Posted on Fri, February 22, 2013 at 00:04 am CET
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Kuwait Expels Thousands of Palestinians

Much has been made of the Palestinian exodus of 1948. Yet during their decades of dispersal, the Palestinians have experienced no less traumatic ordeals at the hands of their Arab brothers… Continue reading

Topics: History • Kuwait • Palestine Liberation Organization • Palestinian Arabs 
Posted on Tue, July 3, 2012 at 21:36 pm CEST
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Assessing Iraq’s Oil Industry

This article provides an overview of Iraq’s oil and gas industry, focusing in particular on its history since 2003 under the Coalition Provisional Authority and the sovereign Iraqi government… Continue reading

Topics: China • Economy • Energy • Iraq • Iraqi Kurdistan • Kurdistan • OPEC • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, September 24, 2011 at 12:06 pm CEST
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I Hate Israel! I Hate America! I’m a Muslim! I’ve Got it All! Let Me Be Your Leader!

I hate Israel and want to destroy it! And besides we’re all Muslims. So let me lead the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Egypt • Global Islam • Jew-Hatred • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, August 18, 2011 at 10:25 am CEST
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Do Iraqi Documents Give Some Hints About the Iranian Regime’s Nuclear Strategy?

While an analogy doesn’t prove the point, I think that contemporary Iranian thinking is equivalent… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Iran • Iraq 
Posted on Sat, July 23, 2011 at 21:45 pm CEST
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Fouad Ajami: A Genuine Arab Hero

Edward Said is treated like a guru and hero; Fouad Ajami isn’t… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Arab Spring • Democracy • Economy • Egypt • Islamic Countries • Libya • Syria • Yemen 
Posted on Wed, April 13, 2011 at 00:49 am CEST
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Government Outlines ‘Dilemma’ in Event of Iraqi Crackdown on Iranian Dissidents

The Mujahedin e-Khalq faces a difficult position in Iraq as the Iraqi government has made clear it considers the group a terrorist organization… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Iraq • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, February 24, 2011 at 01:26 am CET
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Media and Middle East: Wow, These People are Repressive Dictators! Who Knew?

For those of us who have been trying to talk about Middle East dictators for a long time it is amusing to see how people are lining up to be “horrified” by… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Islamic Countries • Islamic Fundamentalism • Libya • The Media • The Middle East 
Posted on Tue, November 23, 2010 at 09:46 am CET
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Dispute About the Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf Name

The historic dispute between Iran and the Arab world over the name of the Persian Gulf has once again stirred a controversy this week, after the term “Arabian Gulf” was used at the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. The term, which provoked… Continue reading

Topics: China • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran