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May 7, 2008
5/07/08 Porter, Asia Times, Yes, the Pentagon did want to hit Iran
May 3, 2008
5/03/08 Saleh, BBC, Food price crisis bites in Egypt
April 28, 2008
4/28/08 Mikkelsen, Reuters, ,a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2819854620080429">Syrian reactor capacity was 1-2 weapons/year: CIA
April 25, 2008
4/25/08 Oweis, Reuters, Syria accuses U.S. of aiding Israel in raid
4/25/08 Amanpour, CNN, Syria claim could affect U.S.-North Korea talks
April 17, 2008
4/17/08 Al Jazeera, Russia turns Libya debts to deals
April 4, 2008
4/04/08 AP, Child Workers in Egypt a Growing Problem
April 2, 2008
4/02/08 AL Jazeera, Foreign labourers arrested in UAE
4/02/08 Lipton, NYT, U.S. Alarmed as Some Exports Veer Off Course
4/02/08 Meyer, LAT, Saudi Arabia is prime source of terror funds, U.S. says
March 29, 2008
3/29/08 BBC, Boycott clouds Syrian Arab summit
March 28, 2008
3/28/08 Fisher, IPS, Governments Ever More Draconian, Group Says
March 26, 2008
3/26/08 Weinberg, Intel Daily, Bread riots in Egypt
3/26/08 Stack, CSM, U.S., Egypt disagree over Suez shooting, fueling suspicion
3/26/08 BBC, US admits to Suez canal killing
3/26/08 Al Jazeera, US admits Suez Canal killing
March 25, 2008
3/25/08 CNN, U.S. ship fires warning shots at boat in Suez Canal
3/25/08 Reuters, U.S. warship fires on Egyptian craft, killing one
March 21, 2008
3/21/08 BBC, Cheney seeks Saudi oil increase
March 18, 2008
3/18/08 Kramnik, Intel Daily, US Navy's Expeditionary Strike Group Threatening Lebanon and Syria
March 4, 2008
3/04/08 The Oil Drum, Saudi Arabia's Crude Oil Reserves Propaganda
March 1, 2008
3/01/08 Al Jazeera, Lebanon PM denies warship request
February 29, 2008
2/29/08 Wedeman, CNN, Facing incoming in Sderot
February 28, 2008
2/28/08 Mount, CNN, U.S. Navy ships move closer to Lebanon
February 27, 2008
2/27/08 Sanati, Asia Times, US efforts to scuttle Iran-UAE ties fail
February 14, 2008
2/14/08 Al Jazeera, Israel blamed for Hezbollah killing
2/14/08 Al Jazeera, US imposes new sanctions on Syria
February 11, 2008
2/11/08 Lewin, NYT, Oil Money Cultivates a Mideast Ivy League
2/11/08 Hersch, New Yorker, A Strike in the Dark
February 4, 2008
2/04/08 Revkin, NYT, Solar City to Rise in Persian Gulf; Why Not Arizona?
January 28, 2008
1/28/08 Feffer, FPIF, Arming the Middle East
January 23, 2008
1/23/08 Al Jazeera, Gazans storm Egypt border crossing
January 21, 2008
1/21/08 Black, BBC, Abu Dhabi plots hydrogen future
January 20, 2008
1/20/08 Al Jazeera, Opec rejects US calls for more oil
January 17, 2008
1/17/08 Fortson, Independent, Hydrogen power plant plan for UAE
1/17/08 Thorold, BBC, Mid-East suffers rare cold snap
January 16, 2008
1/16/08 Isenberg, Asia Times, Smart bombs, dangerous ideas
1/16/08 Bhadrakumar, Asia Times, Gulf allies turn their backs on Bush
January 13, 2008
1/13/08 Zakaria, Reuters, George W. Bush to reaffirm strong ties with Saudi Arabia
1/13/08 Williams, Reuters, Israel to get "smarter" U.S.-made bombs than Saudis
January 9, 2008
1/09/08 Keinon & Katz, Jerusalem Post, Bush expedites Saudi smart bomb deal
January 8, 2008
1/08/08 CNN, Rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon
January 4, 2008
1/04/08 JPost, Report: Turkey, Syria disputing over drawing water from Euphrates River
January 2, 2008
1/02/08 Zoepf, NYT, Saudis Confirm Detention of Blogger
1/02/08 Al Jazeera, Ordeal over for Gaza pilgrims
January 1, 2008
1/01/08 Wheeler, BBC, Gulf states form common market
1/01/08 Al Jazeera, US diplomat killed in Sudan
December 31, 2007
12/31/07 AL Jazeera, Stranded pilgrims riot in Egypt
December 30, 2007
12/30/07 BBC, Gaza pilgrims stranded in Red Sea
December 27, 2007
12/27/07 Morrow & al-Omrani, IPS, EGYPT: U.S. Congress Conditions Aid on Border Containment
December 17, 2007
12/17/07 BBC, Saudi king 'pardons rape victim'
December 13, 2007
12/13/07 Fisk, Independent, Syria denies killing General in car-bomb attack
December 1, 2007
12/01/07 Abou-Alsamh, NYT, Saudi Rape Case Spurs Calls for Reform
November 29, 2007
11/29/07 Pincus, WP, 1973 U.S. Cable on Mideast Mirrors Current Events
November 28, 2007
11/28/07 Macalister, Guardian, Boom fuels new Saudi spending spree
11/28/07 Scheer, Nation, A Good Week for the Saudis
November 24, 2007
11/24/07 AFP, Lebanon faces fresh turmoil as presidency ends in chaos
November 20, 2007
11/20/07 Porter, IPS, Israel's Syrian Airstrike Was Aimed at Iran
11/20/07 Macintyre, Independent, Negotiations on a knife-edge ahead of Middle East summit
November 6, 2007
11/06/07 Knickmeyer, WP, Oil Wealth Fuels Gaddafi's Drive For Reinvention
November 2, 2007
11/02/07 Jerusalem Post, USAF Struck Syrian Nuclear Site
October 28, 2007
10/28/07 Reuters, Israel Apologizes to Turkey Over Syria Air Strike
October 27, 2007
10/27/07 Arsu & Kramer, NYT, Iraq Plan to Add U.S. Troops at Kurdish Border Is Rejected by Turkey
October 26, 2007
10/26/07 BBC, Syria air strike target 'removed'
October 25, 2007
10/25/07 Doyle, Independent, US claims photos show Syrian nuclear reactor
October 21, 2007
10/21/07 Cambanis, NYT, Syria Shuts Main Exit From War for Iraqis
October 19, 2007
10/19/07 Wright & Warrick, WP, Syrians Disassembling Ruins at Site Bombed by Israel, Officials Say
October 14, 2007
10/14/07 Sanger & Mazzetti, NYT, Analysts Find Israel Struck a Nuclear Project Inside Syria
October 13, 2007
10/13/07 Sinjab, BBC, Honour crime fear of Syria women
October 11, 2007
10/11/07 Naylor, NYT, Syria Tells Journalists Israeli Raid Did Not Occur
October 10, 2007
10/10/07 Mazzetti & Cooper, NYT, An Israeli Strike on Syria Kindles Debate in the U.S.
October 9, 2007
10/09/07 LaFranchi, CSM, As Mideast realigns, US leans Sunni
October 5, 2007
10/05/07 Boustany, WP, Syria Plans Disruption In Lebanon, Hariri Says
October 1, 2007
10/01/07 BBC, Assad sets conference conditions
September 22, 2007
9/22/07 Gettleman, NYT, Cracks in the Peace in Oil-Rich Sudan as Old Tensions Fester
9/22/07 Mazzetti & Sanger, NYT, Israeli Raid on Syria Fuels Debate on Weapons
9/22/07 Doyle, Independent, Syria strike: US shared intelligence with Israel
September 21, 2007
9/21/07 Tse, WP, Dubai Agrees To Acquire 20% Stake in Nasdaq Market
9/21/07 Kessler & Wright, WP, Israel, U.S. Shared Data On Suspected Nuclear Site
9/21/07 Macintyre, Independent, Fury as Netanyahu confirms Syria strike
9/21/07 Tran, Guardian, Israel consulted US before Syria strike, report says
September 14, 2007
9/14/07 Judd, Independent, Saudi women to put their foot down on driving ban
September 6, 2007
9/06/07 Oweiss, Reuters, Syria says Israel bombs territory
9/06/07 NYT, Group Says 'Indiscriminate' Israeli Attacks Caused Most Civilian Deaths in Hezbollah War
September 1, 2007
9/01/07 Fisk, Independent, Strange goings-on here in Lebanon
August 30, 2007
8/30/07 Murphy, CSM, For Sudanese refugees, a cycle of flight
8/30/07 BBC, Sudan to help Iraq's Palestinians
August 26, 2007
8/26/07 BBC, Mystery deaths hit Saudi camels
August 22, 2007
8/22/07 Macintyre, Independent, Plight of the refugees locked out of the 'promised land'
August 20, 2007
8/20/07 Kkodr, Al Jazeera, Lebanese army fights for equipment
August 16, 2007
8/16/07 BBC, US and Israel in $30bn arms deal
August 13, 2007
8/13/07 Gopal & Kawzilly, IPS, LEBANON: 'Army Torturing Palestinian Refugees'
August 12, 2007
8/12/07 AP, Lebanon Group Given Terrorist Label by U.S.
August 10, 2007
8/10/07 Fattah, NYT, U.S. Backs Free Elections, Only to See Allies Lose
August 1, 2007
8/01/07 BBC, Saudis back US Middle East plans
July 31, 2007
7/31/07 Independent, US to arm Israel and Arab states in $60bn deal
July 28, 2007
7/28/07 Wright, WP, U.S. Plans New Arms Sales to Gulf Allies
7/28/07 Fisk, Independent, Why my landlord is expecting the worst
7/28/07 MacAskill, Guardian, US accuses Saudis of telling lies about Iraq
July 22, 2007
7/22/07 BBC, Dubai skyscraper world's tallest
July 17, 2007
7/17/07 Al Jazeera, Hamas rejects Bush peace proposal
July 12, 2007
7/12/07 Al Jazeera, Lebanese army pounds refugee camp
June 28, 2007
6/28/07 Al Jazeera, Egypt outlaws female circumcision
June 15, 2007
6/15/07 BBC, Anchor gloats at Lebanon killing
June 13, 2007
6/13/07 McCarthy & WIlliams, Guardian, Secret UN Report Condemns US for Middle East Failures
June 9, 2007
6/09/07 Fisk, Independent, Lies and outrages... would you believe it?
June 7, 2007
6/07/07 BBC, Heavy shelling of Lebanese camp
6/07/07 BBC, Twelve killed by cyclone in Oman
June 5, 2007
6/05/07 Shadid, WP, As Crises Build, Lebanese Fearful of a Failed State
June 3, 2007
6/03/07 BBC, 'Foreign fighters' die in Somalia
May 31, 2007
5/31/0/ Lynch & Knickmeyer, WP, U.N. Council Backs Tribunal For Lebanon
May 26, 2007
5/26/07 Stockman, Boston Globe, U.S. disbands unit created to pressure Iran and Syria
May 25, 2007
5/25/07 Reuters, U.S. Resupplies Lebanon Army
5/25/07 BBC, US military aid lands in Beirut
May 24, 2007
5/24/07 BBC, Fighting resumes at Lebanon camp
May 23, 2007
5/23/07 Asser, BBC, Obstacles to peace: Water
May 22, 2007
5/22/07 Allbritton, Chronicle Foreign Service, In A Lebanese Refugee Camp, 'Lots Of Bodies'
5/22/07 Fisk, Independent, A front-row seat for this Lebanese tragedy
May 21, 2007
5/21/07 Fisk, Independent, Scores dead as Lebanese army battles Islamists in bloodiest day since civil war
5/21/07 BBC, Lebanon clashes 'kill civilians'
May 16, 2007
5/16/07 Times of India, Republicans move legislation against Syria
May 15, 2007
5/15/07 AHN, Israeli Spy Master Warns Against Syria Talks
May 3, 2007
5/03/07 Ratzlav-Katz, ArutzSheva, Iran, Syria Hold Conferences on a 'Culture of Resistance'
April 30, 2007
4/30/07 AFP, Syria Has Underground 'Missile City'
April 28, 2007
4/48/07 Black, Guardian, Saudi claims 172 suspects were ready for terror attacks
April 12, 2007
4/12/07 Russell & McDowall, Independent, Two pawns in the propaganda war
April 8, 2007
4/08/07 AL Jazeera, US Democrat in Brotherhood meeting
March 25, 2007
3/25/07 BBC, Crisis combination in the Middle East
March 21, 2007
3/21/07 BBC, Bolton admits Lebanon truce block
March 19, 2007
3/19/07 Fisk, Independent, US power games in the Middle East
March 18, 2007
3/18/07 Warrick, WP, Saudi Arabia Routinely Frees Detainees
March 9, 2007
3/09/07 BBC, Egypt anger over US rights report
February 21, 2007
2/21/07 Fisk, Independent, Lebanon will be first victim of Iran crisis
February 14, 2007
2/14/07 Fisk, Independent, Lebanon slides towards civil war as anniversary of Hariri's murder looms
February 10, 2007
2/10/07 Fisk, Independent, Conspiracy of silence in the Arab world
February 5, 2007
2/05/07 AP, Syria: Talks With U.S. Iraq's Only Hope
February 4, 2007
2/04/07 BBC, Syria accused over Iraq attacks
January 31, 2007
1/31/07 Bazzi, Nation, Blowback in Lebanon
January 30, 2007
1/30/07 Bazzi, Nation, Blowback in Lebanon
January 28, 2007
1/28/07 Mouawad, NYT, Saudi Officials Seek to Temper the Price of Oil
January 27, 2007
1/27/07 Fisk, Independent, World ignores signs of civil war in Lebanon
January 26, 2007
1/26/07 Black, Guardian, Fear of a Shia full moon
1/26/07 Fisk, Independent, Money can't close the sectarian divide in Lebanon
January 25, 2007
1/25/07 Bakri, NYT, Hezbollah Won't Topple the Lebanese Government, Its Leader Says
1/25/07 Fisk, Independent, Hizbollah warn that Lebanon will see more violence
January 17, 2007
1/17/07 Reuters, Hundreds protest Lebanon's economic reform plan
1/17/07 Macintyre, Independent, Israel knew of secret peace talks with Syria, say officials
January 16, 2007
1/16/07 Blanford, CSM, Is Iran driving new Saudi diplomacy?
1/16/07 Leigh et al, Guardian, MI6 and Blair at odds over Saudi deals
1/16/07 BBC, Rice seeks Saudi backing on Iraq
1/16/07 Kessler, WP, Saudi Prince Offers Lukewarm Support on Iraq
January 15, 2007
1/15/07 Juhasz, ITT, Spoils of War: Oil, the U.S.-Middle East Free Trade Area and the Bush Agenda
January 12, 2007
1/12/07 Black & Howard, Guardian, 'America is no longer in the driving seat'
1/12/07 Peterson, CSM, The US moves to confront Iran and Syria
January 11, 2007
1/11/07 Mohammed & Morgan, Reuters, Senators fear Iraq war may spill to Iran, Syria
January 9, 2007
1/09/07 BBC, US sub collides with Japan ship
January 7, 2007
1/07/07 BBC, Saudis confirm Eurofighter order
January 6, 2007
1/06/07 Washington Times, Iran, Syria arms suppliers targeted by U.S.