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March 27, 2011
3/27/11 Allam & Bengalli, McClatchy, Brutal crackdowns chill the 'Arab Spring'
3/27/11 Peterson, CSM, Qaddafi regime's canopy of lies obscures the glints of truth
3/27/11 BBC, Boats from Libya join migrant influx in southern Italy
March 25, 2011
3/25/11 Frederick, News Analysis, In Pre-Qaddafi Libya, the US Supported the Rich While the Poor Went Barefoot
March 24, 2011
3/24/11 Wang, ProPublica, Oil Companies That Gave 'Bonuses' to Libya Also Lobbied Against Disclosure Rules
March 23, 2011
3/23/11 Gurman, FPIF, Migrant Workers in Libya
March 22, 2011
3/22/11 Scahill, DemocracyNow!, Jeremy Scahill: As Mass Uprising Threatens the Saleh Regime, a Look at the Covert U.S. War in Yemen
March 15, 2011
3/15/11 Fisher, PublicRecord, Saudi Troops In Bahrain: Sunni Rulers, Shia Subjects
3/15/11 Murphy, CSM, Rocket fire rains on crucial Libya town as Qaddafi's forces advance
March 12, 2011
3/12/11 Kotsev, Asia times, Hidden energy crisis in the Middle East
March 8, 2011
3/08/11 Snow, GRTV, Pentagon Propaganda Sways US Opinion of Libya
3/08/11 al-Haj, AP, Yemeni army storms university, wounding 98
3/08/11 Bricmont, CounterPunch, Libya and the Return of Humanitarian Imperialism
3/08/11. Head, WSWS, US intensifies military operations in Libya
March 7, 2011
3/07/11 Fisk, Independent, America's Secret Plan to Arm Libya's Rebels
3/07/11 Fisk, Independent, America's Secret Plan to Arm Libya's Rebels
March 4, 2011
3/04/11 Prince, FPIF, Gaddafi's Ace In The Hole? Algeria - 2/21 Part 1 Where the Demonstrators Wave Black Flags: Algeria, Part 1
March 1, 2011
3/01/11 AlterNet, How Uprisings in a Tiny Persian Gulf Country Could Send Oil to $150 in a Matter of Days
3/01/11, Sengupta, Stewart, Benghazi, Independent, Body Bags Reveal Fate of Soldiers Who Refused to Fire on Their Own People
3/01/11, Russeau, IPS, Arab Uprising Bypasses Domestic Slaves
July 14, 2010
7/14/10 McGrath, IPS, Oil, Water and Tourism Don't Mix
June 29, 2010
6/29/10 Kinzer, MoJo, BP in the Gulf--The Persian Gulf
June 22, 2010
6/22/10 AP, Environmentalists say oil spill damaging protected areas in Red Sea
June 21, 2010
6/21/10 BBC, Qatar and Kuwait eye Chinese bank flotation
June 12, 2010
6/12/10 Al Jazeera, Report: Saudis to help raid on Iran
June 7, 2010
6/07/10 Kasinof, CSM, US cluster bombs in Yemen: The right weapon in Al Qaeda fight?
6/07/10 BBC, US missile 'used in Yemen raid'
May 20, 2010
5/20/10 BBC, Dubai World agrees debt deal with key banks
May 17, 2010
5/17/10 BBC, Saudi editor Jamal Khashoggi resigns from of al-Watan
May 14, 2010
5/14/10 Al Jazeera, Disputed Nile agreement signed
5/13/10 topol, CSM, Yemen: Never mind Anwar al-Awlaki, the economy is a bigger threat
May 12, 2010
5/12/10 Black, Guardian, Barack Obama serves notice on Egypt: I meant what I said about human rights
May 4, 2010
5/04/10 BBC, Barack Obama renews US-Syria sanctions
April 9, 2010
4/09/10 Jamjoom, CNN, Yemeni child bride dies of internal bleeding
April 7, 2010
4/07/10 BBC, Yemenis urged to probe alleged breaches of laws of war
April 5, 2010
4/05/10 Zunes, FPIF, U.S. Lawmakers Support Illegal Annexation
March 31, 2010
3/31/10 Heydarian, FPIF, Egypt's Impending Political Earthquake
March 1, 2010
3/01/10 Barnes, CSM, Saudi Arabia and India address terrorism in a rare meeting
February 26, 2010
2/26/10 BBC, Trail of Dubai hit squad suspects
February 22, 2010
2/22/10 Huang, CSM, Dubai assassination: UAE demands justice but with what leverage?
February 17, 2010
2/17/10 Laessing, Reuters, Yemen's Water Crisis Eclipses al Qaeda Threat
February 13, 2010
2/13/10 Doherty, Reuters, Obama names U.S. envoy to Muslim world body
February 9, 2010
2/09/10 Moubayed, Asia Times, Israeli case for war with Syria - and Lebanon
January 27, 2010
1/27/10 Ghobari, Reuters, Yemen plans U.S.-funded militant rehab centre
1/27/10 Priest, WP, US Military Teams, Intelligence Deeply Involved in Aiding Yemen on Strikes
January 21, 2010
1/21/10 Higham & Ryan, BBC, Museum explores 'hidden history' of Muslim science
1/21/10 Topol, CSM, Egyptian female bodyguards mix hijabs with aikido
January 9, 2010
1/09/10 Ghattas, BBC, Hillary Clinton sets out US plan for Middle East peace
January 8, 2010
1/08/10 Landler, NYT, U.S. Has Few Resources to Face Threats in Yemen
January 5, 2010
1/05/10 Deen, IPS, Russia, China Sustain Military Toehold in Yemen
January 3, 2010
1/03/10 CNN, U.S., Britain close embassies in Yemen
January 2, 2010
1/02/10 BBC, Saudi Arabia asks Iran to free Bin Laden daughter
December 30, 2009
12/30/09 Deen, IPS, US Arms Feed Yemen's Gun Culture
12/30/09 England, FT, Social pressures help to spur jihad
12/30/09 McGreal et al, guardian, US plots retaliatory strikes against al-Qaida in Yemen over plane bomber
December 29, 2009
12/29/09 Nichols, Nation, Lieberman: How About Another War?
12/29/09 Van Auken, WSWS, In wake of airline incident: Drumbeat for US war in Yemen
12/29/09 BBC, Western counter-terrorism help 'not enough for Yemen'
December 28, 2009
12/28/09 Schmidt & Worth, Times, US Widens Terror War to Yemen
12/28/09 McGreal, Guardian, Barack Obama pledges to take fight to terrorists behind jet bomb plot
December 27, 2009
12/27/09 Schmitt & Worth, NYT, U.S. Widens Terror War to Yemen, a Qaeda Bastion
December 25, 2009
12/25/09 Antaleva, BBC, Lebanese city's mountain of rubbish
December 24, 2009
12/24/09 Raghavan, WP, Yemeni air strike kills 30, targets home of cleric linked to Ft. Hood attack
December 23, 2009
12/23/09 Peterson, CSM, Osama bin Laden's family in Iran: new strain on Saudi-Iran ties
December 21, 2009
12/21/09 Stack, CSM, Saudi air strike kills Yemen rebels as US drawn into fight
12/21/09 Al Jazeera, Saudi air raids 'hit Yemen town'
December 19, 2009
12/19/09 VOA, US Signs Nuclear Deal with UAE (where Royals are accussed of torturing locals [video included])
12/19/09 Reuters, U.S. helped Yemen with hardware, intelligence: report
December 18, 2009
12/18/09 Shanker & Landler, NYT, U.S. Aids Yemeni Raids on Al Qaeda, Officials Say
December 16, 2009
12/16/09 Rozoff, IntelDaily, Yemen: Pentagon's War On The Arabian Peninsula
December 15, 2009
12/15/09 Horton, CSM, Why southern Yemen is pushing for secession
12/15/09 Bennett-Jones, BBC, Crises multiply for divided Yemen
December 14, 2009
12/14/09 Press TV, 'US fighter jets attack Yemeni fighters'
12/14/09 Wearden, Guardian, Dubai receives a $10bn bailout from Abu Dhabi
December 6, 2009
12/06/09 England, FT, Kuwait fund sells $4bn Citi stake
December 1, 2009
12/01/09 Feffer, FPIF, Why Dubai?
November 30, 2009
11/30/09 Teather, Guardian, Billions wiped off markets as Dubai returns to work
11/30/09 Saltmarsh, NYT, U.A.E. Pledge Calms Markets, but Dubai Fears Remain
11/30/09 CNN, Dubai shares plummet 7%
11/30/09 Timmons, NYT, Dubai Crisis Tests Laws of Islamic Financing
November 28, 2009
11/28/09 Carvalho, Reuters, Abu Dhabi to aid Dubai on "case by case" basis
November 26, 2009
11/26/09 Breitbart, Dubai debt move 'carefully planned': top official
November 25, 2009
11/25/09 Teather, Guardian, Dubai World seeks debt standstill
November 20, 2009
11/20/09 Arab News, Kingdom, US sign pact
November 18, 2009
11/18/09 World Focus, Saudi Arabia and Iran fighting proxy war in northern Yemen
November 5, 2009
11/05/09 Kasinof, CSM, At heart of Yemen's conflicts: water crisis
11/05/09 BBC, Saudi jets 'attack Yemen rebels'
November 3, 2009
11/03/09 Zetter, Wired, Mossad Hacked Syrian Official's Computer Before Bombing Mysterious Facility
November 1, 2009
11/01/09 BBC, Gulf monetary council 'on track'
October 31, 2009
10/31/09 Worth, NYT, Thirsty Plant Dries Out Yemen
October 25, 2009
10/25/09 Mahdy, IPS, MIDEAST: 'France, U.S. Pushing Arabs Into Nuclear Race'
October 21, 2009
10/21/09 Bhadrakumar, Asia Times, Saudi-Iranian hostility hits boiling point
October 13, 2009
10/13/09 Mouawad & Revkim, NYT, Saudis Seek Payments for Any Drop in Oil Revenues
10/13/09 BBC, Lack of Mid-East peace deepens water crisis
October 7, 2009
10/07/09 Stratford, Al Jazeera, Gulf labour laws fail to halt abuse
October 6, 2009
10/06/09 BBC, Jordan faces up to water crisis
September 29, 2009
9/29/09 Deen, IPS, POLITICS: U.N. Chief Weighs in on Iran, Libya and Afghanistan
September 28, 2009
9/28/09 Barnes-Darcey, CSM, Yearning for the Golan Heights: why Syria wants it back
September 23, 2009
9/23/09 Williams, FPIF, The Goldstone Report
September 18, 2009
9/18/09 Akkad, CSM, Severe drought affects 1.3 million in Syria
9/18/09 CNN, Airstrike reportedly kills dozens at Yemen refugee camp
September 17, 2009
9/17/09 Hamada, IPS, GULF: Gender Discrimination in Citizenship Rights
9/17/09 BBC, 'Many killed' in Yemen air raid
September 12, 2009
9/12/09 BBC, SAS training Libya, paper claims
September 8, 2009
9/07/09 PressTV, Arab states world's top arms buyers
September 5, 2009
9/05/09 BBC, Straw admits Lockerbie trade link
August 30, 2009
8/30/09 Jagger & Baldwin, Times Online, Downing Street approved Lockerbie bomber deal
August 29, 2009
8/28/09 Heinrich, Reuters, IAEA extends probe of alleged secret Syria atom site
August 13, 2009
8/13/09 Cobban, Asia Times, Saudi Arabia wavers on Obama's plan
July 14, 2009
7/14/09 Al Jazeera, US invites Gulf Arab investment
July 13, 2009
7/13/09 Laessing & Somerville, Reuters, Geithner to reassure Gulf allies on dollar assets
June 26, 2009
6/26/09 Woodward, Boston Globe, Saudi, Libyan leaders top gift-givers to US
June 23, 2009
6/23/09 Lichtblau, NYT, Documents Back Saudi Link to Extremist
June 15, 2009
6/15/09 Howell, BBC, Trouble in the Middle East's banking centre
June 12, 2009
6/12/09 Ria Novosti, Gulf of Aden, World's major oil gateway, under NATO control
June 8, 2009
6/08/09 BBC, Lebanon's Hariri-led bloc claims election
May 25, 2009
5/25/09 Anderson, CounterPunch, Bush's Shocking Biblical Prophecy Emerges: God Wants to "Erase" Mid-East Enemies "Before a New Age Begins"
May 21, 2009
5/21/09 Labott, CNN, Torture video threatens U.S.-UAE nuclear deal
May 20, 2009
5/20/09 Al Jazeera, UAE abandons monetary union plans
May 5, 2009
5/05/09 McGrath, IPS, EGYPT: Viral Time Bomb Set to Explode
April 29, 2009
4/29/09 Labott, CNN, Torture tape delays U.S.-UAE nuclear deal, say U.S. officials
April 15, 2009
4/15/09 BBC, Saudis 'to regulate' child brides
March 28, 2009
3/28/09 CNN, Saudi king appoints successor's successor to throne
March 26, 2009
3/26/09 Gettleman & Gordon, NYT, U.S. Officials Say Israel Struck in Sudan
3/26/09 Al Jazeera, US jets 'bombed convoy in Sudan'
March 20, 2009
3/20/09 BBC, Port awaits liquid gas delivery
March 10, 2009
3/10/09 Abdelhadi, BBC, Egypt army cadets attack police
February 14, 2009
2/14/09 BBC, Major reshuffle in Saudi Arabia
February 6, 2009
2/06/09 CSM, Sudan expels a Canadian contributor to the Monitor
February 2, 2009
2/02/09 Murphy, CSM, Mitchell gets earful from Mideast
January 27, 2009
1/27/09 CNN, 'Americans are not your enemy,' Obama tells Muslims
January 23, 2009
1/23/09 BBC, Saudi warns US over Middle East
January 20, 2009
1/20/09 Macalister, Guardian, The Arab royal who's going off oil
January 16, 2009
1/16/09 Labott, CNN, U.S.-United Arab Emirates sign nuclear deal