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  • August 21, 2011 – Casualties mount at Gaza-Sinai border; Egypt demands ‘official apology’ from Israel
  • August 21, 2011 – Stranded foreigners heading for the exits as rebels advance on Tripoli
  • August 19, 2011 – U.S. takes countermeasures in Iraq against surface-to-air missiles
  • August 19, 2011 – 8-hour Hamas terror spree in Israel, from Sinai, was unimpeded by Egyptian Army
  • August 19, 2011 – Belarus pulls out of Iran energy development after sanctions
  • August 18, 2011 – Erdogan green-lights invasion targeting Kurds in northern Iraq
  • August 18, 2011 – U.S. sanctions Al Qaida-tied Gaza ‘terrorist’
  • August 18, 2011 – Palestinians’ Fatah severs ties with Dahlan
  • August 18, 2011 – U.S. delivers Swift-class patrol boats to Iraq Navy
  • August 18, 2011 – Ron Paul, Al-Jazeera, and Iran’s Press TV
  • August 17, 2011 – Gadhafi’s first Scud attack on Libyan rebels ‘did not hit any target’
  • August 17, 2011 – Official claims Iran captured PKK’s No. 2
  • August 17, 2011 – Report: U.S. favors Muslim Brotherhood over pro-democracy Syrian opposition
  • August 17, 2011 – U.S. court allows civil suit against Palestinian Authority to proceed
  • August 16, 2011 – Tunisia moves to stop smuggling of diesel, gasoline to Libya
  • August 16, 2011 – Islamists linked to Sadat assassination returning to Egypt from Iran
  • August 16, 2011 – Wave of Ramadan suicide strikes kill 100 throughout Iraq
  • August 16, 2011 – Israeli Army upgrades 40-year-old mines along border with Syria
  • August 15, 2011 – Syria sends gunboats to target Sunni areas in port city
  • August 15, 2011 – Egypt deploys thousands of troops to the Sinai
  • August 14, 2011 – Egypt’s new regime accuses U.S. of attempting to buy reforms
  • August 14, 2011 – Greece builds security moat on Turkish border to stop influx of illegal migrants
  • August 14, 2011 – Al Qaida-tied Iraqi militia exploiting Sunni fears
  • August 12, 2011 – Opposition: Islamic death squads tracking officers loyal to Assad
  • August 12, 2011 – Saudis warn of drop in oil exports; UAE firm reports large profit increase
  • August 12, 2011 – Islamic Republic’s masters of disaster no match for the Iranian people with Internet access
  • August 11, 2011 – Seven Turkish officers arrested for sponsoring anti-government web sites
  • August 11, 2011 – Cable: Saudi king wanted same tech ‘his friend, President Bush, had on Air Force One’
  • August 11, 2011 – Kuwait to crack down on illegal foreign labor, in bid to encourage Kuwaitis to work
  • August 10, 2011 – Syria’s Assad ousts defense minister, cedes power to his brother
  • August 10, 2011 – Turkey weighs boosting Iran’s assault on Kurds in Iraq
  • August 10, 2011 – Hamas claims ‘significant breakthroughs’ in image campaign with West
  • August 9, 2011 – Long hot Syrian summer: Protesters caught in a complex international vise
  • August 9, 2011 – After Al Qaida strike, Algeria braces for more during Ramadan
  • August 9, 2011 – Israel hit by extended-range rockets said stolen from Libyan warehouses
  • August 8, 2011 – Cash crunch: Al Qaida raises funds online to ‘feed widows and orphans’ of ‘the martyred’
  • August 8, 2011 – Reconciliation deal with Fatah opens wide rift in Hamas leadership
  • August 8, 2011 – Israel plans for future use of battlefield robots
  • August 8, 2011 – First solar plant in Middle East to enhance production at aging oil wells
  • August 7, 2011 – Assassins, said to be high on drugs, fail in attempt on Saudi heir’s life
  • August 7, 2011 – U.S. citizens warned to leave Syria ‘immediately’
  • August 5, 2011 – Report: Turkey captures Iran arms shipment to Syria
  • August 5, 2011 – Israeli Air Force chief cites new weapons: ‘We will be able to overcome anything’
  • August 5, 2011 – Turkey cites budget concerns in scaling back F-35 order from 120 to 6
  • August 5, 2011 – Obama administration spares Syrian energy sector from sanctions
  • August 5, 2011 – Iran-backed Shi’ite militia in Iraq warns Kuwait
    to stop port construction
  • August 4, 2011 – U.S. senators seek ‘crippling sanctions’ like Iran’s on Syria
  • August 4, 2011 – Israel reports uptick in Palestinian attacks as statehood deadline approaches
  • August 4, 2011 – UAE police brush up on their language skills with an emphasis on Chinese, Russian
  • August 4, 2011 – Amnesty International charges Saudis using anti-terror law to crush dissent
  • August 4, 2011 – Report: Israel’s civil defense systems not adquate to cope with missile war
  • August 4, 2011 – Congress to evaluate aid to post-Mubarak Egypt
  • August 3, 2011 – Lessons from recent history for Mideast nations in turmoil
  • August 3, 2011 – Defecting troops form ‘Free Syrian Army’, target Assad security forces
  • August 3, 2011 – With Syria in tailspin, Lebanon said under control of Iran, Hizbullah
  • August 3, 2011 – U.S. report: Iraq ‘less safe than 12 months ago’
  • August 3, 2011 – Lockheed-Martin delivers first F-16s to Morocco
  • August 2, 2011 – Iran seen working through Assad’s brother in Syria crackdown
  • August 2, 2011 – NATO officials: Chances of victory over Gadhafi thwarted by assassination of rebel leader
  • August 2, 2011 – Israel’s government faces defense spending cuts in favor of social initiatives
  • August 2, 2011 – Hamas commander said ordering terror attacks from solitary confinement
  • August 2, 2011 – Reverse coup: Turkey’s Erdogan re-creates General Staff in his own image
  • August 1, 2011 – Iran issues tough warning to Turkey on Syria
  • August 1, 2011 – Bedouins employ heavy firepower in 6th attack on Sinai pipeline
  • August 1, 2011 – Palestinian Authority changes plan will only apply for UN membership
  • August 1, 2011 – Iraq revives, doubles plan to procure U.S. F-16s
  • July 31, 2011 – Turkey’s entire military command quits in protest
  • July 31, 2011 – Assassination of Libyan rebel chief rattles NATO
  • July 31, 2011 – Outcome of U.S. debt debate directly impacts oil-rich Gulf states
  • July 29, 2011 – The idea that Iran and Al Qaida don’t get along, and other myths
  • July 29, 2011 – Iran, Turkey team up vs ‘Kurdish terrorist threat’ in northern Iraq
  • July 29, 2011 – Iraq moving toward consensus for U.S. contingent of trainers, not 10,000 combat troops
  • July 29, 2011 – Top critic of Palestinian leader Abbas is again expelled from West Bank
  • July 29, 2011 – Report: U.S. invests millions in effort to boost Obama’s image in Israel
  • July 29, 2011 – Kuwait, U.S. armies conduct exercise vs. enemy resembling Iran
  • July 28, 2011 – U.S. general warns Iran-backed forces planning ‘Beirut-like moment’ in Iraq
  • July 28, 2011 – Libyan rebels don’t share NATO pessimism
  • July 28, 2011 – Israel’s readies new ‘less-than-lethal’ weapons for anticipated Palestinians protests
  • July 28, 2011 – UN peacekeepers on edge after recent attacks in Lebanon
  • July 27, 2011 – In ‘Worldwide Caution’ State Dept. cites ‘credible’ Al Qaida attack info
  • July 27, 2011 – Rights group protests renewed Hamas executions
  • July 27, 2011 – Adm. Mullen urges Israel to apologize to Turkey
  • July 26, 2011 – UN report card cites ‘progress’ in post-surge Iraq
  • July 26, 2011 – Mullen on NATO air war in Libya: ‘Stalemate’
  • July 26, 2011 – Hamas bolstered by ‘balance-altering’ weapons from Libya
  • July 26, 2011 – Documents reveal U.S. doubted Israeli victory in 1973 Yom Kippur War
  • July 25, 2011 – Tunisia deploys troops, tanks to Libyan border
  • July 25, 2011 – Reports: Syrian rebels bomb Army War College
  • July 25, 2011 – Jordan opts for ‘democratic way’ in response to demonstrations
  • July 25, 2011 – U.S. makes it official: Fifth Fleet will remain in Bahrain
  • July 25, 2011 – Egypt wants out of gas contract with Israel
  • July 24, 2011 – Motorcycle assassins take out Iran nuke scientist
  • July 24, 2011 – Egyptian military eyes Turkish model, seeks dominance of political system
  • July 22, 2011 – Israel, Lebanon seen headed for conflict over Mediterranean reserves
  • July 22, 2011 – Syrian Army said to be defecting by the hundreds to Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey
  • July 22, 2011 – House may cut U.S. aid to allies with terror ties
  • July 21, 2011 – Report details Iran’s massive backing for Assad in bid to salvage ‘Shi’ite crescent’
  • July 21, 2011 – For Israelis vacationing in the Sinai, terrorism ‘ranked third’ on list of concerns
  • July 21, 2011 – Rep. West opposes arms deals with Egypt if vulnerable to Muslim Brotherhood
  • July 21, 2011 – Iran claims it shot down U.S. drone scoping out underground nuke site
  • July 20, 2011 – Kuwait’s Supreme Petroleum Council OKs major refinery project
  • July 20, 2011 – Memo to Mainstream Media: Iran regime even more anti-Iranian than anti-Semitic
  • July 20, 2011 – Lack of authority in northern Yemen seen as ‘golden opportunity’ for Iran
  • July 20, 2011 – Rights group reports first Syrian Muslim attacks on pro-regime Alawites
  • July 20, 2011 – Iraq moves to stop ‘major escalation’ at border by Iranian military
  • July 19, 2011 – Iran captures Kurdish bases in first Iraq offensive since 1980-88 war
  • July 19, 2011 – Iraq Army recruits women to inspect women at checkpoints
  • July 19, 2011 – Report: Palestinians using statehood push at UN to set stage for war with Israel
  • July 19, 2011 – Even good pay can’t attract young Saudis into defense industry
  • July 19, 2011 – Jordan considering Iran offer to supply gas
  • July 19, 2011 – Unthinkable horror: The targeting of children in 21st century warfare
  • July 18, 2011 – Egypt acts to halt smuggling of cement into Gaza
  • July 18, 2011 – Natural gas supplier to sue Egypt over breach of energy contract
  • July 18, 2011 – China not interested in secret Syrian nuke site destroyed by Israel: It ‘does not exist’
  • July 17, 2011 – U.S. Afghan policy: Neo-isolationism vs. American exceptionalism
  • July 17, 2011 – What the Palestinians want, in practical terms
  • July 17, 2011 – Sunnis cite broken power-sharing promise, threaten to secede from Iraq
  • July 17, 2011 – Long-simmering tension between Turkish Army and Kurdish insurgents turns bloody
  • July 15, 2011 – Opposition appeal to Syrian Army: ‘Stand with brave protesters’
  • July 15, 2011 – Report: Russia could face strategic setbacks, lost arms revenue in Syria, Libya
  • July 15, 2011 – Panetta: U.S. ‘can’t allow’ Iran-backed attacks against American troops in Iraq
  • July 15, 2011 – Kuwait diplomatic corps withdraws from Iraq after attack on its embassy
  • July 15, 2011 – Syria: Fire, not sabotage, damaged gas pipeline
  • July 15, 2011 – Libyan rebels negotiating to restore oil production
  • July 14, 2011 – Terror strikes Mumbai for second time in 3 years
  • July 14, 2011 – Gadhafi, facing fuel and cash shortages, ‘prepared to blow up Tripoli’
  • July 14, 2011 – Israel needs additional $2 billion for full-scale missile defense system
  • July 14, 2011 – Democrat fundraiser reports being rebuffed by Obama on the release of Pollard
  • July 14, 2011 – Deal could make Iraq a net exporter of gas
  • July 13, 2011 – Israel starts all-female ‘Hummer Operators Unit’
  • July 13, 2011 – Declining defense budgets in West blamed for decrease in Israeli defense exports
  • July 13, 2011 – Guard no match for fifth attack on Egypt pipeline supplying Israel, Jordan
  • July 13, 2011 – How Syria’s Assad fooled the U.S. before finally going too far
  • July 12, 2011 – Assad finally loses State Department’s backing
  • July 12, 2011 – 12 Cypriot sailors killed in military base explosion tied to confiscated containers
  • July 12, 2011 – Palestinians cracks down on Islamic opposition
  • July 12, 2011 – Space Shuttle hosting water purification test
  • July 11, 2011 – Report: Syrian forces ordered to use deadly force under threat of death
  • July 11, 2011 – Iraqi parliament to decide by August on request for U.S. military to stay
  • July 11, 2011 – Hamas: Abbas ‘will find a closed door’ from U.S. in bid for Palestinian statehood
  • July 11, 2011 – U.S. said pressuring Bahrain on reform: Threatens pullout of Navy’s Fifth Fleet
  • July 11, 2011 – Iran warns Saudis on arms deals with West, ‘closeness with Zionist regime’
  • July 11, 2011 – Greece ready to sign military accord with Israel
  • July 11, 2011 – U.S. backs Lebanon’s energy claims over Israel’s in eastern Mediterranean
  • July 10, 2011 – Israel gets European help with ‘provocateurs’ backing Hamas
  • July 10, 2011 – U.S. trains Iraq Army, police in coordinating intel investigations
  • July 8, 2011 – Mullen warns U.S. will not ignore Iran campaign against American troops in Iraq
  • July 8, 2011 – Saudi Arabia’s religion police step up crackdown on women drivers
  • July 8, 2011 – Israel braces for ‘mass propaganda display’ by pro-Hamas activists
  • July 8, 2011 – Saudi Arabia, in first, deploys female soldiers along border
  • July 7, 2011 – Palestinian human right center protests crackdown on Al Qaida demonstrators
  • July 7, 2011 – Israel Agency reports fewer insurgency attacks
  • July 7, 2011 – Saudis replace Israel as top importer of U.S. arms
  • July 7, 2011 – Cooking gas usually smuggled to Gaza winding up in Libya
  • July 7, 2011 – Iran spy in Bahrain photographed homes of U.S. military personnel
  • July 6, 2011 – Jordan sees U.S. withdrawal from Mideast as victory for Al Qaida
  • July 6, 2011 – U.S. charges Iran is escalating arms flow to Iraq during withdrawal preparations
  • July 6, 2011 – 95 percent of detainees in 50 Palestinian prisons said to be subjected to torture
  • July 6, 2011 – Flotilla failure prompts Hamas to organize flights of ‘radical activists’ to Israel
  • July 6, 2011 – Jordan calls losing 80 days worth of energy from Egypt pipeline ‘intolerable’
  • July 5, 2011 – Opposition: Muslim Brotherhood helping military suppress unrest in Egypt
  • July 5, 2011 – Azeri commander killed in border clash with Iranian forces
  • July 5, 2011 – Egyptian pipeline supplying Israel, Jordan, Syria blown up for fourth time
  • July 5, 2011 – Report cites increased arms, military capability by Hamas and Palestinian militias
  • July 4, 2011 – Saudis to NATO: Expect a Mideast nuke race
  • July 4, 2011 – Saudis’ new rigs to offset loss of Libyan exports
  • July 4, 2011 – Congress threatens to cut off aid to Palestinians should statehood declaration at UN proceed
  • July 3, 2011 – Jordan quietly lobbying against UN resolution on Palestinian statehood
  • July 3, 2011 – Saudis block speech, return by Yemen’s Saleh
  • July 3, 2011 – Iraq opposing construction of nuclear reactor on Kuwait island near border
  • July 1, 2011 – U.S. sanctions key Syrian security agency for human rights abuses
  • July 1, 2011 – Three U.S. soldiers in Iraq killed in attack by Iran’s Hizbullah Brigade
  • July 1, 2011 – On U.S. list of countries which ‘promote, produce, or protect’ terrorists: All of Middle East
  • July 1, 2011 – Hamas eases up on its unpopular enforcement of Islamic principles
  • July 1, 2011 – Qatar plans to lead world in gas-to-liquids production
  • July 1, 2011 – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO): Afghanistan, Pakistan welcomed; U.S. is not
  • July 1, 2011 – Obama, the LBJ of our time, never had a plan for victory in Afghanistan
  • June 30, 2011 – American Revolutionary war museum in Maine to honor Al-Jazeera
  • June 30, 2011 – Demonstrators in most violent clash with police since Mubarak’s ouster
  • June 30, 2011 – Hamas, Fatah agree to delay unity deal until after Palestinian statehood vote
  • June 29, 2011 – Israeli intelligence breaks up alleged terror cell
  • June 29, 2011 – U.S. trains Iraqis in helicopter maintenance
  • June 29, 2011 – Report: Libyan rebels capable of huge increase in oil output
  • June 29, 2011 – U.S. now quietly seeking regime change in Syria
  • June 29, 2011 – Report: U.S. has trained 5,000 Palestinians for security forces
  • June 28, 2011 – Report: Assad unable to stop Syrian protests; regime collapse likely
  • June 28, 2011 – Israel to formally declares Iran an enemy, forms directorate to intensify sanctions
  • June 28, 2011 – Iran tests missiles with range ‘designed’ to target Israel, U.S. bases
  • June 27, 2011 – From ‘Arab spring’ to a grim Arab summer
  • June 27, 2011 – Yemen’s reportedly disfigured president may address nation from Saudi Arabia
  • June 27, 2011 – Hamas smuggling trade creating new wealth for Palestinians
  • June 27, 2011 – Israel defense firm testing airliner-towing robot that could save jet fuel
  • June 26, 2011 – European Union IDs Iran IRGC commanders aiding Syrian crackdown
  • June 26, 2011 – U.S. indictments target firms in UAE, France in plan to aid Iran’s military
  • June 26, 2011 – U.S. training Kurds in counter-insurgency ops
  • June 24, 2011 – Senate Republicans urge Obama to suspend aid to Palestinian Authority
  • June 24, 2011 – System to foil surface to air missile attacks on civilian airliners introduced at Paris Air Show
  • June 24, 2011 – White House said to be locked in ‘huge’ debate over rapprochement with Iran
  • June 24, 2011 – View from the streets of Syria: Assad’s days are numbered
  • June 24, 2011 – Drawdown in Afghanistan – will populism again trump victory?
  • June 24, 2011 – Assad regime confirms attacks on its military, accuses Turkey of arming rebels
  • June 24, 2011 – Egypt fuel smugglers find they can command higher price in Libya than Gaza
  • June 23, 2011 – Israeli military weighs options for multi-front war
  • June 23, 2011 – Surge of electricity could treat battle injuries
  • June 22, 2011 – U.S. Air Force advised to conduct simulations for strike against nuclear Iran
  • June 22, 2011 – U.S. completes third air space sector transfer to Iraq
  • June 22, 2011 – Syria’s Soviet-era military systems breaking down under stress of clash with unarmed protesters
  • June 22, 2011 – Fatah hiding large weapons cache from Palestinian Authority
  • June 21, 2011 – Lebanon deploys Army to quell clashes in north
  • June 21, 2011 – Former defense officials urge Israel to diversify energy resources
  • June 21, 2011 – Turkish engineers set for nuke training in Russia
  • June 21, 2011 – Koch: Mr. President, No one is above the law
  • June 21, 2011 – West braces for collapse of Syrian government
  • June 21, 2011 – A British MP who presumes to know better than most Iranians what is best for Iran
  • June 20, 2011 – Egypt reports Libyan vehicle-smuggling operation at Gaza border
  • June 20, 2011 – Lawsuit demands ‘full truth’ on Iran’s complicity’ in 9/11 attacks
  • June 19, 2011 – Administration: Despite Syrian blood bath, Assad still key to ‘broad-based’ regional strategy
  • June 19, 2011 – Saudi vacuum of power: Crown prince, king ill; Interior minister in charge
  • June 19, 2011 – Critics charge Turkey’s government infringing on academic, artistic freedoms
  • June 19, 2011 – Despite expulsion by Abbas, Fatah’s Dahlan still viewed as a likely successor
  • June 17, 2011 – With exercise in Mediterranean, Israeli Navy prepares to intercept flotilla
  • June 17, 2011 – Palestinians caught smuggling Israeli weapons into Egypt
  • June 17, 2011 – Israeli arms sales hit record $7.2 billion in 2010
  • June 17, 2011 – Al Qaida’s new chief Zawahiri ‘will continue the jihad against U.S., Israel’
  • June 16, 2011 – Canadian firm finds large oil reserves in Libya-Tunisia field
  • June 16, 2011 – Energy debate in … Egypt: Nuclear vs solar
  • June 16, 2011 – Israel investigating theft of F-15 engines
  • June 16, 2011 – Congressional leader calls for Obama to halt U.S. aid to Lebanon
  • June 16, 2011 – Rand: U.S. pledges on Iran no longer reassure neighboring states
  • June 15, 2011 – Royal Dutch Shell completes first shipment of Qatari gas oil
  • June 15, 2011 – Qatar investors pulling out of Syria operations
  • June 15, 2011 – Israeli military reviewing procedures for soldiers who oppose West Bank demolition operations
  • June 15, 2011 – Iraqis training to maintain 8,000 Humvees left behind by U.S.
  • June 14, 2011 – ‘Arab Spring’ bad news for Russian arms industry
  • June 14, 2011 – Saudis plan significant oil output boost in July
  • June 14, 2011 – Fatah expels, files charages against leading critic of Abbas
  • June 14, 2011 – Israeli intelligence: Organizers of flotilla coordinating with Iran
  • June 13, 2011 – U.S. allows purchase of oil from Libyan rebels
  • June 14, 2011 – Homobonide twaddle, the cause of Robert Gates’ frustration
  • June 14, 2011 – Simulation finds U.S. military role needed to secure Palestinian state
  • June 14, 2011 – Report: Despite $1 billion in U.S. aid, Iran, Syria still dominate Lebanon
  • June 13, 2011 – China, Israel conduct senior-level defense talks for first time since 2000
  • June 13, 2011 – Turkey hit with 10,000 Syrian refugees in a week
  • June 13, 2011 – CIA: Iraq to seek continuing U.S. presence for stability
  • June 13, 2011 – Abbas fears UN Security Council will veto Palestinian state
  • June 12, 2011 – Clerics whited-out major mural overnight in crusade against Iranian exceptionalism
  • June 12, 2011 – IAEA reports Syria to UN Security Council over Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty violation
  • June 12, 2011 – Gates credits Morocco, Jordan, UAE for roles in NATO’s Libya mission
  • June 12, 2011 – Lawmakers withdrawing support for Libya rebels over lack of cooperation
  • June 10, 2011 – U.S. presses ‘full NATO member’ Turkey to join air attacks on Libya
  • June 10, 2011 – Palestinians in Syria spurn regime pressure to storm Israeli border; Join revolt
  • June 10, 2011 – Saleh’s children, cousins said to be in control of Yemen’s military
  • June 10, 2011 – Pentagon spending shifts from Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar to UAE — hub for Afghanistan
  • June 10, 2011 – Kuwait opposition: Corruption pervasive at police academy
  • June 9, 2011 – Israel threatens satellite services firm for flotilla with prosecution, liability for damages
  • June 9, 2011 – Report: Egyptian reactor leaked radioactive liquid
  • June 9, 2011 – Saudis reduced oil exports to 5.5 million barrels per day in 2010
  • June 9, 2011 – Brits credit U.S. Apaches; Allies report destroying 1,800 Libyan military targets
  • June 7, 2011 – Iraq says energy accord is ‘a new beginning for the oil industry’
  • June 8, 2011 – Report: Turkish Islamists operating in Jordan plan to infiltrate Israel
  • June 8, 2011 – Opposition: Egypt’s military employs ‘censorship, intimidation’ against media
  • June 8, 2011 – Russian foreign ministry: Iran’s Bushehr reactor working at 25 percent capacity
  • June 8, 2011 – U.S. Africa Command chief: No evidence Algeria is supporting Gadhafi regime
  • June 7, 2011 – What does the new Gaza flotilla have to do with the Freedom Riders?
  • June 7, 2011 – Opposition: Rocket attack on mosque injured top Yemen leaders who have fled country
  • June 7, 2011 – New protests reported as Shi’ite opposition reorganizes in Bahrain
  • June 7, 2011 – Opposition: Ruling elite beginning to leave Syria
  • June 7, 2011 – Egypt resumes counter-smuggling operations at Gaza border
  • June 6, 2011 – Israeli live fire kills 20 Syrians who crashed border along Golan Heights
  • June 6, 2011 – Iraq conducts major artillery exercise with U.S.
  • June 6, 2011 – Egypt cites security for continuing block on natural gas supplies to Israel
  • June 6, 2011 – NATO deploys attack helicopters in air war against Gadhafi
  • June 3, 2011 – Top Turkish Air Force general accused of plotting overthrow of Islamist government
  • June 3, 2011 – Iran faces 30 percent decline in oil production
  • June 5, 2011 – Injured Yemeni president arrives in Saudi Arabia; May not return
  • June 5, 2011 – Egypt again closes border with Gaza, prompting clash with Palestinians
  • June 5, 2011 – Libya top oil official defects, sides with ‘our best youth and our best men’
  • June 3, 2011 – U.S. still holds exchanges with Syrian military despite 1,000 civilian deaths
  • June 3, 2011 – U.S.-trained Palestinian security force on alert for ‘Jewish infiltration’ at religious sites
  • June 2, 2011 – Report: Yemen’s Saleh won’t survive year as president
  • June 2, 2011 – Iraqis with Al Qaida ties arrested in Kentucky
  • June 2, 2011 – EU not invited back to monitor Gaza border
  • June 2, 2011 – Egypt, Jordan fail to agree on gas price
  • June 2, 2011 – Cables: U.S. saw leftist Iran opposition group Mujahadeen Khalq as a ‘cult’
  • June 1, 2011 – Syrian protesters return fire on Assad’s troops
  • June 1, 2011 – Pro-Hamas military training base near Egypt rocked by explosion
  • June 1, 2011 – Iranian military crashes 37-year-old Cobra copter
  • June 2, 2011 – Killing of senior journalist rocks Pakistan’s media community
  • May 31, 2011 – Major defections said to thin Gadhafi’s forces to ’20 percent of capacity’
  • May 31, 2011 – Defection by key units of Yemen’s military facilitates Al Qaida offensive in the South
  • May 31, 2011 – Israeli intel sees UN Security Council blocking Palestinian state this year
  • May 31, 2011 – Hamas naval exercise simulates Israeli interception of Gaza flotilla
  • May 31, 2011 – As U.S.-Pakistan ties cool, China waits with open arms
  • May 30, 2011 – Hamas said to be demonstrating more flexibility; Unity government possible by mid-June
  • May 30, 2011 – U.S.-trained Palestinian Authority forces beginning to test their limits
  • May 30, 2011 – Israeli official: Problems with F-35 ‘much worse than we had been told’
  • May 30, 2011 – Shanghai Cooperation Organization outflanking U.S. in Mideast, Central Asia regions
  • May 30, 2011 – Unleashing Palestinian economic potential, no thanks to the Arab petro-sheikhs
  • May 29, 2011 – Bomb targets UN forces in southern Lebanon
  • May 29, 2011 – Muslim Brotherhood sides with Egypt’s military against opposition movement
  • May 29, 2011 – Hamas orders supplies to test Israel’s ‘siege’ on Gaza Strip
  • May 27, 2011 – Video said to show Assad’s ‘shoot-to-kill policy’ against protesters
  • May 27, 2011 – Post-Mubarak Egyptian regime opens border with Gaza permanently
  • May 27, 2011 – Chinese admiral in Israel for talks on cooperation
  • May 27, 2011 – Iran, Kuwait resolve border dispute over offshore gas field
  • May 26, 2011 – Hamas in Gaza issues first public challenge to Damascus leadership
  • May 26, 2011 – Exiled Dahlan raising profile, given platform in post-Mubarak Egypt
  • May 25, 2011 – Far be it from the Wash. Post or key Republicans to blast Obama’s ‘illegal war’
  • May 25, 2011 – Report: Arab Spring, ‘wobbly’ U.S. policy weakens Saudi-led coalition against Iran
  • May 25, 2011 – Water crisis pushes Israel to approve world’s 2nd-largest desalination plant
  • May 25, 2011 – Israeli military adopts ‘protocol’ to prepare for upcoming flotilla
  • May 25, 2011 – Bahrain puts stop to natural gas deal with Iran
  • May 24, 2011 – Iran power struggle: Ahmadinejad vs Khamenei vs the will of the people
  • May 24, 2011 – President Obama’s hostility endangers Israel
  • May 24, 2011 – Israeli intel: Palestinians’ Abbas feared suffering Mubarak’s fate
  • May 24, 2011 – Palestinian could use donor funds to pay salaries of imprisoned insurgents
  • May 24, 2011 – U.S. providing Turkey with signals intelligence on Kurdish insurgents
  • May 24, 2011 – Royal Dutch Shell pressured to leave Syria
  • May 24, 2011 – Syria, Libya, Nicaragua flunk the smell test for the UN’s Human Rights Council
  • May 23, 2011 – Damascus University faculty members identified as security agents for Syrian regime
  • May 23, 2011 – Lawmakers: Obama speech silent on Iran, Syria while criticizing U.S. allies Israel, Bahrain
  • May 23, 2011 – Opposition: Iran’s IRGC expanding operations in Syria
  • May 23, 2011 – U.S. court rejects Syria’s appeal on beheadings of American contractors
  • May 23, 2011 – Netanyahu reassured by congressional leaders
  • May 23, 2011 – Obama envisions Palestinian security forces as key to future state
  • May 23, 2011 – Today’s Iran as seen clearly by its teenage girls
  • May 20, 2011 – Congress skeptical administration will enforce sanctions on Syria
  • May 20, 2011 – U.S., British withdrawal from Iraq marked by simultaneous bombings in northern oil capital
  • May 20, 2011 – Israel anticipating more frequent border assaults
  • May 20, 2011 – Turmoil in post-Mubarak Egypt seen affecting regional natural gas supply
  • May 20, 2011 – The Egyptian revolution, Part II: Confronting top-down, centralized government control
  • May 20, 2011 – Sources: Gadhafi paying Polisario mercenaries $10,000 each to fight for him
  • May 19, 2011 – Russia deports Israeli defense attache suspected of spying
  • May 19, 2011 – Would a free Iran be Islamic? Look to her artists!
  • May 19, 2011 – Analyst: U.S. sanctions on Syria’s Assad ‘too late’
  • May 19, 2011 – Opposition: Iran organized Israel border rampage
  • May 19, 2011 – No ‘joy’ for Hamas as Palestinian Authority continues crackdown after reconciliation
  • May 18, 2011 – Syrian opposition: Iran deployed IRGC units to quash anti-Assad revolt
  • May 18, 2011 – U.S. fines defense contractor BAE in settlement over Saudi corruption case
  • May 18, 2011 – Report: 200+ North Korean technicians working at Iran nuclear, missile facilities
  • May 17, 2011 – U.S. intel: Evidence at bin Laden compound points to contacts by ISI
  • May 18, 2011 – Bin Laden successor: U.S.-trained colonel plotted long-term strategy in Iran
  • May 16, 2011 – Obama administration split over pressuring Israel on Palestinian state
  • May 16, 2011 – Oman Army takes ‘active role’, suppresses protests
  • May 17, 2011 – Prospect of political Renaissance no comfort for civilians caught in the crossfire
  • May 16, 2011 – French firm said to be helping Gadhafi regime with VIP security
  • May 16, 2011 – Israel: Border rampage an Arab Spring diversion by ‘radical axis’ of Iran, Hizbullah
  • May 16, 2011 – Israel Army deems non-lethal arsenal ‘useless’ after border riots
  • May 16, 2011 – Egypt late on oil project payments to UAE firm
  • May 14, 2011 – Syrian journal: Shouting ‘freedom’ after prayers in mosques sparked demonstrations
  • May 16, 2011 – Now that bin Laden’s dead, it’s back to the three-ring economic-meltdown circus
  • May 16, 2011 – Egypt, lacking Mubarak police, turns to Army to restore order
  • May 13, 2011 – Report: Mutiny in the Syrian Army leads to killing of 35 soldiers
  • May 13, 2011 – Report: Abbas sought Hamas protection through ‘marriage of convenience’
  • May 13, 2011 – Bahrain eyes shakeup at state oil company after strike during Shi’ite uprising
  • May 13, 2011 – Gulf state troops to remain in Bahrain in 2011
  • May 12, 2011 – Christians seek U.S. intervention as violence increases in post-Mubarak Egypt
  • May 12, 2011 – Hamas denies reports that it plans to leave Syria for new venue
  • May 12, 2011 – U.S. military equipment being sold in Kuwait on black market
  • May 12, 2011 – Report: Corrupt security forces can’t protect Iraq
  • May 11, 2011 – Syrian militia, led by Assad’s first cousins, firing heavy weapons against protesters
  • May 11, 2011 – Hamas credits foreign donations as reconstruction begins in Gaza
  • May 11, 2011 – U.S. military concluding long-term contracts in Kuwait, other Gulf states
  • May 11, 2011 – Report: Fatah racked by dissent amid Arab revolt
  • May 10, 2011 – Senate presses Obama to cut aid to a Hamas-tied Palestinian Authority
  • May 10, 2011 – Qatar, Japanese firm to develop Persian Gulf natural gas reserve
  • May 10, 2011 – Syria’s Assad using overwhelming force to gain the upper hand
  • May 10, 2011 – Iraqi Al Qaida leader killed in jailbreak shootout
  • May 9, 2011 – Israel agrees to recognize Palestinian government that includes Hamas
  • May 9, 2011 – EU sanctions, like those by U.S. target members of Syria regime but not Assad
  • May 9, 2011 – Turkey fears PKK wave of violence ahead of June elections
  • May 9, 2011 – Palestinian Authority seeks donations following Hamas-Fatah accord to rehire police officers
  • May 9, 2011 – Abbas bows to West, agrees to keep Fayad as PM of unity government
  • May 9, 2011 – Why the U.S. must not allow the nuclear state Pakistan to implode
  • May 9, 2011 – Leftist elites in the West and Islamists in the East agree on new world order, the people be damned
  • May 9, 2011 – Calls from Congress to Obama: Time to get tough with Syria’s Assad
  • May 9, 2011 – Coalition ‘locking down’ on Libya’s assets, Treasury official says
  • May 6, 2011 – Bin Laden said to have directed Al Qaida ops from Pakistan compound
  • May 6, 2011 – Analysts project competing palace coups in Syria
  • May 6, 2011 – Hamas, Fatah don’t want West-friendly Fayad in Palestinian unity government
  • May 6, 2011 – Al Qaida fugitive on most wanted list surrenders to Saudis
  • May 6, 2011 – Kurdish Regional Govt. gets first oil payment from Iraq
  • May 5, 2011 – Russian special forces kill top Al Qaida operative in Chechnya
  • May 5, 2011 – Abbas at signing of Hamas unity deal: ‘State of Palestine must be born this year’
  • May 5, 2011 – Israel now sees Hamas-Fatah accord as ‘tactical, not strategic’
  • May 5, 2011 – Three attacks on Egypt gas pipeline impacting Jordan’s economy
  • May 5, 2011 – Comcast, MSNBC and Al-Jazeera: A troubled and troubling media alliance
  • May 5, 2011 – U.S. confirms Iran backing for Syria crackdown
  • May 4, 2011 – Bin Laden is dead but his favorite cable network lives on
  • May 4, 2011 – Syria’s Assad deploying only 4th, 5th divisions, controlled by his family, against demonstrators
  • May 4, 2011 – Israeli intel projection: Syria’s Assad is finished
  • May 4, 2011 – Saudis arrest Shi’ite human rights activist
  • May 3, 2011 – Palestinian Authority reports decline in aid as Israel, Arab states withhold funds
  • May 3, 2011 – Iraqis gets crash course on U.S. M-198 howitzers
  • May 3, 2011 – Turkey, Azerbaijan close to deal on Central Asia natural gas pipeline
  • May 3, 2011 – Congratulations Mr. President; Now it’s time to rethink your approach to the Muslim world
  • May 3, 2011 – Dealing with a cowardly superterrorist the right way: Up close and personal
  • May 3, 2011 – U.S. prepares for backlash in Arab peninsula, Europe, N. Africa, all embassies
  • May 3, 2011 – Cable: U.S. secretly aided foes of Assad in Syria
  • May 2, 2011 – Gadhafi’s forces in pursuit of rebels cross border into Tunisia
  • May 2, 2011 – Egypt issues threats against Israel in advance of Hamas-Fatah agreement
  • May 2, 2011 – NATO says missiles that killed Gadhafi son targeted military site
  • May 2, 2011 – Syrian troops said to enter northern Lebanon; Muslim Brotherhood issues statement
  • May 2, 2011 – U.S. sanctions Assad’s brother (but not Assad) and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
  • April 29, 2011 – UAE F-16, deployed for Libya, crashes in Italy
  • April 29, 2011 – Brotherhood enlists Salafists to do its ‘dirty work’ in Egypt
  • April 29, 2011 – Israel braces for ‘large-scale’ unrest in West Bank following Hamas-Fatah agreement
  • April 29, 2011 – U.S. imperialism of the cultural kind spurs Islamist terrorism
  • April 29, 2011 – Turkey, playing go between with West, warns of ‘prolonged civil war’ in Syria
  • April 29, 2011 – Saudi Arabia ‘not comfortable’ with oil prices; Two thirds of exports going to Asia
  • April 28, 2011 – Assad’s second speech, like the first, addresses his regime but not the Syrian people
  • April 28, 2011 – U.S. acknowledges intel failure in Syria; Consults with UN, Turkey, Saudis
  • April 28, 2011 – State Department recalls staffers in Syria, warns Americans to leave
  • April 28, 2011 – Arms flowing to Syrian rebels from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon
  • April 28, 2011 – With push from new Egypt regime, Fatah and Hamas agree in principle on unity government
  • April 28, 2011 – Al Qaida-tied insurgents hit gas pipeline to Israel for third time this year
  • April 27, 2011 – Syria brings out T-55 main battle tanks, artillery against protesters
  • April 27, 2011 – Two Kurdish officers killed by Iraqi soldiers in disputed oil capital
  • April 27, 2011 – Saudis, in first, reports major foreign presence in Al Qaida network
  • April 27, 2011 – Saudis, Kuwait launch joint oil venture
  • April 25, 2011 – Libyan rebels’ plea: ‘Either we get ground troops or we flee for the desert’
  • April 26, 2011 – Syrian intelligence, aided by Iranians, said to be tracking down hundreds of deserters
  • April 26, 2011 – Killing of Israeli worshipper heightens tensions in West Bank
  • April 26, 2011 – Iraq dedicates advanced air operations center built with U.S.
  • April 26, 2011 – Libya complains about Qatar’s oil production aid in rebel-held sites
  • April 26, 2011 – What the new ‘Guantanamo files’ said about an Al-Jazeera journalist’s Al Qaida ties
  • April 26, 2011 – Obama OKs use of ‘armed Predators’ in Libya, as in Afghanistan and Yemen
  • April 22, 2011 – Muslim Brotherhood calls for Sharia law, ‘punishments’ in Egypt
  • April 22, 2011 – Islamists boycotting West Bank student elections
  • April 22, 2011 – Israel to expand Mediterranean gas exploration
  • April 22, 2011 – U.S. okays non-lethal military surplus equipment to Libyan rebels
  • April 21, 2011 – Iraq discussing plan to share crude oil reserves with Iran, Kuwait
  • April 21, 2011 – U.S. sanctions North Korean bank facilitating arms trade with Iran
  • April 21, 2011 – Al-Jazeera’s bought-and-paid-for influence: Who in Washington will challenge ‘terror network’?
  • April 21, 2011 – Growing U.S.-Saudi crisis seen affecting oil prices as king’s health declines
  • April 21, 2011 – Hamas believed using Westerners to spy on Israel
  • April 20, 2011 – Syrian troops raid opposition stronghold in North; Hundreds reported missing
  • April 20, 2011 – British officers from special forces sent to advise Libyan rebels
  • April 20, 2011 – Egyptian Army captures weapons shipment headed for Libya
  • April 20, 2011 – Algeria accused of shipping arms to Gadhafi
  • April 20, 2011 – U.S. firm to explore for oil near Sea of Galilee
  • April 20, 2011 – Measuring Moscow against Israel’s ‘friends’ in the West
  • April 19, 2011 – Libya mission prompts transatlantic divide: The Paris option
  • April 18, 2011 – Obama welcomes ‘Boss’ of terror channel Al-Jazeera as ‘Your Highness’
  • April 18, 2011 – Libya accused of using outlawed cluster bombs
  • April 18, 2011 – Congress eyes sanctions on Syria, withdrawal of ambassador
  • April 18, 2011 – Israel detains suspects in brutal murders of West Bank family
  • April 18, 2011 – Salafists, wielding clubs and swords, battle Jordanian security forces
  • April 18, 2011 – Militia linked to Al Qaida kills Italian hostage
  • April 18, 2011 – Report: Orthodox majority expected in Israel by 2030
  • April 18, 2011 – It’s the Persian Gulf, gentlemen, not the Arabian Gulf
  • April 15, 2011 – Qatar trains anti-Gadhafi rebels in use of anti-tank weapons
  • April 15, 2011 – Yemen’s Saleh moves from ‘persuasion’ to ‘force’ in battle with opposition
  • April 15, 2011 – Egypt gas price hike for Israel would break contract signed in December
  • April 15, 2011 – Obama backing Assad regime; Palestinian agenda deemed higher priority than reform in Syria
  • April 14, 2011 – Syria, Turkey sign security agreement focused on Kurdish insurgents
  • April 14, 2011 – Cable cites Israeli intel: Hizbullah preparing for 60-day missile war
  • April 14, 2011 – Career of Al-Jazeera reporter and Castro agent reveals mainstream media’s radical ties
  • April 14, 2011 – Opposition: Syrian soldiers balking at orders to fire on demonstrators
  • April 14, 2011 – Iraqi government raids Camp Ashraf, orders expulsion of Mujahadeen Khalq
  • April 14, 2011 – Yadlin: Watershed regime change in Jordan; Arab uprising could be diverted to Israel
  • April 13, 2011 – Syrian government reports 9 of its officers killed
  • April 13, 2011 – Pro- Al Qaida Salafists tied to Jordan protests
  • April 13, 2011 – Israel hikes defense budget for secret project as war looms
  • April 13, 2011 – U.S. cable raises questions on mental stability of Abbas challenger
  • April 13, 2011 – Mainstream journalists to speak at Islamic forum co-sponsored by Qatar
  • April 13, 2011 – U.S. military sales to Middle East seen booming despite increased scrutiny
  • April 12, 2011 – Cable reveals intel link between Israel, Bahrain
  • April 12, 2011 – Saudis, Algeria notable in list on military spending
  • April 12, 2011 – Defense Ministry target of Iraqi corruption probe
  • April 11, 2011 – Turkey finds high quality crude oil in Black Sea
  • April 11, 2011 – Syria opposition IDs officer said to order live fire on protesters
  • April 12, 2011 – Intel: Iran’s IRGC in Syria since 2008; Opposition claims nation occupied
  • April 12, 2011 – Egypt’s top Sunni targeted as Mubarak ‘apologist’
  • April 11, 2011 – NATO improves intel, delivers effective strikes against Gadhafi’s armored forces
  • April 11, 2011 – Iran’s IRGC ‘now occupies Syria’; Civilians killed in protests
  • April 11, 2011 – Israel air strike takes out Hamas commander
  • April 11, 2011 – Israeli firm sues Georgia in dispute over drones it deployed against Russia
  • April 8, 2011 – Gadhafi forces cripple opposition’s oil production
  • April 8, 2011 – Al Qaida calls Yemen province ‘Islamic emirate’, orders women to stay indoors
  • April 8, 2011 – Israel’s Iron Dome takes out first short-range Palestinian rocket
  • April 8, 2011 – Hamas fires anti-tank missile at Israeli school bus
  • April 8, 2011 – Egypt announces major hike in natural gas prices
  • April 8, 2011 – Burning of a Koran mattered more than America’s blood and treasure
  • April 7, 2011 – Report: Assad used blood ties and bloodletting to stave off uprising
  • April 7, 2011 – Jordan joins Libya mission in non-combat role
  • April 7, 2011 – Yemen military units fighting each other; Mediation by Gulf states rebuffed
  • April 7, 2011 – Saudi Arabia in crisis: Kingdom projects calm, raises military salaries
  • April 7, 2011 – Kuwait to invest $340 billion in exploration through 2030
  • April 7, 2011 – Israel’s top-secret Mossad opens up on spending
  • April 7, 2011 – Sale of advanced radars will allow Iraq to assume more U.S. military functions
  • April 6, 2011 – As U.S. pulls back, Gadhafi forces still standing
  • April 6, 2011 – U.S. judge allows $3 billion lawsuit against PLO
  • April 6, 2011 – Libyan opposition: Palestinian smuggler supplying Gadhafi with Israeli weapons
  • April 6, 2011 – Gulf states to maintain presence in Bahrain ‘as long as is needed’
  • April 6, 2011 – Iran schedules oil show in defiance of sanctions
  • April 5, 2011 – Opposition: Syria deployed Hizbullah to suppress anti-Assad protests
  • April 5, 2011 – Algerian security forces, follow Egypt’s lead, protest for better terms
  • April 5, 2011 – Military cites surge in attacks on all Israeli fronts
  • April 5, 2011 – What ‘Libya’ is all about and what it ain’t
  • April 4, 2011 – Gates shocks Congress on U.S. exit from Libya
  • April 4, 2011 – U.S. State Dept. advises Americans to leave Syria
  • April 4, 2011 – Turkish opposition warns: Basic freedoms at risk
  • April 4, 2011 – Opposition: Saudis conducting ‘brutal’ raids against Bahrain’s Shi’ites
  • April 4, 2011 – Turkey bolsters security on Syria, Iraq borders
  • April 4, 2011 – Hamas said to deploy SAMs from Iran, China
  • April 1, 2011 – U.S. sanctions Belarus for energy assist to Iran
  • April 1, 2011 – Iraq oil field significantly exceeds production goal
  • April 1, 2011 – Report: Saudis challenge Iran in Bahrain having lost faith in U.S. leadership
  • April 1, 2011 – The Obama doctrine: Making the Middle East safe for jihadists
  • March 31, 2011 – Intel: Rebels divided, NATO flying ‘too high’, Gadhafi in control
  • March 31, 2011 – Iran-backed Shi’ites seen quietly plotting next move in Bahrain
  • March 31, 2011 – Israeli government foresees armed conflict with West Bank Jews
  • March 31, 2011 – Hamas expected to block Abbas visit to Gaza Strip
  • March 31, 2011 – Saudi strategist to Gulf states: Time to go nuclear
  • March 30, 2011 – Three Palestinian missiles explode in Gaza during past week
  • March 30, 2011 – Hamas flips, vows ‘not to harass any journalists’
  • March 30, 2011 – Qatar to market oil on behalf of Libyan rebels
  • March 30, 2011 – Obama administration still deeply split on Libya
  • March 29, 2011 – Israeli officers: Restraint policy hurts deterrence
  • March 29, 2011 – Al Qaida cited in attack on Egypt’s gas pipeline
  • March 29, 2011 – Past ties between Gadhafi, Farrakhan, Obama, U.S. Muslim groups raising questions
  • March 29, 2011 – Optimism in Damascus and determination not to take the regime’s bait
  • March 29, 2011 – Obama’s solution to the looming energy crisis? More class warfare!
  • March 29, 2011 – Assad media representative blames terrorists for Syrian uprising
  • March 29, 2011 – Turkey sends navy to enforce Libyan blockade, will control Benghazi airport
  • March 28, 2011 – Rampaging pro-Assad gangs seen fueling full-scale revolution in Syria
  • March 28, 2011 – Gulf states weigh mass expulsion of Iran agents: ‘We can’t look the other way any more’
  • March 28, 2011 – NATO bases no-fly zone mission at Izmir, Turkey
  • March 28, 2011 – Young activists see Muslim Brotherhood alliance with military regime
  • March 28, 2011 – Israel cautiously deploys Iron Dome to counter renewed attacks from Gaza
  • March 28, 2011 – Dictators and the sizzle factor: Being evil is not enough
  • March 25, 2011 – Strategist: Obama handling of Libya polarizes NATO, pushes Turkey into anti-U.S. camp
  • March 25, 2011 – South Korea to help tap UAE oil reserves
  • March 25, 2011 – Shi’ites in Bahrain resume revolt, call for new ‘Day of Rage’
  • March 25, 2011 – Kuwait ‘more than willing to oblige’ if Bahrain requests more troops
  • March 25, 2011 – Turkey yields to U.S. pressure; Erdogan calls for Gahdafi to step down
  • March 25, 2011 – Hamas supplies militias with mortars, rockets for attacks on Israel
  • March 24, 2011 – U.S. military unclear on goal of its Libya mission
  • March 24, 2011 – Qatar sends jets to Libya as first Gulf state to join NATO combat mission
  • March 24, 2011 – Syria security forces on high alert; Southern tribes could spark mutiny in military
  • March 24, 2011 – Hamas seen unleashing attacks on Israel to divert attention from internal unrest
  • March 24, 2011 – Syria presses search for oil as production declines
  • March 23, 2011 – Shi’ites attack, kill foreign laborers in Bahrain
  • March 23, 2011 – Shi’ite rebels step up attacks in Yemen, down government MiG
  • March 23, 2011 – Assad sends special forces against protesters
  • March 23, 2011 – Hamas uses security agency for ‘the dirty work’ in Gaza Strip
  • March 23, 2011 – Western oil majors hope for early return to Libya
  • March 23, 2011 – Learning, with Obama, what happens in the absence of U.S. leadership
  • March 23, 2011 – Nothing ‘Western’ about ancient Persian values required for the new Iran
  • March 23, 2011 – Terror TV: Al-Jazeera’s agenda in Libya and its continuing bid to join U.S. mainstream media
  • March 22, 2011 – Yemen’s military eroding: 20 senior commanders join opposition
  • March 22, 2011 – Kuwait sends warships, not ground troops, to Bahrain
  • March 22, 2011 – Turkey’s Erdogan weighs NATO role; Asked Gadhafi to end war, ‘but he did not listen’
  • March 22, 2011 – Post-Mubarak Egypt raising gas prices for Israel
  • March 21, 2011 – Libya threatens oil contracts with Western firms
  • March 21, 2011 – With NATO’s Operation Odyssey Dawn launch, strategic dimensions come into focus
  • March 22, 2011 – Indecisive commander in chief is shamed into action by France and Hillary
  • March 21, 2011 – Jordan, Qatar, UAE backing coalition in Libya
  • March 21, 2011 – Iran’s IRGC attacks anti-Assad protesters in Syria
  • March 21, 2011 – Hamas mortar fire targets Israeli military bases
  • March 21, 2011 – Ashamed by Germany’s cowardice on Libya vote
  • March 21, 2011 – Qatar contributes fighter-jets to Libya operation
  • March 21, 2011 – Qatar, other Gulf states deploy troops to Bahrain
  • March 21, 2011 – Obama’s third war: Risking civilian lives for the New World Order
  • March 18, 2011 – Report: Saudi action in Bahrain ‘at odds’ with Obama’s policy of dialogue
  • March 18, 2011 – Egypt delays reopening gas pipeline to Israel
  • March 18, 2011 – While battling riots at home, Bahrain held miltiary exercise in UAE
  • March 18, 2011 – Saudis signs Red Sea refinery deal with China
  • March 17, 2011 – Iran condemns Gulf states’ crackdown in Bahrain as ‘unjustifiable and irreparable’
  • March 17, 2011 – U.S. Navy: Fifth Fleet operations ‘remain normal’, evacuation optional
  • March 17, 2011 – No media allowed as Syrian protests break out in several cities
  • March 17, 2011 – Social media fuel Palaestinian protest movement against Hamas in Gaza Strip
  • March 17, 2011 – Russian-built network helped Gadhafi prevail; NATO provided no support to rebels
  • March 17, 2011 – Western firms to join energy exploration program off Israel in Mediterranean
  • March 16, 2011 – Shi’ites, supplied by Iran, control most of Bahrain, ‘shooting back’ at Saudi forces
  • March 16, 2011 – Sources: Fifth Fleet abandons base in Bahrain; Navy denies evacuation underway
  • March 16, 2011 – West warns nationals in Bahrain to be ready to evacuate
  • March 16, 2011 – Israeli commandos seize ship with Iran weapons intended for Hamas
  • March 16, 2011 – Report: Palestinians stepping up cooperation with Israel
  • March 16, 2011 – Al-Jazeera Forum featured leaders of Hamas, CAIR, Soros organizations
  • March 15, 2011 – Gulf states send troops to Bahrain for first time since Iraq threat to Kuwait in 2002
  • March 15, 2011 – Short on military supplies, Libya reaches out to Ukraine, Egypt, Belarus
  • March 15, 2011 – Obama, not Bush, expanded military aid to Libya despite human rights abuses
  • March 15, 2011 – Iran-backed group claims credit for murdering Jewish family as ‘natural response’
  • March 15, 2011 – My apologies as an American to the people of Japan and Libya
  • March 15, 2011 – Koch to the Arab League: By all means, get going on that no-fly zone
  • March 14, 2011 – Obama backs opposition; ‘Hardheaded’ intel chief predicts Gadhafi will prevail
  • March 14, 2011 – Report: No-fly zone would mean destroying 500 targets at $1-2 million each
  • March 14, 2011 – China paying $6 billion to develop Iran oil fields
  • March 14, 2011 – Gadhafi and sons take back control of Libyan oil
  • March 14, 2011 – Israel concerned Palestinians preparing offensive after brutal murders of family
  • March 14, 2011 – Saudi police use live fire against Shi’ite protests
  • March 14, 2011 – Qatar newspaper challenges Al Jazeera, government restraints on press freedom
  • March 14, 2011 – Faith Matters: Are Christians to blame for Muslim hate?
  • March 11, 2011 – Report: Gadhafi wields huge weapons arsenal, unchallenged air power
  • March 11, 2011 – Saudis to deploy religious police vs Shi’ite unrest
  • March 11, 2011 – Egypt launches manhunt for prison escapees; 300 said to have terror links
  • March 11, 2011 – Israel withdrawing from border cargo terminals as Gaza gunners step up strikes
  • March 11, 2011 – Hamas fears Gaza youth will take to the streets
  • March 10, 2011 – Syrian pilots said to be flying Libyan fighter jets
  • March 10, 2011 – Security breakdown in Egypt: Islamic militants on the attack, Christians protesting
  • March 10, 2011 – Yemen president deploys troops who open fire on students in capital
  • March 10, 2011 – Bank of Israel: Defense Ministry over budget six years running
  • March 10, 2011 – Bedouin gunmen storm Egypt intel sites in Sinai
  • March 8, 2011 – Bahrain king told Petraeus the Shi’ite opposition was trained, backed by Iran
  • March 8, 2011 – Uprising puts end to recent surge in U.S. military exports to Libya
  • March 8, 2011 – U.S. military credis Iraq with ‘huge steps’ in air operations
  • March 9, 2011 – No Arab spring without an Islamic renaissance
  • March 9, 2011 – Calling out Obama at embassy, Bahrain Shi’ites are met with donuts and candy
  • March 9, 2011 – U.S. to bolster Kuwait presence during pullout ‘to provide force protection’
  • March 9, 2011 – Khartoum-backed militias escalate fighting as S. Sudan secession date nears
  • March 9, 2011 – Bahrain to recruit 20,000 for security forces after Shi’ite protests
  • May 8, 2011 – Toppling, at long last, the tyrant of Tripoli
  • March 8, 2011 – UN relief chief calls for ‘urgent access’ after reports of killings in Libya
  • March 7, 2011 – Israel’s military training to use live ammo against West Bank Jews
  • March 7, 2011 – Pentagon ‘monitoring’ Lebanon; State requests more military aid to Hizbullah government
  • March 7, 2011 – U.S. intel: Libya may be hiding WMD stockpile at airbase in South
  • March 7, 2011 – Saudis: Shi’ite protests are violation of Islamic law
  • March 7, 2011 – Saudis fear spread of lethal disease raging through Yemen
  • March 7, 2011 – Obama diplomatic offensive: Envoys press for Shi’ite dialogue with Bahrain kingdom
  • March 7, 2011 – Post-Mubarak backlash in Egypt: ‘It is dangerous to be a policeman’
  • March 4, 2011 – Report: Opposition seen having the upper hand in protracted battle for Libya
  • March 4, 2011 – U.S. for first time cites Iran role as leading factor in Mideast unrest
  • March 4, 2011 – Egypt’s former security chief faces trial
  • March 3, 2011 – U.S. severs all security ties with Libya after strengthening them in 2010
  • March 3, 2011 – Egypt’s military attacked Coptic monasteries in late February
  • March 3, 2011 – Egypt’s Tantawi vows to maintain ‘deep ties’ with Palestinian Authority
  • March 3, 2011 – Iraq retains two U.S. firms to upgrade oil refinery
  • March 2, 2011 – Obama administration drafting ‘humanitarian’ military options for Libya
  • March 2, 2011 – Iran for first time warns Saudis not to crack down on Shi’ite population
  • March 2, 2011 – People’s Mojahedin is not who the Iranian people have been waiting for
  • March 2, 2011 – In first, Israel blocks Palestinian anti-tank rocket
  • March 2, 2011 – UN suspends Libya from Human Rights Council, and the sparks fly
  • March 1, 2011 – Crises, yes — but which is the one?
  • March 1, 2011 – Libya chaos: Opposition in disarray, Islamists keeping their powder dry
  • March 1, 2011 – Obama said to back Turkey offer to invade Libya
  • March 1, 2011 – Israel military to get tough with ‘violent core’ among 300,000 West Bank Jews
  • February 28, 2011 – Al-Jazeera as a Homeland Security threat to American citizens
  • February 28, 2011 – Gadhafi employs mercenary force said to number over 20,000
  • February 28, 2011 – Hamas smuggling goods, bought with donor funds from West, to Egypt
  • February 28, 2011 – Report: Gadhafi’s children are running the military
  • February 28, 2011 – Iraq kills military leader of Al Qaida-aligned Islamic State of Iraq
  • February 28, 2011 – Israel expects further delays in delivery of Joint Strike Fighters
  • February 25, 2011 – Libyan army collapses, defectors set up command
  • February 25, 2011 – Cable: Gadhafi’s children had issues, each sought to build personal empires, militaries
  • February 25, 2011 – Palestinians ban protests, organize ‘Day of Rage’ against Israel, U.S.
  • February 25, 2011 – Libyan crude oil output plummets by 75 percent
  • February 24, 2011 – Chinese rockets, apparently supplied by Iran, hit Israel in first such attack since Hamas war
  • February 24, 2011 – Israeli firm’s ‘bird splitter’ tech protects planes from avian impacts
  • February 24, 2011 – Russia, Italy seek to develop Libyan oil field
  • February 23, 2011 – The Gadhafi legacy, as selectively reported by the U.S. media
  • February 23, 2011 – Key Saudi doubts effectiveness of Iran sanctions
  • February 24, 2011 – Iranian warships in Mediterranean for first time since 1979
  • February 24, 2011 – Reports: Saudis helped control Bahrain streets
  • February 22, 2011 – Libyan military units defecting; Gadhafi left with ex-Soviet special forces
  • February 23, 2011 – U.S. at odds with Bahrain, Saudis over Iran’s role in regional unrest
  • February 23, 2011 – Report: Iran suppressed its protests by deploying Hizbullah fighters from Lebanon
  • February 23, 2011 – Obama requests $1.3 billion in military aid to post-Mubarak Egypt
  • February 22, 2011 – Chickens coming home to roost for an ex-terrorist scared straight by Bush
  • February 22, 2011 – Void created by absence of U.S. leadership, foreign policy is becoming a black hole
  • February 21, 2011 – ‘It’s all or nothing’: Gadhafi seen shooting it out if he decides to retain power
  • February 21, 2011 – Iran-backed Shi’ite opposition moving to bring Bahrain to a standstill
  • February 21, 2011 – Pipe-wielding Bedouins crack down on protesters in Jordan
  • February 21, 2011 – Egypt granted Iran Navy access to Suez in 2010
  • February 21, 2011 – Al-Jazeera losing its luster with U.S. media after Logan assault cover-up
  • February 17, 2011 – Pakistan grants U.S. official diplomatic immunity, but final outcome to be decided in court
  • February 17, 2011 – Israel prepares for major gas drilling project in Mediterranean
  • February 18, 2011 – How the West imagines the Middle East, and how it really is
  • February 18, 2011 – Obama abandoning Israel in its hour of need
  • February 18, 2011 – Israel Navy’s new blockade plan: ‘Send dogs first, then soldiers’
  • February 18, 2011 – Jordan’s king gets warning letter from leaders of his own Bedouin base
  • February 18, 2011 – Report: Egypt maintains larger air combat fleet ‘than it can properly support’
  • February 16, 2011 – Six Palestinian security forces lack coordination, have overlapping authority
  • February 16, 2011 – Report: Iraq may double oil output, won’t match Saudi production
  • February 17, 2011 – U.S. beefs up security for Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain
  • February 17, 2011 – Israel, in reversal, OKs additional Egyptian troops in demilitarized Sinai
  • February 17, 2011 – In Libya protesters demand ouster of Gadhafi ‘and all his family members’
  • February 16, 2011 – Congress advised not to rush Palestinian state in post-Mubarak period
  • February 16, 2011 – U.S. report: Jordan providing a major boost to U.S. efforts in Iraq
  • February 15, 2011 – Shi’ites using Facebook and Twitter to organize ‘Day of Rage’ in Bahrain
  • February 15, 2011 – Bedouins step up attacks against Egyptian police in Sinai
  • February 15, 2011 – Egyptian Interior Ministry promises police force better wages, time to sleep
  • February 15, 2011 – Hamas yields to black market, further restricts Israeli imports
  • February 16, 2011 – Iraq delays F-16 deal in favor of food rations
  • February 15, 2011 – Mubarak’s parting shot: The democracy U.S. ‘spearheaded in Iran’ is ‘fate of Middle East’
  • February 15, 2011 – Report: Stuxnet hit Iran targets 3 times in a year
  • February 12, 2011 – 40 years of people’s protests, democratic breakdowns and always the overarching threat
  • February 14, 2011 – U.S. ordered intel campaign against Israel before fast-tracking Palestinian state
  • February 14, 2011 – Egypt’s military pledges to uphold all treaties
  • February 14, 2011 – Yes Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Pakistan, but for many the feelings are mixed
  • February 14, 2011 – Iran’s 2009 uprising, unlike Egypt’s, was about a total regime change
  • February 11, 2011 – Western intel: Post-Mubarak Egypt is ripe for Islamic takeover
  • February 11, 2011 – Think tank phone survey: Little popular support for Islamists, El Baradei
  • February 11, 2011 – House calls for review of military aid to Egypt
  • February 11, 2011 – Saudi King suffers a ‘major medical setback’
  • February 11, 2011 – Egypt rapidly repairing pipeline to Israel, Jordan
  • February 11, 2011 – Top Hizbullah agent and 17,000 other inmates break out of Egyptian prison
  • February 10, 2011 – Saudis’ Bin Ladin Group set for nuclear deal with French firm
  • February 10, 2011 – Iran Army tightening security along all borders
  • February 11, 2011 – Teen bomber kills 35 soldiers in NW Pakistan
  • February 10, 2011 – State Department recruiting U.S. police officers for ‘one-year missions’ in Iraq
  • February 10, 2011 – Al Qaida militias in Gaza said to have bombed Sinai natural gas terminal
  • February 10, 2011 – Jordanian citizenship for Palestinian leaders stirs controversy, angers opposition
  • February 10, 2011 – Cable: Saudis exaggerated crude oil reserves; Output seen peaking in 2012
  • February 9, 2011 – China helped Iran finance the largest refinery in Mideast
  • February 9, 2011 – Israel refuses Egypt’s request to send more troops to the Sinai
  • February 9, 2011 – Palestinian Authority suppresses demonstrations against Mubarak, Abbas in West Bank
  • February 9, 2011 – New interior minister called ‘biggest change’ since anti-Mubarak demonstrations began
  • February 9, 2011 – Cable: Israel, Palestinians coordinated on security with Egypt’s Suleiman
  • February 8, 2011 – U.S. turned blind eye to Egypt’s N. Korean axis
  • February 8, 2011 – White House, State Dept. factions divided over Mubarak exit strategy
  • February 8, 2011 – Israeli military to boost presence on Egypt border
  • February 8, 2011 – Cable: Mystery Qataris involved in 9/11 plot wore pilot uniforms upon arrival in L.A.
  • February 8, 2011 – Revolution in context and, yes, with common sense
  • February 7, 2011 – Israel OKs Palestinian expansion in West Bank; Blair ‘pleased’
  • February 7, 2011 – Israel appoints Gen. Benny Gantz as chief of staff
  • February 7, 2011 – Hamas moves to stop Israeli products, seen as ‘hurting the smuggling industry’
  • February 7, 2011 – Explosion at Egyptian gas terminal impacts flow to Israel, Jordan
  • February 7, 2011 – Al-Jazeera’s radical agenda, posing as news, finding acceptance in the U.S.
  • February 7, 2011 – Mubarak under the bus: As Obama himself said, ‘At times America has shown arrogance’
  • February 7, 2011 – Obama changes his mind, wants Mubarak to stay
  • February 7, 2011 – Tariq Ramadan, point man of the Caliphate
  • February 4, 2011 – Arab states recall cadets from training in Egypt
  • February 4, 2011 – U.S. still upbeat on Iraq’s security capabilities
  • February 4, 2011 – Soros-funded ‘expert’ backs Muslim Brotherhood on Matthews show
  • February 4, 2011 – The net result of Obama’s appeasement policies: Rise of radical Islam
  • February 4, 2011 – CIA provided no heads up on current Egypt crisis
  • February 4, 2011 – After providing $40 billion in aid, U.S. in dark on Egypt’s military
  • February 2, 2011 – Oppostion split over terms for Mubarak’s exit
  • February 2, 2011 – Region incredulous at speed with which U.S. betrayed Mubarak
  • February 2, 2011 – Kuwait limits parliament’s Islamist agenda, forbids beards in military
  • February 1, 2011 – As pressure mounts, Mubarak names spy chief
  • February 1, 2011 – Report: Post-Mubarak regime seen as anti-West, aligned with Al Qaida
  • February 1, 2011 – With an eye on the neighborhood, Abbas open to Palestinian elections
  • February 1, 2011 – Obama’s ‘3 a.m. moment’ has come and gone
  • February 1, 2011 – Strategic ramifications of the Egyptian crisis
  • February 1, 2011 – Remember the Shah: Will we side with our allies or the mobs?
  • February 1, 2011 – World gone mad: Where’s Uncle Sam just when he’s needed the most?
  • January 31, 2011 – Mubarak plays last card, the army; Police vanish
  • January 31, 2011 – Hamas units infiltrating as Egyptian forces are transferred from Gaza border
  • January 31, 2011 – Egyptian forces seen using American weapons against protesters
  • January 31, 2011 – Egypt regime’s non-security leaders beat retreat on ‘flights to the Gulf’
  • January 31, 2011 – Iran misses deadline for linking Bushehr reactor to electricity grid
  • January 31, 2011 – National Guard to continue peacekeeping role in Sinai
  • January 28, 2011 – Report: Palestinians seen dropping plans for statehood declaration
  • January 28, 2011 – Israeli intelligence: Hizbullah to control Lebanon but will avoid official role
  • January 28, 2011 – UAE companies continue to ship fuel to Iran despite sanctions
  • January 28, 2011 – Major gas reserves discovered in Kurdistan
  • January 27, 2011 – Opposition: ‘Mubarak’s family has left Egypt’
  • January 27, 2011 – Israeli intelligence: Palestinian Authority lacks younger generation leaders to replace Abbas
  • January 27, 2011 – Iran turns to Turkey for help with energy projects
  • January 26, 2011 – It’s only words in the rough-and-tumble world of Israeli democracy
  • January 26, 2011 – Iraq reaches out to U.S. for assistance against almost daily Al Qaida attacks
  • January 26, 2011 – As Hizbullah gains power, Congress scrutinizes military aid to Lebanon
  • January 26, 2011 – Analyst: Saudis set to surrender Lebanon to Iran
  • January 25, 2011 – Arab League to members: Economic conditions fueling ‘unprecedented’ anger
  • January 25, 2011 – Palestinian Authority agencies said still harassing human rights staffers
  • January 24, 2011 – Mubarak’s election year tactics may endanger Egypt’s Christians
  • January 24, 2011 – Iran proxy Islamic Jihad seen resuming ops in West Bank
  • January 24, 2011 – Jordan boosts military salaries as internal unrest, economic woes worsen
  • January 24, 2011 – Iran, Syria reach deal on natural gas pipeline
  • January 24, 2011 – Report: 5 Arab states could go the way of Tunisia
  • January 20, 2011 – New pen-like bomb detector could be deployed at airports
  • January 20, 2011 – Iraq air force plan slowed by budget shortfall
  • January 21, 2011 – Hizbullah said to stage coup rehearsal in Beirut
  • January 20, 2011 – Syria’s Assad rocked by four bombings in Aleppo
  • January 20, 2011 – Reverse smuggling: Now surplus consumer goods being sold to Egypt
  • January 19, 2011 – Qatar boosts energy ties with China
  • January 19, 2011 – Suicide bomber’s ‘slaughter’ of police cadets marks bloodiest Al Qaida bombing this year
  • January 19, 2011 – GAO: Gulf states received U.S. funds to procure non-U.S. platforms
  • January 19, 2011 – United Arab Emirates markets handgun in U.S.
  • January 19, 2011 – Losing the war of ideas to radical Islam
  • January 18, 2011 – Report: Syria would suppress a Tunisia-like revolt
  • January 18, 2011 – Report: Hizbullah prepares to take over Lebanon
  • January 18, 2011 – Hizbullah, backed by Iran, pushes Lebanon to the brink
  • January 17, 2011 – Proposed Jordan reactors would be contructed in quake-prone zone
  • January 17, 2011 – Harsh winter, price subsidies make for natural gas roller coaster in Iran
  • January 17, 2011 – Memo to U.S. Navy: The mullahs are the enemy, not the Iranian people
  • January 17, 2011 – Israel trains British Army to operate drones; Amnesty International objects
  • January 14, 2011 – Military aid to Lebanon sustained, for ‘stability’
  • January 14, 2011 – Lebanese, Israeli militaries on alert along border
  • January 14, 2011 – U.S. firm once known as Blackwater retained for West Bank security
  • January 14, 2011 – Neighbors seen challenging Israel for control of discovered gas reserves
  • January 13, 2011 – Hamas ‘does not want war right now’, tells militias to keep powder dry
  • January 13, 2011 – Continuing crisis: Politically backward nations with advanced weapons
  • January 12, 2011 – Kuwait coast guard challenges, sinks Iraq boat
  • January 13, 2011 – Netanyahu: Sanctions without ‘military option’ won’t stop Iran
  • January 12, 2011 – Arabs, Israel take opposite sides on Sudan issue
  • January 12, 2011 – Strategy site to Obama: End alliance with Israel
  • January 11, 2011 – Outrageous assassination elevates Pakistan to the Numero Uno crisis
  • January 11, 2011 – UN to help Lebanon demarcate its sea border with Israel in energy dispute
  • January 11, 2011 – British firm tests laser defense against piracy
  • January 11, 2011 – Congress vows not to cut U.S. missile defense aid to Israel
  • January 10, 2011 – Israel using buffer zone to deter Gaza infiltrators
  • January 10, 2011 – Israeli recruitment plans for ultra-Orthodox called ‘significant revolution’
  • January 10, 2011 – Cable: Gadhafi fears flying over water; likes flamenco dancing, Ukrainian nurses
  • January 10, 2011 – Gates orders freeze on production of JSF F-35B
  • January 7, 2011 – Congress could restrict $60 billion tech package for Saudis
  • January 7, 2011 – Help wanted: Real leader to end the death spiral of once-promising Pakistan
  • January 6, 2011 – New U.S. security coordinator seeks to end ‘bad blood’ with Palestinian Authority
  • January 6, 2011 – Killing of Bedouins sparks anti-government riots in Jordan
  • January 6, 2011 – N.Y. Times, Rep. Keith Ellison of one mind on ‘scary’ terror probe
  • January 6, 2011 – U.S. denies Turkey’s request for combat UAVs
  • January 5, 2011 – Exiled to Jordan, Dahlan denies anti-Abbas plot
  • January 5, 2011 – Iran nuclear scientist, who turned up in U.S. and later returned home, said undergoing torture
  • January 5, 2011 – Homeland Security’s Napolitano, in Qatar, calls for ‘effective intelligence’ against terrorism
  • January 4, 2011 – Israel arrests Hamas operatives plotting to attack soccer stadium
  • January 4, 2011 – Bahrain given control over U.S. special forces security unit in Afghanistan
  • January 4, 2010 – Israel eyes energy independence after discovery of huge natural gas field
  • January 4, 2011 – Greece plans wall on Turkish border, ‘can’t take’ influx of illegals
  • January 3, 2011 – China’s strategic game plan in the Persian Gulf
  • January 3, 2011 – Al Qaida tied to bombing of church in Egypt
  • January 3, 2011 – Palestinian Authority: Hamas arms stash was ‘not intended for use against Israel’
  • January 3, 2011 – Hamas warns civil servants of cash problems; Military ‘stronger’
  • January 3, 2011 – Gulf states awarded year-end military contracts by Obama administration
  • January 3, 2011 – Iraq achieves highest crude oil output since 1990

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