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- Noor or Gumus - Arab World's Most Popular TV Soap Opera Noor or Gumu…Created: 2009-11-06 @ 20:17:02 EST Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:36:00 EST
Kivanc Tatlitug and Songül Öden turkish television soap opera noor nur nour mbc middle east broadcasting center saudi arabia turkey istanbul… - Mohammed VI of Morocco - Profile of M6 King Mohammed VI of Morocco…Created: 2009-11-03 @ 20:18:11 EST
Profile of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, known as M6… - Tintin, Herge, Arabs and Oil - Tintin in the Land of Black Gold - Ar…Created: 2009-11-01 @ 17:10:57 EST Updated: 2009-11-01 @ 17:41:52 EST
In 1950, Herge published "Tintin in the Land of Black Gold," a unique window into European popular perceptions of Arabs and oil at mid-century… - Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential Election - Results Turnout and Fraud…Created: 2009-10-31 @ 21:32:07 EDT
Results, fraud, ballot-stuffing and analysis of the 2009 Afghanistan elections for president and councilors… - Peres Center for Peace - Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and the Peres …Created: 2009-10-31 @ 07:34:31 EDT
Brief description and history of Israel's Peres Center for Peace, established in 1996 by former prime minister and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres… - Is Peak Oil Bunk? - You Decide: Peak Oil Theory and Reality …Created: 2009-10-26 @ 19:28:25 EDT
You decide: Is peak oil something to worry about, or is it bunk? … - What Is Peak Oil? - Matthew Simmons, M.King Hubbert, Daniel Yergin a…Created: 2009-10-26 @ 19:22:46 EDT Updated: 2009-10-26 @ 19:31:02 EDT
peak oil faq Matthew Simmons M.King Hubbert, Daniel Yergin and Peak Oil Theory petroleum supplies reserves saudi arabia ras tanura ghawar … - Morocco's Mohammed VI - Discuss Dictatorship of Morocco's Mohammed V…Created: 2009-10-25 @ 17:03:34 EDT
Morocco's Mohammed VI pretends to be a benevolent ruler. Isn't he just another tin-pot dictator?… - Censorship in Morocco - Mohammed VI and Censorship in Morocco…Created: 2009-10-25 @ 17:03:23 EDT Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 17:07:06 EDT
Moroccan King Mohammed VI has imposed a level of censorship and press intimidation in Morocco not seen since the 1960s… - Afpak - What Is Afpak - Conflation of Afghanistan and Pakistan …Created: 2009-10-23 @ 15:16:13 EDT
Definition of "Afpak," the conflation of Afghanistan and Pakistan as a strategic unit… - What and How to Win In Afghanistan - Rory Stewart Testimony on What …Created: 2009-10-23 @ 12:26:33 EDT
Rory Stewart's testimony on what and how to win in Afghanistan, to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Sept. 2009)… - Who Is Rory Stewart? - Brief Biography of Rory Stewart, Afghanistan …Created: 2009-10-23 @ 11:31:32 EDT
Brief biography of Afghanistan and Iraq expert Rory Stewart. … - Law Banning Release of Abu Ghraib Torture Photographs - Text of Law …Created: 2009-10-21 @ 17:56:54 EDT
Text of the law banning the release, through a Freedom of Information exemption, of Abu Ghraib torture photos and other images… - Can Pakistan Be Trusted? - In the War on the Taliban, Can Pakistan B…Created: 2009-10-17 @ 21:07:42 EDT
Pakistan claims to be on the American side against the Taliban. But Can Pakistan actually be trusted?… - Pakistan's War for Waziristan - Pakistan, the Taliban and the War f…Created: 2009-10-17 @ 20:59:47 EDT Updated: 2009-10-17 @ 21:18:01 EDT
Understanding the Pakistani military's assault on the Taliban heartland in South Waziristan… - Leila Abu Saba, Lebanese-American Blogger, 1962-2009 - Dove's Eye Vi…Created: 2009-10-17 @ 19:56:19 EDT
Dove's Eye View Author Leila Abu Saba died on … - Israel-Hezbollah Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) - Full Text…Created: 2009-10-17 @ 09:47:47 EDT Updated: 2009-10-17 @ 09:49:02 EDT
Full Text of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 Ending Israel-Hezbollah War (2006)… - Pat Tillman cover-up - Stanley McChrystal, the US Army and the cover…Created: 2009-10-15 @ 20:24:48 EDT
How the U.S. Army and Stanley6 McChrystal covered up the death of NFL star-to-be Pat Tillman by "friendly fire."… - What Is the Goldstone Report - Israel Palestine Gaza and the Goldsto…Created: 2009-10-14 @ 21:32:27 EDT
The UN Human Rights Council's Goldstone Report on abuses in Gaza and the Occcupied Territories: Origins and Consequences… - More Troops for Afghanistan - Pros and Cons of More U.S. Troops for …Created: 2009-10-11 @ 16:47:26 EDT
The debate over more troops for Afghanistan is dividing the Obama administration while the outcome may redefine America's role in Afghanistan and Pakistan… - Muezzin - What Is a Muezzin - Mosque Reciters…Created: 2009-10-11 @ 07:27:42 EDT
Brief definition of muezzin, the caller to prayer in Islam… - Abdul Rashid Dostum - Profile of Afghan Warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 10:44:11 EDT
Profile of Abdel Rashid Dostum, Uzbek warlord of Afghanistan and the brutal general responsible for the massacre of Dasht-e Leili… - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UAV - Predator Drones and Unmanned Aerial V…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 09:38:40 EDT
Predator drones and other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): History, uses, costs, advantages and disadvantages… - War in Afghanistan - A Chronological Guide to the War in Afghanistan…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 09:14:05 EDT Updated: 2009-10-10 @ 09:16:50 EDT
A collection of explanatory articles providing a chronological guide to the war in Afghanistan… - Human Rights Council - What Is the United Nations Human Rights Counc…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 08:34:22 EDT
Purpose, history and make-up of the United Nations' Human Rights Council in a few words. … - UN Human Rights Council Membership - List of Countries on the United…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 07:58:44 EDT Updated: 2009-10-10 @ 08:14:58 EDT
Updated list of the 47 countries serving on the UN's Human Rights Council… - What Obama Should Do to Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize - Obama's Nobe…Created: 2009-10-09 @ 11:14:12 EDT Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 11:15:30 EDT
Winning the Nobel Prize is one thing. Earning it is another. Barack Obama has yet to earn it. But how? You decide. … - Iraqi Withdrawal - When Will US Troops Withdraw from Iraq? …Created: 2009-10-08 @ 20:20:42 EDT Updated: 2009-10-08 @ 20:25:45 EDT
Options and costs of when and how fast U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraq. … - Does Iran Have Nuclear Weapons? Iran and the Bomb…Created: 2009-10-04 @ 17:11:52 EDT Updated: 2009-10-04 @ 17:19:41 EDT
Does Iran have nuclear weapons? No. Does it have the capability to build them? Speculation aside, nobody really knows. … - Gilad Shalit Timeline - Hamas Captive Gilad Shalit Timeline…Created: 2009-10-03 @ 08:22:45 EDT
Timeline of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit's capture, imprisonment and negotiations for release (2006-2009)… - What Is UNRWA - The United Nations Relief Works Agency? – UNRW…Created: 2009-09-27 @ 14:39:55 EDT Updated: 2009-09-27 @ 14:50:58 EDT
UNRWA - A definition and brief history of the United Nations Relief Works Agency, the Palestinians' principal refugee relief organization… - Child Marriage in the Middle East - Chart and Country Rankings of Ch…Created: 2009-09-20 @ 14:42:46 EDT Updated: 2009-09-20 @ 14:45:18 EDT
Chart and Country Rankings of Child Marriage in the Middle East… - Child Marriage - Facts Causes and Consequences of Child Marriage and…Created: 2009-09-20 @ 14:21:36 EDT Updated: 2009-09-20 @ 18:08:52 EDT
Facts, causes and consequences of child marriage and the sexual abuse of children… - George W. Bush Declares His "War on Terror" - Sept. 20, 2001 - Georg…Created: 2009-09-19 @ 15:48:08 EDT
President Bush Declares his "War on Terror" in an address to a joint session of Congress… - Burj Dubai, World's Tallest Skyscraper - Construction begins on Burj…Created: 2009-09-19 @ 15:45:56 EDT
September 2004: Construction begins on Burj Dubai, to become the world's tallest skyscraper. … - Hezbollah Terrorist Blows Up American Embassy in Beirut - September …Created: 2009-09-19 @ 15:34:18 EDT
Hezbollah Attacks the US Embassy in Beirut for the second time in 17 months. … - September 18 to September 24 in Middle East History - This day and T…Created: 2009-09-19 @ 15:26:45 EDT
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, September 18 to September 24, from the Iran-Iraq war to George W. Bush's declaration of the "war o… - President Bush's Speech to Congress Declaring War on terror - Full T…Created: 2009-09-19 @ 12:56:27 EDT
Full Text of George W. Bush's Speech to Congress Declaring War on Terror on Sept. 20, 2001… - Isn't It Time to Leave Afghanistan? - You Decide If It's Time to Lea…Created: 2009-09-15 @ 20:57:57 EDT
Conservative columnist George Will said in September 2001 that it's time for US forces to leave Afghanistan. Is he right? … - Time to Get Out of Afghanistan - From Ground Zero to Quagmire - Time…Created: 2009-09-15 @ 20:51:25 EDT Updated: 2009-09-15 @ 21:29:58 EDT
There's still a hole at Ground Zero in Manhattan, but an even bigger hole Americans are digging in Afghanistan. Why it's long past time to get out of Afghanistan… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Osama Must DieCreated: 2009-09-13 @ 16:24:12 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Statue of Liberty After 9/11 - Bill McKibben on…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 16:24:01 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Osama bin Laden Speaks to America - Wall Street…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 16:23:43 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Don DeLillo and Fresh Kills Landfill - Debris T…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 16:23:05 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Ada Louise Huxtable Reviews the World Trade Cen…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 16:16:25 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - The Wall Street of Bartelby the Scrivener…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 16:14:24 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Manhattan After the Terrorist Attacks of Septem…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:50:23 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Twin Towers Destroyed - Remains of the Twin Tow…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:37:48 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Manhattan After the Terrorist Attacks of Septem…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:35:32 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Salman Rushdie on 9/11Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:33:36 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - John Updike on 9/11Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:32:30 EDT Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 16:36:26 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - E.B. White on New York Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:30:00 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Susan Sontag on 9/11Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:27:35 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Last Words from the Twin Towers - Candles Memor…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:25:43 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Elizabeth Wurtzel Dissents on 9/11…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:24:10 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Manhattan After the Terrorist Attacks of Septem…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 12:26:21 EDT Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 16:28:22 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - Terrorists Blow Up Pan Am Flight 93 - Sept. 7, 1970 - PFLP Terrorist…Created: 2009-09-12 @ 18:49:59 EDT
Pan American Flight 93 was hijacked to Cairo, emptied of passengers and crew, and blown up the morning of Sept. 7, 1970. … - Dawson Field Hijackings - Sept. 6, 1970 Palestinians Hijack Jets to …Created: 2009-09-12 @ 18:38:44 EDT
The story of the 1970 hijackings of three jets to Jordan's Dawson Field by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine… - Black September - What Is Black September - Palestinian Movement and…Created: 2009-09-12 @ 18:35:18 EDT
A definition and explanation of Black September -- the September 1970 Jordanian crackdown on the PLO and the movement of the same name that the civil war spawned. … - Dawson Field Hijackings - 1970 Palestinian Hijackings of 3 Jets to J…Created: 2009-09-12 @ 18:02:45 EDT Updated: 2009-09-12 @ 18:56:45 EDT
The story of the 1970 hijackings of three jets to Jordan's Dawson Field by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine… - Jordan's Black September 1970 - Jordan's 1970 War on the PLO Known a…Created: 2009-09-12 @ 18:00:08 EDT
The story of the September 1970 civil war between King Hussein's Jordanian military and Yasser Arafat's PLO, what became known as Black September… - Why Not Negotiate With Hamas?Created: 2009-09-08 @ 20:07:26 EDT
Terrorist movement or liberation organization, isn't it time to negotiate with Hamas?… - Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) - What Is the P…Created: 2009-09-08 @ 19:49:38 EDT
Definition and brief history of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)… - Egypt Holds First Presidential Election - In 2005 Hosni Mubarak Allo…Created: 2009-09-07 @ 09:45:37 EDT
In September 2005, Hosni Mubarak allowed Egypt to vote for president for the first time. It was mostly for show… - India Invades Pakistan in Second Kashmir War - September 6, 1965 - I…Created: 2009-09-07 @ 08:44:55 EDT
September 6, 1965: India Invades Pakistan in second Kashmir War. … - Kashmir: History and Background - Pakistan, India and Kashmir: Histo…Created: 2009-09-06 @ 22:22:55 EDT
Kashmir explained: A brief history and background of the conflict at the heart of Pakistani-Indian tensions and wars… - Kashmir - What Is Kashmir - Pakistan India and the Conflict Over Kas…Created: 2009-09-06 @ 22:21:21 EDT
Brief description of Kashmir, the region disputed by India and Pakistan… - Second Kashmir War - Pakistan, India and the Second Kashmir War (196…Created: 2009-09-06 @ 22:00:57 EDT Updated: 2009-09-06 @ 22:03:02 EDT
Brief history and background of the Second Kashmir War (1965) between India and Pakistan… - UN Resolution Calling for Referendum on Kashmir - Text of 1949 UN Re…Created: 2009-09-06 @ 09:59:06 EDT
Text of 1949 UN Resolution Calling for a referendum on Kashmir's future with India or Pakistan… - Palestinian Black September terrorist at 1972 Olympics in munich…Created: 2009-09-06 @ 08:45:03 EDT Updated: 2009-09-06 @ 08:50:16 EDT
Palestinian Black September terrorist at 1972 Olympics in munich… - 1978 Camp David Conference Begins - Sept. 5, 1978 - Egyptian-Israeli…Created: 2009-09-05 @ 14:23:17 EDT
The Camp David Accords of 1978 began with a 12-day conference at Camp David on Sept. 5, 1978, hosted by President carter. … - Anti-Greek Rioting in Istanbul - September 6, 1955 Anti Greek Riotin…Created: 2009-09-05 @ 14:21:27 EDT
Anti-Greek rioting breaks out in Istanbul on Sept. 6, 1955 … - Egyptian-Israeli Disengagement Treaty - Sept. 4, 1975 - Second Egypt…Created: 2009-09-05 @ 14:21:11 EDT
Sept. 4, 1975: Egypt and Israel sign the second disengagement treaty over Sinai… - September 4-September 10 in Middle East History - This day and This …Created: 2009-09-05 @ 14:15:52 EDT Updated: 2009-09-05 @ 14:15:52 EDT
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, September 4-September 10, from anti-Greek rioting in istanbul to the Camp David Accords… - Camp David - Presidential Retreat at Camp David Maryland…Created: 2009-09-05 @ 14:08:08 EDT
Brief description and history of Camp David, the U.S. presidential retreat in the mountains of Maryland. … - Text of Camp David Accords - Full Text of 1978 Camp David Accords Be…Created: 2009-09-05 @ 12:39:00 EDT Updated: 2009-09-05 @ 12:39:46 EDT
The full text of the 1978 Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, mediated by President Jimmy Carter… - Camp David Accords 1978 - What Were the Egyptian-Israeli Camp David …Created: 2009-09-05 @ 10:33:45 EDT Updated: 2009-09-05 @ 17:00:22 EDT
The 1978 Egyptian-Israeli Camp David Accords sealed an eventual peace treaty between Israel and Egypt and remain the single-greatest American achievement for peace in the Middle East. … - Sinai Peninsula - What Is Egypt's Sinai Peninsula …Created: 2009-09-04 @ 20:59:32 EDT
Brief definition, description and history of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. … - Cast Lead - What Is Operation Cast LeadCreated: 2009-09-04 @ 12:40:18 EDT
Brief definition and history of Operation cast Lead, Israel's assault on Gaza (Dec. 27, 2008-Jan. 18, 2009)… - Muammar Qaddafi Takes Power in Libya - September 1, 1969 Muammar Qad…Created: 2009-09-01 @ 20:55:59 EDT
Libya's Muammar Qaddafi takes power in a coup on Sept. 1, 1969… - Energy Independence - Is There Such a Thing as Energy Independence?…Created: 2009-09-01 @ 19:06:09 EDT
Energy independence sounds good, especially from foreign oil, but is there such a thing in a world economy dominated by globalism? You decide. … - Dubai Metro System - What Is the Dubai Metro Subway System
…Created: 2009-08-30 @ 14:49:41 EDT
Facts and figures on the Dubai Metro subway system, the Middle East's and the world's longest unmanned mass-transit system. … - Iraq Declares Kuwait Its 19th Province - Iraq Renames Kuaait Kadhima…Created: 2009-08-29 @ 20:34:16 EDT
After invading Kuwait on Aug. 2, Iraq's Saddam Hussein renames the country Kadhima and declares it Iraq's 19th province. … - First Zionist Congress - August 29, 1897 First Zionist Congress in B…Created: 2009-08-29 @ 20:27:18 EDT
Theodor Herzl's Zionist Organization holds the first Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland… - French Veil Law - Aug. 29 2004 Journalists Taken Hostage Over French…Created: 2009-08-29 @ 20:26:11 EDT
President Jacques Chirac refuses to meet demands that the French veil law be repealed. Captors in Iraq hold journalists Georges Malburnot of Le Figaro and Ouest-France and Christian Chesnot of Radi… - August 28-September 3 in Middle East History – This day and Th…Created: 2009-08-29 @ 20:24:59 EDT Updated: 2009-08-29 @ 20:24:59 EDT
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, August 28-September 3, from the first Zionist Congress to Qaddafi's rise to consequences of the French … - Understanding Afghanistan - A Guide to Understanding Afghanistan's W…Created: 2009-08-26 @ 18:36:00 EDT
Can't make sense of Afghanistan? Here's a guide to understanding the Afghanistan war and Afghan politics… - Afghanistan's 2009 Election Preview - Summary Analysis of Afghanista…Created: 2009-08-25 @ 18:13:50 EDT
A Who's Who and summary analysis of Afghanistan's 2009 presidential and provincial elections… - Book Review: Tim Weiner's History of the CIA - Legacy of Ashes: The …Created: 2009-08-24 @ 21:37:48 EDT Updated: 2009-08-25 @ 07:12:47 EDT
Book Review of Tim Weiner's excellent "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA" from Harry Truman to George W. Bush… - American Jews and Allegiance to Israel - David Ben-Gurion on U.S. Je…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 10:23:49 EDT
David Ben Gurion clarifies his expectations of American Jews and their allegiance to Israel… - American Jewish Committee - What Is the American Jewish CommitteeCreated: 2009-08-23 @ 09:29:46 EDT
Brief description and history of the American Jewish Committee… - J StreetCreated: 2009-08-23 @ 09:28:43 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 09:38:54 EDT
Description and brief history of J Street, the Jewish-American lobbying organization and liberal counterpoint to AIPAC… - Osama Bin Laden Declares War on the United States - August 23 1996 B…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 13:36:20 EDT
August 23 1996: Osama Bin Laden declares war on the United States. … - Israeli Raid on Egypt - August 27 1969 - Israeli Commando Raid in Wa…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 13:36:08 EDT
Israel stages a raid on Asyut, in the Nile Valley, during the war of attrition, August 27, 1969. … - Armenia Declares Its Independence - August 23, 1990 Armenia declares…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 13:33:08 EDT
August 23, 1990: Armenia declares independence from the Soviet Union… - August 21-August 27 in Middle East History – This day and This…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 13:31:39 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 10:57:42 EDT
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, August 21-August 27, from the war of attrition to bin Laden's declaration of war … - The War of Attrition - What Was the War of Attrition Between Egypt a…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 13:00:22 EDT Updated: 2009-08-22 @ 13:24:03 EDT
Brief history and explanation of the 1968-1970 war of attrition between Egypt and Israel, using elements of the PLO. … - When Did Osama Bin Laden Declare War on the United States - 1996 Jih…Created: 2009-08-20 @ 20:47:05 EDT Updated: 2009-08-20 @ 20:54:01 EDT
Explanation and context of Osama bin laden's 1996 jihad declaration of war against the United States. … - Osama bin Laden's 1996 Declaration of War - Bin Laden's 1996 Fatwa D…Created: 2009-08-20 @ 20:28:20 EDT Updated: 2009-08-20 @ 21:33:32 EDT
osama bin laden declaration of war 1996 fatwa mullah omar land of the two mosques jihad declaration… - Candidates in Afghanistan Election - 2009 Presidential Candidates in…Created: 2009-08-17 @ 09:07:04 EDT
A who's who of minor candidates in Afghanistan's 2009 presidential election… - Should Hamid Karzai Go? - For Afghanistan's Future Should Hamid Karz…Created: 2009-08-17 @ 08:57:52 EDT
What's your opinion? Should Hamid Karzai Go? Share your thoughts. … - United Front UF - What Is Afghanistan's United Front OppositionCreated: 2009-08-17 @ 08:08:53 EDT Updated: 2009-08-17 @ 08:10:07 EDT
History and platform of the United Front (UF), the main opposition political group in Afghanistan. … - Ulema or Ulama - What Is Ulema or Ulama in IslamCreated: 2009-08-16 @ 16:11:08 EDT
Definition of Islam's Ulama, or ulema, Sunni men of knowledge. … - Cyprus Independence Day - August 16 1960 - Cyprus Gains Independence…Created: 2009-08-15 @ 21:12:06 EDT Updated: 2009-08-16 @ 19:32:49 EDT
Cyprus gains independence from Britain on August 16, 1960. … - Morocco's King Hassan Assassination Attempt - August 16, 1972 Assass…Created: 2009-08-15 @ 21:10:32 EDT Updated: 2009-08-16 @ 13:31:48 EDT
The August 16, 1972 assassination attempt on Morocco's King Hassan by fighter jets attacking Hassan's Boeing 727… - August 14, 1929 Palestinians Revolt - Breakout of Palestinian Revolt…Created: 2009-08-15 @ 21:08:50 EDT Updated: 2009-08-16 @ 19:09:40 EDT
August 14, 1929 : Breakout of Palestinian Revolt Against Zionism and the British Mandate … - August 14-August 20 in Middle East History – This day and This…Created: 2009-08-15 @ 21:06:40 EDT Updated: 2009-08-15 @ 21:13:11 EDT
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, August 14-August 20, from the Palestinian riots of 1929 to Cyprus’ independence day … - Domestic Politics in Cyprus - Who's Who in Government and Politics i…Created: 2009-08-15 @ 19:23:30 EDT
Brief guide to who is who in Cyprus politics and government… - Cyprus Country Profile - Republic of Cyprus Country ProfileCreated: 2009-08-15 @ 17:42:58 EDT Updated: 2009-08-15 @ 17:43:11 EDT
Country profile of Cyprus, the Mediterranean island nation divided since 1974 between Greek-backed and Turkish-backed Cypriots… - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 22:40:50 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:50:25 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:42:35 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:42:20 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:41:19 EDT Updated: 2009-08-13 @ 21:41:29 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:40:51 EDT Updated: 2009-08-13 @ 21:41:39 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:40:18 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:40:04 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:39:51 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:39:41 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:39:27 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:39:08 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:37:58 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:29:40 EDT Updated: 2009-08-13 @ 21:29:40 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia - Saudi Military and U.S. Arms Sales…Created: 2009-08-11 @ 20:52:47 EDT Updated: 2009-08-11 @ 20:55:33 EDT
How U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia beef up the Saudi Kingdom--and U.S. arms manufacturers… - Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice - S…Created: 2009-08-10 @ 20:38:22 EDT
Brief description and history of Saudi Arabia's Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice… - Qatar's Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani - Image Portrait of Emir of Qata…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 18:03:39 EDT
Image Portrait of Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani… - Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan - Image Portrait of Pakistani President…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 18:02:17 EDT
Image Portrait of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari … - Khaled Mashaal - Hamas Political Leader Khaled Mashaal Image PortraitCreated: 2009-08-09 @ 18:00:39 EDT
Hamas Political Leader Khaled Mashaal: Image Portrait… - Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Image Portrait of Turkey's Prime Min…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:58:48 EDT
Image Portrait of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan… - Libya’s Muammar el Qaddafi - - Image Portrait of Libya’s…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:56:38 EDT
Image Portrait of Libya’s Muammar el Qaddafi or Ghaddafi… - Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu - Image Portrait of Israel’s…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:55:26 EDT
Portrait of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu … - Mohammed VI of Morocco - Image Portrait of Morocco’s King Moha…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:54:04 EDT
Image Portrait of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI… - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – Image Portrait of EgyptR…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:52:48 EDT
Image Portrait of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak… - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai – Image Portrait of Afghani…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:50:38 EDT
Image Portrait of Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai… - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki – Image Portrait of Iraq&…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:49:41 EDT
Image Portrait of Iraq’s Nouri or Nuri al Maliki… - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – Image Portrait of Iran…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:48:36 EDT
Image Portrait of Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad … - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei - Portrait Leaders of Iran's Ali …Created: 2009-08-09 @ 15:46:51 EDT
Image gallery of the leaders of the Middle East from Pakistan to North Africa. … - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman - Portrait of Lebanon's President…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 15:37:39 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 18:06:47 EDT
Portrait of Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman or Sleiman … - Leaders of the Middle East - Image Gallery of Leaders in the Middle …Created: 2009-08-09 @ 15:02:12 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 15:02:12 EDT
Image gallery of the leaders of the Middle East from Pakistan to North Africa. … - SCIRI - The Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq - Definit…Created: 2009-08-08 @ 21:05:48 EDT
Definition and brief history of SCIRI, the radical Shiite, Iranian-sponsored Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq… - Nouri al Maliki Profile - Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri (Nuri) al Mali…Created: 2009-08-08 @ 20:40:31 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 16:32:17 EDT
A profile of Nouri al Maliki, Iraq's prime minister and leader of the Shiite Islamic Al Dawa Party… - Dawa or Al Dawa Party - What Is Iraq's Shiite Islamic Al Dawa PartyCreated: 2009-08-06 @ 20:09:04 EDT
Definition and brief history of Iraq's Shiite Al Dawa Party… - What Are Arab Human Development Reports? - The UNDP Arab Human Devel…Created: 2009-08-05 @ 20:49:34 EDT Updated: 2009-08-05 @ 20:52:10 EDT
Explanation and brief history of the UN's Arab Human Development Reports providing a stark picture of Arab society, culture and politics. … - Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan - Profile of Afghanistan President Hamid…Created: 2009-08-04 @ 21:17:09 EDT Updated: 2009-08-04 @ 21:37:43 EDT
Profile of Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president and Pushtun leader of the Popolzai tribe… - Hosni Mubarak of Egypt - Profile of Egypt's President Hosni MubarakCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:30:17 EDT Updated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:31:37 EDT
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak… - Hosni Mubarak of Egypt - Profile of Egypt's President Hosni MubarakCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:28:31 EDT
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak… - Hosni Mubarak of Egypt - Profile of Egypt's President Hosni MubarakCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:26:54 EDT
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak… - Hosni Mubarak of Egypt - Profile of Egypt's President Hosni MubarakCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:24:47 EDT
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak… - Hosni Mubarak of Egypt - Profile of Egypt's President Hosni MubarakCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:22:18 EDT
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak… - Wailing Wall - What Is Jerusalem's Wailing Wall or Western Wall - Ko…Created: 2009-07-26 @ 20:21:05 EDT Updated: 2009-07-26 @ 20:44:28 EDT
Description and brief history of the Wailing Wall, also known as the Western Wall or Kotel, in Jerusalem alongside the Temple Mount… - The Truman Doctrine - How US-Middle East Policy Gave Rise to the Tru…Created: 2009-07-21 @ 21:14:58 EDT
The Truman Doctrine explained: How US-Middle East policy in Turkey and Greece gave rise to the Truman Doctrine and Soviet Containment in six decades of cold war… - Walter Cronkite and the Camp David Accords - How Walter Cronkite Med…Created: 2009-07-20 @ 15:16:23 EDT Updated: 2009-07-20 @ 15:29:37 EDT
How Walter Cronkite in 1977 scooped Jimmy Carter and mediated Egyptian Israeli negotiations before the Camp David accords. … - Truman Doctrine Speech - April 12 1947 Harry Truman Speech Establish…Created: 2009-07-19 @ 15:11:20 EDT Updated: 2009-07-19 @ 15:20:34 EDT
President Harry Truman's March 12, 1947 speech to a joint session of Congress establishing the Truman Doctrine, chiefly over the Middle East… - Osama bin Laden Visits the United States - The 1978 Osama bin laden …Created: 2009-07-19 @ 13:59:13 EDT
In 1978, Osama bin Laden, a young newlywed, visited the United States with his wife. They stayed in Indiana. He went to Los Angeles. … - Knafeh or Kunafeh CheescakeCreated: 2009-07-19 @ 12:11:28 EDT Updated: 2009-07-19 @ 12:22:34 EDT
A definition of Knafeh or Kunafeh, the cheescake and Levant favorite. … - Swine Flu Cases in the Middle East - Chart of Deaths and Reported Ca…Created: 2009-07-19 @ 09:50:25 EDT Updated: 2009-07-19 @ 10:12:27 EDT
A chart of reported cases and fatalities attributed to swine flu in the Middle East, country by country… - Breaking the Silence - What Is Breaking the Silence, the Israeli Vet…Created: 2009-07-15 @ 19:00:15 EDT
What Is Breaking the Silence, the Israeli organization that collects Israeli soldiers' testimonies of their experiences in Gaza and the West Bank. … - The Statue of Liberty's Egyptian Origins - Frédéric August…Created: 2009-07-15 @ 18:18:19 EDT
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and the Statue of Liberty's Egyptian Origins: How Lady Liberty was imagined as an Egyptian peasant lighting the entrance of the Suez Canal. … - UNIFIL - What Is UNIFIL, the United Nations Interim Force in South L…Created: 2009-07-14 @ 12:19:19 EDT
Definition and brief history of UNIFIL, the United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon … - Copts and Coptic Christians - Who Are Egypt's Copts and Coptic Chris…Updated: 2009-11-05 @ 06:52:07 EST
Brief explanation and history of Egypt's Copts and Coptic Christians, minus the misconceptions and misapplications of the terms. … - Barack Obama and the Middle East: A Guide - Primers Briefings and Ex…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 12:16:16 EDT
Primers Briefings and Explainers on Barack Obama and the Middle East, country by country… - Conflicts in Gaza - Hamas Attacks and Israeli Retaliation - Causes a…Updated: 2009-10-02 @ 17:34:48 EDT
Hamas has no viable objective to gain by bombing Israel other than to provoke a full-scale war. Israel has no viable objective to respond militarily. The solution to conflicts in Gaza is political… - NATO and US Troops Deployments & Casualties in Afghanistan - Chart o…Updated: 2009-09-27 @ 15:58:39 EDT
Complete, updated statistical chart of NATO and US Troops deployments and casualties in Afghanistan, country by country breakdown… - Must Reads: Essential Articles and Resources about MiddleeastUpdated: 2009-09-20 @ 19:35:34 EDT
- Black September at the 1972 Olympics - Palestinian Black September t…Updated: 2009-09-06 @ 08:45:15 EDT
Palestinian Black September terrorist at 1972 Olympics in munich… - Black September and the Murder of 11 Israelis at 1972 Munich Olympic…Updated: 2009-09-06 @ 08:36:11 EDT
At 4:30 a.m. local time on Sept. 5, 1972, in Munich, Germany, Palestinian commandos armed with automatic rifles broke into the quarters of the Israeli team at the Olympic Village, killed two member… - Middle East Oil Reserves By Country and Rank - What Are the Middle E…Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 19:09:51 EDT
Let's set the record straight about what few Middle East countries produce oil, and what many Middle East countries do not… - Middle East BasicsUpdated: 2009-08-23 @ 19:33:51 EDT
Learn the basics of Middle Eastern issues, trends, politics and history from West Africa to Pakistan and from pre-Islamic times to today's headlines… - Zionism, Racism and the United Nations - How a UN Resolution Linked …Updated: 2009-08-16 @ 19:50:39 EDT
How United Nations Resolution 3379 Linked Zionism and Racism in 1975 and nearly brought the world body to collapse… - What Is Zionism? FAQ - A Brief Objective History of ZionismUpdated: 2009-08-16 @ 19:37:40 EDT
What is Zionism? A brief and objective history from Theodor Herzl to modern Israel and its anti-Zionist reactions… - Middle East & 2008 Beijing Olympics in pictures - Images of Middle E…Updated: 2008-08-10 @ 17:40:25 EDT
An image gallery of the Middle East and the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: medal-winning athletes, gret stories, amazing images…