Posted on Fri, February 18, 2011 at 00:36 am CET
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Deadly Crackdown on Bahrain Protesters

Tanks rolled into Pearl Square, Manama, early Thursday, Feb. 17, personally commanded by King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa in full military regalia, hours after… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Iran • Islamic Countries • Kuwait • Saudi Arabia • Shia Islam • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, February 16, 2011 at 03:19 am CET
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WikiLeaks: No Evidence of Iran’s Hand in Bahrain Simmering Unrest

The United States has repeatedly dismissed claims by the Bahraini government that Shia Muslim unrest in the Gulf island state is backed by Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Hezbollah • Iran • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • The Middle East • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, December 30, 2010 at 22:37 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Ahmadinejad Ordered Capture of British Servicemen ‘For Domestic Reasons’

In conversations with foreign ministry officials in Brunei, US diplomats hear what their counterparts believe was behind the capture of 15 British servicemen and women by Iran earlier in the month. The Brunei officials say they think… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Britain • Iran • Iraq • Oman • The Vatican • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, December 13, 2010 at 16:36 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Arabische Staten Minachten Iran

De uitgelekte documenten van het Amerikaanse Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken laten een litanie van klachten zien van de Saoedisch en kleinere Golfstaten, alsmede Egypte, Jordanië en anderen, over onderwerpen zoals de nucleaire ambities van Teheran, de Iraanse betrokkenheid in Irak en… Lees verder

Topics: Bahrain • Egypt • Iran • Nederlands • Saudi Arabia • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • The Middle East • United Arab Emirates • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, December 9, 2010 at 17:40 pm CET
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Gaza-Bound ‘Asia to Gaza Solidarity Caravan’ Leaving India

The Asian convoy set out from Delhi in India on December 1. It was delayed for a number of days by the Indian and Pakistani authorities on the border between the two countries, but on December 5 it crossed the border on its way to Lahore, Pakistan, and from… Continue reading

Topics: Australia • Azerbaijan • Bahrain • Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Humanitarian Aid • India • Indonesia • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Japan • Malaysia • Nepal • Pakistan • Singapore • Sri Lanka • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, December 2, 2010 at 23:07 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Israel en Arabische Staten Waren Eensgezind In Aanval Op Iran

Volgens verschillende Amerikaanse documenten, die op de WikiLeaks website gelekt zijn, hebben meerdere Arabische Staten net als Israel er bij de Amerikanen op aangedrongen om het Iraanse nucleaire programma met militaire middelen te stoppen… Lees verder

Topics: Bahrain • Egypt • Iran • Israel • Jordan • Nederlands • Saudi Arabia • The Middle East • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, July 21, 2010 at 22:17 pm CEST
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The Survival of Traditional Regimes in the Persian Gulf

If you had told experts in the mid-1960s that a half-century later every king and emir then ruling in the Persian Gulf would still be there, most would have been astonished… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Bahrain • Global Islam • Islamic Fundamentalism • Kuwait • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • The Middle East • United Arab Emirates • Wahhabism