Posted on Mon, March 7, 2011 at 01:51 am CET
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Palestinian Authority: We Never Listen to What America Says, We Just Take the Money

This does not mean that they dictate to us whatever they want, because we do what we view as beneficial to our cause… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, March 7, 2011 at 00:45 am CET
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Iranian Warships Ignored Israel’s Radio Contact

The two Iranian warships ignored Israel’s radio contact calling on them to introduce themselves, Navy Commander Habibollah Sayyari said… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Israel • Syria • The Middle East 
Posted on Mon, March 7, 2011 at 00:07 am CET
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Iran to Ban Keeping Pet Dogs, Considered a “Blind Imitation” of Western Culture

Keeping pet dogs, considered to be unclean (Najes) in Shi’ite law, is viewed as an expression of the corrupting influence of the West… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Sharia Law • Shi'ism • Shia Islam 
Posted on Sun, March 6, 2011 at 22:02 pm CET
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Iran Shows Disinterest in New IAEA Report

The new report released last Friday by the IAEA about Iran’s nuclear program has not stirred much interest on Iranian media… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • United Nations 
Posted on Sun, March 6, 2011 at 21:32 pm CET
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Iran: Growing Criticism as Opposition Leaders Remain Under Arrest

In recent days, there has been growing criticism from the reformist camp over the continuing arrest of reformist opposition leaders… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Human Rights • Iran • Shi'ism 
Posted on Sun, March 6, 2011 at 20:30 pm CET
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Iran: Ayatollah Rafsanjani Faces a Vote on His Future

With the approach of the internal elections for the Assembly of Experts leadership, slated for the assembly’s meeting on March 8-9, this week has seen… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Shi'ism 
Posted on Sun, March 6, 2011 at 10:33 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Jordan’s New Cabinet First Step towards Anti-Corruption Reform

The government of newly appointed Prime Minister Samir Rifai has issued a series of circulars aimed at illustrating a break… Continue reading

Topics: Jordan • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, March 6, 2011 at 00:43 am CET
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Barack Obama and the Cavalcade of Naivete

When you look at what’s happening around the world what’s happening in the Middle East, it is a manifestation of… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamic Countries • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, March 5, 2011 at 20:04 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Gaddafi Risked Nuclear Disaster in Libya after UN Slight

A potential “environmental disaster” was kept secret by the US last year when a large consignment of highly enriched uranium in Libya came close to cracking open… Continue reading

Topics: Libya • Russian Federation • United Nations • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, March 5, 2011 at 01:13 am CET
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How the Obama Administration is Going to Bring Disaster to the Middle East and U.S. Interests

In a moment, I’ll present you with what might be the most frightening paragraph in the modern history of U.S. Middle East policy… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Arab Spring • Global Islam • Hamas • Hezbollah • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, March 4, 2011 at 20:11 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Saudi Arabia Rated a Bigger Threat to Iraqi Stability than Iran

Iraqi government officials see Saudi Arabia, not Iran, as the biggest threat to the integrity and cohesion of their fledgling democratic state… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Iraq • Kurdish People • Saudi Arabia • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, March 4, 2011 at 19:16 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Al-Jazeera Changed Coverage to Suit Qatari Foreign Policy

Qatar is using the Arabic news channel al-Jazeera as a bargaining chip in foreign policy negotiations by adapting its coverage to suit other foreign… Continue reading

Topics: Qatar • The Media • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, March 4, 2011 at 00:20 am CET
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Iran: Regime Escalates Repression – Where’s the International Reaction?

It is now confirmed that the Iranian government has kidnapped the two leading opposition leaders. This is the most serious single act of repression… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Human Rights • Iran 
Posted on Thu, March 3, 2011 at 18:49 pm CET
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Tehran’s hands-off Threat to Riyadh Incites Saudi Shiites to Revolt

Ahead of the first Day of Anger planned in Saudi Arabia for March 11, a senior Iranian figure close to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Iran • Saudi Arabia • Shi'ism • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • The Middle East 
Posted on Thu, March 3, 2011 at 08:23 am CET
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Turkish Camouflage Model: Arab Radicals Learn How to Hide Your Islamism

Newsweek explains how the “Turkish Model” works… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Islamic Countries • Islamism • Jordan • Morocco • Tunisia • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, March 3, 2011 at 05:42 am CET
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Muslim Brotherhood’s New Campaign: Seize Control of Egypt’s Islamic Institutions

MEMRI has pointed out the opening of a Muslim Brotherhood campaign to replace Egypt’s current clerical hierarchy with its own people… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Thu, March 3, 2011 at 03:32 am CET
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History of Jihad against the Egyptian Coptic Christians

How the Jihadis vandalized this ancient land and wiped out Christianity as well as the ancient culture of Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Byzantine Empire • Christianity • Copts • Egypt • Global Islam • Global Jihad 
Posted on Thu, March 3, 2011 at 01:30 am CET
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Obama Administration is loosing the Competition in the Middle East

In testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “We are in a competition. I just stress over and over again… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Iran • Islamism • Lebanon • Syria • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, March 2, 2011 at 18:47 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Iran Elections, Disarray in Both Conservative and Reformist Camps, Moussavi too Unknown for Many

Iranian analysts in Iran and the UK see no clear trends or emerging patterns in the campaigns of candidates for President in the run… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • Democracy • Iran • Shi'ism • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, March 1, 2011 at 21:25 pm CET
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Iran to Build Permanent Naval Base in Syria

Just two days after two Iranian warships reached the Syrian port of Latakia via the Suez Canal, an Iranian-Syrian naval cooperation accord was signed… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Iran • Russian Federation • Syria • The Middle East 
Posted on Tue, March 1, 2011 at 01:24 am CET
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Egypt’s Revolution and Israeli Interests: A Strategic Assessment

What does the Egyptian revolution mean for Israel? A great deal and, unfortunately, none of it is particularly good, though Israel will have to adjust… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Israel • The Middle East 
Posted on Mon, February 28, 2011 at 23:29 pm CET
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Portrait of Sheikh Dr. Yusuf Abdallah al-Qaradawi: A “Moderate” Islamist?

Sheikh Dr. Yusuf Abdallah al-Qaradawi is a central figure affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. He was expelled from Egypt and found refuge in… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Anti-Semitism • Egypt • Global Jihad • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamism • Jew-Hatred • Muslim Brotherhood • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Mon, February 28, 2011 at 19:40 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Egypt’s Increasing Efforts to Combat Hamas-Related Smuggling Activity

The government of Egypt claims to have increased its efforts against Hamas-related smuggling activity, and reports recent success in… Continue reading

Topics: Counter-terrorism • Egypt • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Muslim Brotherhood • Somalia • Sudan • United States of America • WikiLeaks • Yemen 
Posted on Mon, February 28, 2011 at 17:33 pm CET
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Iran’s Top Opposition Leaders Secretly Jailed, West Fails to Act Again

The disappearance of Iran’s two most prominent opposition figures, Mir-Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, was not mentioned in the… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Human Rights • Iran • Iranian Protests • Islamofascism • Shi'ism • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, February 28, 2011 at 00:14 am CET
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Egypt’s Future Starts Coming Into Focus: There’s Good News and Bad News

Is this the long-awaited Arab Spring of Democracy or is it a stealth Islamist revolution? Every country is different and most governments other than… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Copts • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Global Islam • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East