Chinese trouble, this time on top of the world – May 3
• North Korea approaches Iran for possible weapons-for-oil deal – May 2
• Report: UK plans largest military presence in Gulf states since 1971 – May 2
• Britain spending millions to train Palestinian security forces despite rights concerns – May 2
• Britain to train 4,000 Libyan police – May 2
• White House drumming up Arab support for Palestinian state – May 1
• No media interest in Saudi ‘person of interest’ – May 1
• Saudi court convicts Al Qaida cell for assassination plot against King – May 1
• Israeli air strike in Gaza kills Islamist rocket specialist – May 1
• Rebels battle Assad forces for key air base in northern Syria – May 1
• Reverse discrimination: Muslim Brotherhood now getting the perks in Egyptian Army – April 30
• Iran oil exports fall to lowest level since 1986 – April 30
• Two SAMs fired at Russian passenger jet flying over Damascus – April 30
• None of Egyptian prisoners freed by UAE had Muslim Brotherhood ties – April 30
• Don’t overlook those other Middle East threats – April 29
• Egyptian police back on strike against Muslim Brotherhood interference – April 29
• Israel demolishes unauthorized Jewish community near Ramallah – April 29
• Did Syria cross the ‘red line’? Obama administration says yes, then maybe – April 28
• Iraq leader: ‘Evil’ Al Qaida forces cross border from Syria – April 28
• Abbas calls for unity government with ‘independent technocrats’, Hamas – April 28
• Hagel confirms Israeli finding on Syria’s use of chemical weapons – April 26
• Israel used multiple assets to track, down Hizbullah drone – April 26
• Assad’s forces defeat rebels at key strategic hub near Damascus – April 25
• Israel bombs Hamas drone-making sites in Gaza – April 25
• Egypt turns to Moscow to restart stalled nuclear energy program – April 25
• Libya searching for outside help against inside enemies – April 25
• Israeli intel: Chemical weapons, ‘apparently sarin’, used by Syria in Aleppo attack – April 24
• Al Qaida said responsible for bombing of French embassy in Tripoli – April 24
• EU lifts sanctions on Syria oil exports from rebel-held areas – April 24
• Paralysis grips Palestinian Authority, Obama administration in daily contact – April 24
• Israel’s Ya’alon would limit dependence on U.S., sees Iron Dome as ‘tactical’ – April 23
• Israel claims victory over Anonymous in repelling cyber attack – April 23
• Arms deal said to give Obama veto on Iran attack by Israel – April 22
• Arms smugglers down Egyptian military helicopter near Libyan border – April 22
• Jailed Kurdish rebel leader orders withdrawal from Turkey – April 22
• U.S. won’t intervene to stop Syrian CW attacks – April 21
• U.S. to sell record $10 billion in advanced weaponry to Israel, Saudi, UAE – April 21
• Saudi king replaces acting defense chief – April 21
• Lebanon names firms to explore gas fields in areas disputed by Israel – April 21
• Bahrain security high for Formula One race amid terror threats – April 19
• New focus of UN peacekeepers on Syria-Israel border: Stay alive – April 19
• U.S. to send 200 troops to Jordan – April 19
• Three rockets from Sinai strike residential areas in Eilat, Israel – April 18
• Assad offers conditional amnesty to Syrian military deserters – April 18
• No amnesty: Kuwait to expel 100,000 illegal laborers per year – April 18
• Iran says enhanced missiles could destroy Tel Aviv, Haifa – April 17
• Iran rocked by strongest earthquake in 50 years, second this month – April 17
• Rights group hits anti-terror crackdown before Bahrain’s Formula One Grand Prix – April 17
• Obama budgets $220 million for Israel’s Iron Dome – April 17
• Turkish opposition charges Erdogan brands critics as terrorists – April 16
• Putin called top backer of Syria’s Assad, gave massive military support – April 16
• Bombings in Bahrain tied to terror cell targeting major facilities, events – April 16
• U.S. Army tells officers not to talk politics with Egyptians – April 16
• Israeli intel: Palestinian cells directed to stock up on rockets – April 16
• Intel on presence of Chinese subs in Indian Ocean makes waves – April 16
• U.S. lifts sanctions on companies that provided tankers to Iran – April 15
• New energy assets, U.S. retreat, seen leading to expanded Israeli Navy – April 15
• Report: India ties with Israel tactical, not strategic – April 15
• Gulf states convene post-quake emergency conference on radiation threat from Iran reactor – April 15
• Congress rejects surplus U.S. frigates for Turkey – April 15
• U.S. presence in Mideast to ‘become more maritime’ amid massive budget cuts – April 14
• Turkey vetoes Israeli participation at NATO conference – April 14
• Report: Egypt’s Army tortured and killed protesters, contradicting U.S. assertions – April 14
• United Arab Emirates is taking an interest in the F-35 – April 12
• Engineers, not politicians, schedule Israel’s missile defense trials – April 12
• Report: Israel’s tiny territory makes its air space difficult to defend – April 12
• Letter from Israel: Let’s hear it for Portugal – April 12
• Multinational Force officer abducted by Bedouin insurgents in Sinai – April 12
• UN reports Libyan weapons have turned up in 12 countries – April 11
• Turkey sees huge potential in fracking – April 11
• U.S. ships 140,000 teargas canisters to Egypt’s pro-Muslim Brotherhood regime – April 11
• Al Qaida merges with top anti-Assad rebel force in Syria – April 10
• Major earthquake south of Bushehr reactor shakes office towers in Bahrain – April 10
• Israel redeploys fifth of 13 planned Iron Dome batteries – April 10
• U.S. upgrading Fifth Fleet base despite Shi’ite revolt in Bahrain – April 10
• Obama enlists Arab allies for unified strategy to oust Assad – April 10
• Israel: Outgunned UN force ‘folded like umbrella’, stopped tracking arms to Hizbullah – April 9
• 20,000 U.S. M-16s stolen from unguarded warehouse in Kuwait – April 9
• Iraq blocks Iran transport plane carrying no weapons following U.S. warning – April 9
• Syria launches air attack on rebel strongholds – April 9
• U.S. approves Turkish role in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks – April 8
• Hundreds of Europeans have been recruited to fight in Syria – April 8
• Hamas targets long-haired men and tight, ‘low-waisted’ pants – April 8
• Strategy shift: Syrian rebels target Assad air bases – April 7
• Obama brushes off Congress on Russian helicopters for Afghan military – April 7
• Report: Apology won’t change Turkey, ‘weakens Israel’s deterrence’ – April 7
• The overlooked Iran-Syria-North Korea strategic linkage – April 5
• Greek military outgunned by Turkey amid deep budget cuts – April 5
• Egypt captures ships carrying 200,000 weapons off coast of Sinai – April 5
• Tunisia hosts officials from Hamas, Islamic Jihad – April 5
• Russian official says U.S. now directing ‘Libyan scenario’ in Syria – April 4
• Israel sets sights on Brazil as major defense client – April 4
• Syrian Air Force bombs rebel target 20 kilometers inside Lebanon – April 4
• Al Qaida fighters suspected in attack on Iraqi gas field, S. Korean firm – April 4
• Some good news about Israel and what Obama said about it – April 4
• Obama seen using Syria as lever in ‘grand bargain’ with Iran – April 3
• Newly-chosen Syrian rebel leader has links to Islamist group CAIR – April 3
• Israel begins tapping Tamar gas field in ‘step toward energy independence’ – April 3
• Pro-Al Qaida Islamists bomb Gaza targets to ‘uphold Salafist morals’ – April 3
• Egyptian Army find more SAMs buried in the Sinai – April 3
• Subversion plot against UAE government tied to Muslim Brotherhood – April 2
• Mossad looking for a few good recruits, without ‘borderline personality disorders’ – April 2
• Kurdish rebels reportedly withdrawing from Turkey – April 2
• Morsi deploys Muslim Brotherhood agents against the ‘devil inside’ – April 1
• Obama approves ‘trusted traveler’ status for Saudis – April 1
• A world in need of leadership: Picking up the post-Cyprus geopolitical pieces – April 1
• Sources: Obama rebuffing his own NSC on aid to Syrian rebels – March 31
• After Arab Spring, Easter hope but mainly fear – March 31
• An Easter appeal for hope and God’s mercy – March 31
• Obama promoted Egypt-Iran-Turkey alliance in ‘tense’ Israel meeting – March 29
• Saudis warned not to join Saudi-funded Syrian revolt – March 29
• U.S.-Israeli laser tech to improve digital projection at movie theaters – March 29
• Israel’s offshore Tamar gas field seen ending nation’s energy shortage – March 29
• Israeli intel: Iran has deployed 50,000 troops in Syria – March 28
• UN peacekeepers, under fire, quit posts in Golan Heights – March 28
• Centcom chief salutes Egyptian military’s professionalism in ‘tumultuous period’ – March 28
• Western energy firms abandoning Iraq, investing in Kurdistan – March 28
• Obama pledge on military funding to Israel called part of strategy – March 27
• Gulf states recruit Chechen veterans for war against Syria’s Assad – March 27
• Turkey warns Cyprus against leveraging energy assets – March 27
• Egypt confiscates military uniforms destined for Libya – March 27
• Germany tracks flow of nuke material to Iran through Turkey – March 26
• Hamas cites U.S. ties with Egypt in bid to be removed from terror list – March 26
• Morsi threatens ‘harsh’ action in response to spreading unrest – March 25
• U.S. tests advanced F-15 variant destined for Saudi Arabia – March 25
• Israeli military states it was returning fire from Syria – March 25
• The Holy Land: Just another stop for the eternal campaigner – March 25
• Russian Navy makes rare port call in Lebanon – March 24
• Rare opportunities amid monumental stupidity in Cyprus – March 24
• Sources: Obama administration ordered CIA training for Syrian rebels – March 22
• Russian ‘expertise’ suspected in targeting of Israeli surveillance drones – March 22
• Strained ties with Israel frustrating Turkey’s request for advanced U.S. drones – March 22
• Report: Continuing unrest makes Egypt dangerous for tourists – March 22
• UN survey cites rise of the Global South – March 22
• Iran tests upgrades of rockets it delivered to Hamas, Hizbullah – March 21
• Israel charges Hamas interior minister ordering terror attacks despite ceasefire – March 21
• A reporter’s retrospective 10 years after ‘shock-and-awe’ in Iraq – March 21
• Russia, Israel confirm CW attack in Syria; U.S. won’t corroborate – March 20
• NATO considering no-fly zone for Syria – March 20
• Saudis see ‘huge’ fracking potential – March 20
• Iraqi Shi’ite cleric and U.S. citizen barred from Kuwait for ‘insulting the prophet’ – March 20
• Ten years after start of Iraq War: Geopolitical shifts have favored Iran, China – March 20
• Syrian Air Force launches first direct strike on rebels inside Lebanon – March 19
• Israel creates cyberwar unit in Defense Ministry – March 19
• Centcom chief Gen. Mattis praises Jordan as ‘most dependable’ ally – March 19
• Confusion reported in police ranks as riots spread in Egypt – March 19
• Iran Navy to extend its presence to the Atlantic ocean in 2013 – March 18
• Ya’alon to replace pro-Obama Barak as Israeli defense minister – March 18
• Rebels capture Syrian intelligence base near Israeli border – March 18
• Israel to begin mobilizing reservists by e-mail, smart phones – March 18
• World’s largest solar facility is in United Arab Emirates, of all places – March 18
• Report: U.S. offering Russia incentives for a post-Assad Syria – March 17
• Lebanon fears Hizbullah support for Assad could spark war – March 17
• Turkish police claim wiretapping prevented hundreds of terror attacks – March 17
• Reports: Jordan hosting secret U.S. training program for Syrian rebels – March 17
• U.S. intel: Syrian bioweapons program has moved beyond R&D phase – March 15
• Arab League calls on Gulf states to act, not just condemn Iran – March 15
• Mattis: U.S. needs stable Bahrain as host for Fifth Fleet – March 15
• Arab American lobbyists urge Obama to cut aid to Israel – March 15
• Pentagon advances Obama trip to Israel with push for peace process – March 14
• Egyptian court asked to disband ‘illegitimate and extremist’ Muslim Brotherhood – March 14
• Splintered Syrian rebels are low on ammo, focus on fundraising – March 14
• Russian Navy to establish a ‘permanent’ presence in the Mediterranean – March 13
• U.S. intel: Assad’s days are numbered, ‘we just don’t know the number’ – March 13
• Saudi weighs fracking, but water supplies in desert are a problem – March 13
• Iraq providing medical treatment to Syrian soldiers – March 13
• Morsi regime encourages Islamist vigilantes to replace striking police – March 13
• Syria’s future: Israel favors fragmentation while Saudis want reliable counter to Iran – March 13
• Report: Hagel tied to Iran lobby investigated by Treasury Department – March 12
• Palestinians organize protests against Obama’s visit – March 12
• Israel bolsters Golan Heights border fence as infiltration threat from Syria rises – March 12
• Egypt on alert as striking police demand an end to ‘Brotherhoodization’ – March 11
• Report: Many Al Qaida agents are U.S. Christian converts to Islam – March 11
• Newly-discovered Qatar natural gas field estimated at 5.2 trillion cubic feet – March 11
• UN: Hamas fired rockets from civilian areas during 2012 war – March 11
• Egypt’s police strike spreads nationwide; Morsi deploys Army – March 10
• Smackdown: UN peacekeepers in Syria told to ‘run for Israel’ – March 10
• Syria: Israeli spy cam at ‘sensitive site’ sent images via satellite – March 10
• Rebels: Hizbullah training thousands in Bekaa Valley to turn tide in Syrian war – March 8
• Opposition: Morsi appointing Brotherhood members to key security positions – March 8
• Hamas ordered multiple shipments of missiles from Libya – March 8
• Iraq offers to build oil pipeline to supply Egyptian refineries – March 8
• Gen. Mattis takes parting shot at administration’s Iran policy – March 7
• House bill would designate Israel a ‘major strategic ally’ – March 7
• Syrian rebels abduct UN observers in Golan Heights – March 7
• Syria: From Schadenfreude to an out-of-control crisis – March 7
• Israelis warned of Hizbullah abductions during Passover – March 7
• Morsi’s defense chief asks Kerry for increase in U.S. military aid – March 6
• Senators urge Obama to cut ties with Russian arms exporter over Syria – March 6
• Militant Islam aligns with Russia abroad, devours its ‘soft underbelly’ at home – March 6
• Egyptian military moves to protect government sites as anti-Morsi protests spread – March 6
• Israel reports sharp increase in West Bank attacks – March 6
• Sequestration cloud moves over U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain – March 5
• Lebanon building border watchtowers against ‘serious threat’ from Syria – March 5
• Israel replacing 1970s-era air transport fleet with C-130J Super Hercules – March 5
• Hamas blocks Israel supplies with takeover of Gaza border terminal – March 5
• Sequestrated: U.S. officials warn of reduction in aid to Middle East allies – March 4
• Russian weapons blocked from Syria, but flowing to rebels by way of Serbia – March 4
• Report: Palestinians oppose U.S.-led force in West Bank as ‘occupying power’ – March 4
• Iran’s Navy enters the Pacific Ocean for first time since 1979 – March 4
• Israel awards first Golan Heights drilling contract to U.S. firm – March 4
• Obama plans to extract timetable for Israeli pullout from West Bank – March 3
• Morsi moves to throttle NGOs advocating democracy in Egypt – March 3
• Report: North Korean test may mean Iran has a nuclear missile warhead – March 1
• Free Syrian Army claims to have killed Hizbullah’s second in command – March 1
• Saudi beefs up border security against illegal immigration from Yemen – March 1
• Israeli Army exercise prepares for Palestinian riots – March 1
• Ex-member: Muslim Brotherhood has secret societies in 80 nations, including U.S. – February 28
• Report: Scud attacks by Syrian regime killed scores of civilians – February 28
• Egypt’s military issues second warning to Morsi regime – February 28
• Turkey impatient with F-35 delays, may opt for new F-16s – February 28
• Israel: Hizbullah got Scud D missiles from Syria with 700 km range – February 27
• Russian energy major pulls out of Egypt citing terror threats – February 27
• Gulf states end 17-day exercise, send ‘clear message’ to Iran – February 27
• U.S. Mideast arms sales seen as silver lining in ‘sequester’ cloud – February 26
• U.S. special forces leave key Afghan province as all war-weary sides look for clues – February 26
• Israel forces on high alert after death of Palestinian detainee – February 26
• Israel, U.S. report successful test flight through space of Arrow-3 interceptor – February 26
• Egypt imports tear gas from U.S. to battle pro-democracy protestors – February 26
• In post-Gadhafi Libya, militias still more powerful than military – February 25
• Palestinians said planning violence to reinforce Obama pressure on Israel – February 25
• Moscow boosts strategic Syria ties with arms shipments, naval base – February 25
• U.S. delivers more patrol boats to Iraqi navy – February 25
• Jordan’s king used social media to fight off challenge by Muslim Brotherhood – February 24
• French incursion seen boosting Israel’s ties with Mali – February 24
• Israeli official: Domestic intelligence chief was fooled by Palestinians – February 24
• Pro-Obama think tank downplays regional threat of a nuclear Iran – February 22
• Syrian rebels take aim at Hizbullah targets along border and in Lebanon – February 22
• Courts in Islamist Egypt rule cops now allowed to grow beards – February 22
• Droning on and on: Why Kim Jong-Un and Syria’s Assad are buddies – February 22
• New port marks China’s growing presence in the Persian Gulf region – February 21
• Israel Navy patrols block African migrants thwarted by security barrier – February 21
• Saudi orders 170 rigs in search for Red Sea natural gas – February 21
• Diplomats: Compromise deal with a nuclear Iran tops Obama’s 2013 agenda – February 20
• Kurdistan spurns Iraq threat, expands oil exports – February 20
• Boeing inks agreement to supply drones to Gulf states – February 20
• Egypt finds hundreds more smuggling tunnels to Gaza – February 20
• Syrian rebels fighting Iran-backed Hizbullah for control of ‘Damascus-Homs axis’ – February 20
• U.S. simulators to precede sale of F-16s to Iraq Air Force – February 20
• Progress in Mumbai is held up by bureaucrats and ‘Indian Standard Time’ – February 20
• Israeli study finds ground forces thrive on multi-drone data – February 19
• Egypt denies report military exercise with U.S. shifting to Jordan – February 19
• Connecting the dots: N. Korea’s nuke was bought and paid for by a key end-user — Iran – February 18
• Turkey balks at Israel’s offer to build gas pipeline to supply Europe – February 18
• Egypt orders 100,000 pistols in urgent move to get striking police back to work – February 18
• After being repeatedly lectured by Netanyahu in Washington, Obama finally visits the Holy Land – February 18
• Egypt intercepts two tons of explosives near Suez, headed for Gaza Strip – February 17
• New book: Bush rejected advice to stop bombing of Syrian reactor – February 17
• Iran reports general killed by Israeli strike enroute from Syria to Lebanon – February 15
• Saudi Arabia finally limits its religious police – February 15
• France using Israeli drone in Mali – February 15
• Generals opting out as Turkish military seen ‘turning from secular to Islamist’ – February 14
• Egyptian security forces go on strike, protest Muslim Brothehood agenda – February 14
• Rebels capture airport near Aleppo, seize Syrian MiG fighter-jets – February 13
• ‘Arab Spring’ was bad news for Russia’s defense industry – February 13
• Israel and Seattle researched ‘hot spots’ for reducing urban crime – February 13
• Chuck Hagel’s connections with Al Jazeera and George Soros – February 13
• Priority delivery: U.S. to ship all 20 F-16s to Egypt in 2013 – February 12
• In first, Syrian car bomb kills 13 at Turkish border – February 12
• U.S. fines contractor in Iraq for not reporting casualties – February 12
• Israel, Cyprus ink Mediterranean energy deal – February 12
• Royal Saudi Air Force loses third fighter-jet in a year – February 12
• India close to TRIAD deterrence with successful test launch of SLBM – February 12
• White House mum on reports of CIA drone base in Saudi Arabia – February 11
• The coming struggle for Iraq in the ongoing Iran-Saudi regional war – February 11
• Treasury: Expanded sanctions will ‘lock up’ Iran’s overseas oil revenue – February 11
• Turkey, Azerbaijan reach agreement on natural gas pipeline – February 11
• And then there was one: ‘Budget uncertainty’ cuts U.S. carrier presence in Gulf – February 10
• Consequences of a nuclear Iran: What if U.S. had encouraged the 2009 revolution? – February 10
• Rocket attack strikes Iranian opposition camp in Iraq – February 10
• The problem with Islamist Turkey’s ‘zero problems’ policy – February 8
• Sinai Bedouins balk at uprooting families near border – February 8
• Iran’s Iraq strategy revealed in battle for Shi’ites’ spiritual center in Najaf – February 8
• Gulf states shaken by Egypt-Iran summit – February 7
• U.S. excluded Israel from secret CIA terror interrogation program – February 7
• Why is top House conservative leader giving Al Jazeera deal a pass? – February 7
• Intel alert: Terrorists disguised as Jews attempting to abduct Israelis – February 7
• Egypt-backed ceasefire holds: No attacks on Israel from Gaza reported in new year – February 7
• Israel deploys 3rd Iron Dome in north following strike on Syria site – February 6
• Kuwaiti Air Force, lacking male applicants, recruits women – February 6
• Egypt opposition forms group to stop sex assaults on female protesters – February 6
• Group cites Syria crisis in call to strengthen U.S.-Israel military ties – February 6
• Report: Syrian complex struck by Israel was built by North Korea – February 5
• First Iran-Egypt summit since ’79 aims to restore normal ties – February 5
• Israel arrests 25 Hamas leaders in West Bank – February 5
• U.S. alerts citizens to new threats after embassy bombing in Turkey – February 5
• Egypt Army said to defy Morsi on use of live fire against civilians – February 4
• Yemen confirms capture of Iran ship carrying Russian-made missiles – February 4
• Sale of Exxon Mobil stakes makes Beijing top consumer of Iraq’s oil – February 4
• Floods again force closure of 1,200 Hamas smuggling tunnels – February 4
• Turkish special forces capture top Al Qaida leader, Bin Laden’s son-in-law – February 3
• Islamists dealt major blow as King triumphs in Jordan elections – February 3
• Iran claims it captured another U.S. Raven drone – February 1
• Morsi claims Israel instigating riots in major cities – February 1
• Israel arrests 20 Hamas operatives in Hebron raid – February 1
• Report: Israeli fighter jets strike Syrian convoy near Lebanese border – January 31
• Israel building security barrier along Syrian border at Golan Heights – January 31
• Somali pirates upgrade operations with satellite communications, extend range – January 31
• Yemen seizes large shipment of advanced weapons believed sent from Iran – January 31
• Air Force chief: Collapse of Syria would pose major threat to Israel – January 30
• Obama responded to Netanyahu’s election victory with ‘extremely tough letter’ – January 30
• U.S. fast-tracking F-16 deliveries to Egypt despite mounting unrest – January 30
• Egypt’s Morsi’s unable to enforce curfew against violence in cities along the Suez – January 30
• Israeli intel tracking convoys from Syria to Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley – January 29
• Syrian rebels target Assad’s coastal home with backing from Gulf states, Turkey – January 29
• Morsi deploys military to guard Suez Canal as riots spread – January 29
• Morsi mum on reports that Egyptian cluster bombs used by Syria – January 29
• Turkey reports 43 percent increase in arms exports – January 29
• Russian flotilla heads for Mediterranean to counter NATO role in Syria – January 29
• Defector: Syria planned 2012 terror attack during pilgrimage to Mecca – January 28
• New anti-Morsi group vows to ‘undermine corruption, topple tyrants’ – January 28
• Report: Security at U.S. overseas posts insufficient, inadequate – January 28
• Israel’s urban warfare brigade to film Palestinian violence to counter Western media – January 28
• Report: Gulf states, Turkey lack defenses against Iran missile war – January 27
• Rebels with Al Qaida ties blow up Syrian military outpost near Israeli border – January 27
• Hollywood Hillary: Benghazi performance was worthy of an Oscar – January 27
• Netanyahu’s Likud Party triumphs after Obama’s slurs failed to sway voters – January 25
• Soros group slams lone senator whose ‘bizarre’ Benghazi questions were based on NY Times reports – January 25
• Rights group: Egyptian police brutality unchanged under Morsi – January 25
• Western contractors warned Libyan oil facilities are next Al Qaida target – January 25
• South Sudan to supply crude oil to Israel – January 25
• Egyptians say F-16 deal proves Morsi passed U.S. test ‘with flying colors’ – January 24
• Saudi memo offered pardons to death row inmates willing to fight in Syria – January 24
• Report: Centcom chief ousted for differences with White House on Iran, Arab Spring – January 23
• Report cites evidence Egypt could be ‘pursuing proliferation’ – January 23
• Libyan military moves to secure Tripoli from Benghazi militias – January 23
• Saudis, U.S. sign accord lifting post-9/11 travel restrictions – January 23
• Kremlin orders the evacuation of Russian nationals from Syria – January 22
• Israeli Army recruits Bedouin shepherds as trackers along Egypt border – January 22
• Egypt seizes truck shipping explosives to Gaza Strip – January 22
• Think tank warns Obama: Leading from behind could make Syria another Somalia – January 21
• Russian navy begins largest post-Soviet exercise in waters near Syria – January 21
• Kurdistan slaps down Iraq ‘threat’ to its oil export policy – January 21
• Israel indicts Bedouin Arab residents for bomb, rocket plots – January 21
• After policy disasters, U.S. AFRICOM to deploy troops to 35 countries – January 21
• Obama expedites delivery of F-16s to Morsi’s Egypt – January 20
• White House rejects U.S. embassy report on Syrian poison gas attack – January 20
• Muslim Brotherhood steps up protests in Jordan, denounces elections – January 18
• Iran moves to ‘put aside’ dollar and euro, work with China on foreign deals – January 18
• Israel successfully tests anti-missile system for airliners – January 18
• Addressing global terrorism on a day when it was everywhere – January 18
• U.S. Treasury: Iran using third-country trading companies to evade sanctions – January 17
• Israel hit with second F-16 crash caused by landing gear malfunction – January 17
• U.S. makes sixth delivery of combat helicopters to Iraq – January 17
• Report: U.S. policy goal was to retain military ties with Cairo’s new Islamist government – January 16
• White House backs Qatar role in mediating Taliban deal – January 16
• Hamas shuts down smugglers after hundreds of tunnels cratered by heavy rains – January 16
• Israel lightens up: Will replace heavy tanks with versatile light armored vehicles – January 16
• Zahedi memoir taps archives, corrects record on the Iranian people’s rejection of Mossadegh – January 16

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• U.S. judge rules for Palestinian Authority in terror attack that killed U.S. teens – January 15
• Team Obama won’t act to prevent Assad’s use of chemical weapons – January 14
• Turkey postpones F-35 order due to rising costs, technical flaws – January 14
• New war cabinet: Hagel and Kerry will give Obama clout with the generals – January 14
• Heavy rain collapses 20 Hamas tunnels, disrupts smuggling – January 14
• U.S. firms to help Iraq modernize port at Basra – January 14
• Report: Iran expanding SIGINT listening posts throughout Mideast – January 13
• Russian warships arrive for major exercise off coast of Syria – January 13
• Israeli intel: Hamas used security officers on rocket squads – January 13
• Whose driving this ship? Fifth Fleet mum on 2nd collision by U.S. ship in 6 months – January 13
• Terror cell in UAE tied to Al Qaida, Muslim Brotherhood – January 13
• Rebels struggle as Assad deploys air power to guard key sites – January 11
• Sunni protesters block Iraq’s trade routes to Jordan, Syria – January 11
• U.S. assembles Patriot missile batteries for NATO ally Turkey – January 11
• Class of F-15 technicians graduates as Saudis seek alternatives to foreign contractors – January 11
• Where’s Congess? ‘Terror TV’ buys Al Gore channel for access to U.S. households – January 11
• Hizbullah trains Syrian Shi’ites in Bekaa Valley to defend hometowns from rebel attacks – January 10
• U.S.-made pistols smuggled from Turkey to Yemen in cake, cookie boxes – January 10
• Israel arrests Palestinian security officers for ties to Hamas cells – January 10
• Turkey prepares mass production of its first main battle tank – January 10
• Egypt’s Morsi rejects U.S. pressure for high-level talks with Israel – January 9
• Intel: Syria firing advanced Iran missiles in ‘game-changer’ – January 9
• Broke: Congress eyes slashing $20 billion in U.S. foreign aid – January 9
• U.S. to establish military bases in Yemen – January 9
• Oman set to double price for natural gas – January 9
• Hizbullah from Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley battling Syrian rebels in Damascus suburbs – January 8
• U.S. trains Iraqis to fly fleet of C-130J air transports – January 8
• Iraq to quadruple refinery capacity with help of U.S. firm – January 8
• Palestinian officials not shy about shopping for luxuries in Israel – January 7
• Peace talks again in Afghanistan and this time the Taliban may deal – January 7
• Egypt announces plan to stop Sinai-Gaza arms smuggling as U.S. official arrives – January 7
• Obama administration ends post-9/11 restrictions on Saudis entering U.S. – January 6
• Iran pledges long-range missiles for Hamas – January 6
• Report: Israel agreed to ceasefire terms that harmed its deterrence and legitimacy – January 5
• Israel’s military launches southern command to defend against Sinai threat – January 4
• Syrian rebels plan united ‘professional military’ to topple Assad – January 4
• UN report predicts likely global economic downturn in 2013 – January 4
• Russia to send 12 warships for exercise near coast of Syria – January 3
• Turkey seeks ceasefire with Kurdish Workers Party – January 3
• Israel completes ‘almost hermetic’ Egyptian border fence – January 3
• Palestinian austerity measures spark violent W. Bank protests – January 3
• After reverse-engineering U.S. drone, Iran bills itself world leader in UAV tech – January 2
• Report: Israel needs invasion to stop new Hamas offensive – January 2
• Attacks by Palestinians force closing of UN West Bank offices – January 2
• Saudis block Hamas elections, leaving Masha’al in power – January 2
• Iran shows off first indigenous helicopters – January 2
• U.S. military cuts budget, pulls one carrier group from Middle East – January 1
• Israeli intel: Hamas, Palestinian Authority plotting to destabilize Jerusalem – January 1