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Current Situation in Iraq Created: Monday, March 25, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
What is currently happening in Iraq? Who is in power and who is behind the ongoing bomb attacks? Read about the background and analysis of latest events in Iraq.
Current Situation in the Middle East Created: Monday, July 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
Who’s in power in the Middle East, what kind of political systems are emerging, and what are the latest developments?
Middle East in the Media May 13 - 19 2013 Created: Monday, May 20, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
A weekly selection of news reports and analysis of the latest issues in the Middle East.
Iraq War Effect on the Middle East Created: Friday, March 22, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
Let's have a look at the Middle East ten years after the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Did the region change the way its planners intended? What was the reaction of Iran? What did it mean for Al...
Syrian Civil War Explained Created: Friday, March 15, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Civil war in Syria grew out of the anti-government uprising that started in March 2011. Who are the main players and their foreign sponsors? Who supports the government? Is the conflict in Syria a ...
Current Situation in Syria Created: Monday, July 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
Latest news, analysis and background information on Syria.
Why No Solution to Syrian Conflict Created: Monday, May 13, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
The war in Syria is the Arab world's most intractable internal conflict since the Lebanese civil war in the 1980s. What are the obstacles to a peaceful settlement?
Middle East in the Media May 6 - 12 2013 Created: Sunday, May 12, 2013 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
A weekly selection of news reports and analysis of the latest issues in the Middle East.
Gamal Abdel Nasser: Profile (1918-1970) Created: Sunday, August 14, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Profile of Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt's revolutionary leader (1918-1970) and the founder of Pan-Arab nationalism.
Syrian President Bashar el Assad: Profile Created: Sunday, April 03, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Syrian President Bashar el Assad, in power since 2000, is one of the Middle East's most ruthless leaders. A profile.
Profile: Egypt's Hosni Mubarak Created: Monday, August 03, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
Morocco's Mohammed VI: Profile Created: Sunday, August 02, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Profile of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, known as M6.
Profile: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh Created: Saturday, January 16, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Profile of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in power since 1978.
Profile: Libya's Muammar el Qaddafi Created: Saturday, September 06, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Libya's Muammar el-Qaddafi is a compelling contradiction, a one-time sponsor of terrorism and revolution who now preaches cooperation and globalism while courting western favors. A complete profile...
President George W. Bush and the Middle East: What Went Wrong Created: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
What went wrong with President George W. Bush's Middle East policy? It was never thought out strategically or tactically. Only ideologically. And only half-heartedly at that.
Profile: Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda Created: Saturday, September 08, 2007 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
The life and aims of the world's most wanted terrorist
Top 10 Middle East Stories of the Decade Created: Sunday, January 03, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
The the top 10 Middle East stories of the decade from 9/11 to George W. Bush's war on terror to the Middle East's descents into chahos in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine-Israel and Pakistan.
A Brief History of the Iraq War: Gains, Defeats and Miscalculation Created: Monday, March 17, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
an analytical overview of the last five years, framed by attempted answers to three questions: What’s been gained? What’s been lost? Where to go from here?
PLO Recognizes Israel's Right to Exist, Israel Recognizes PLO Created: Sunday, September 18, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat recognized Israel's right to exist and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin recognized the PLO in an exchange of letters in September 1993. Full text of the letters.
Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation Agreement Created: Monday, May 09, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Full text of the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement of April 27, 2011, outlining elections, security issues and governing matters.
Leila Abu Saba, 1962-2009 Created: Saturday, October 17, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Dove's Eye View Author Leila Abu Saba died on
Text of 1949 UN Resolution Calling for Referendum on Kashmir Created: Sunday, September 06, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Text of 1949 UN Resolution Calling for a referendum on Kashmir's future with India or Pakistan.
United Nations Resolution 446 (1979) on Israeli West Bank Settlements Created: Monday, October 27, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
On March 22, 1979, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 446, creating a commission to study the impact of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories of the West Bank.
Armenian Genocide Memorial, Yerevan, Armenia Created: Sunday, May 01, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
The Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia: Brief history and description.
Riyal or Riyals: Saudi Arabian Currency Created: Sunday, January 23, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Royal: Brief definition and history and exchange rate of the Riyal, the Saudi Arabian currency.
Middle East in the Media April 29 - May 5 2013 Created: Monday, May 06, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
A weekly selection of news reports and analysis of the latest issues in the Middle East.
Middle East in the Media April 22- 28 2013 Created: Monday, April 29, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
A weekly selection of news reports and analysis of the latest issues in the Middle East.
Israeli Position on Syrian Conflict Created: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Israel and Syria are old enemies, but over the years they have learnt to avoid open warfare. How can Israel benefit from the downfall of the Syrian regime? Can the chaos in Syria be a threat to Isr...
Middle East in the Media April 15 - 21 2013 Created: Monday, April 22, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
A weekly selection of news reports and analysis of the latest issues in the Middle East.
Islamists and the Arab Spring Uprisings Created: Thursday, April 18, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
The Arab Spring uprisings in 2011 unleashed great political change in the Middle East. Did Islamist groups participate in the protests? How did they get involved, and how have they benefited from t...
Middle East in the Media April 8 - 14 2013 Created: Monday, April 15, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
A weekly selection of news reports and analysis of the latest issues in the Middle East.
Salafism in the Middle East Created: Thursday, April 11, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Salafis are ultra-conservative Islamists advocating a religious revival in Muslim societies. What are the origins of their thought? Are all Muslims in the Middle East Salafis? Whas is their connect...