Posted on Wed, June 15, 2011 at 14:01 pm CEST
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The Emptying of Yemen

For the first time in its exceedingly long history, Yemen now threatens the outside world… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Saudi Arabia • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Yemen 
Posted on Sat, May 28, 2011 at 00:02 am CEST
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And The New Leader of the Free World Is…Saudi Arabia?

Since the United States is not leading the anti-Islamist forces in the Middle East and protecting the relatively moderate Arab states… Continue reading

Topics: Islamism • Saudi Arabia • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, May 8, 2011 at 00:28 am CEST
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WikiLeaks: Former Terrorist Says Al-Qaeda Lacks Financing

In a September 6 interview with liberal daily Al-Watan, former Al-Qaeda fighter Fawaz Al-Otaibi, whose surrender to… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Jihadism • Saudi Arabia • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, April 20, 2011 at 17:58 pm CEST
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Iranian Press Criticizes Persian Gulf Rulers

The tensions between Iran and the Persian Gulf states have escalated in recent days on the backdrop of the ongoing political crisis in Bahrain… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • GCC • Iran • Kuwait • Saudi Arabia • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Tue, April 19, 2011 at 17:49 pm CEST
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Saudis give up on US, instigate direct Gulf action against Iran

After giving up on US and Israel ever confronting Iran, Saudi Arabia has gone out on a limb against the Obama administration… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • GCC • Iran • Kuwait • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Arab Emirates 
Posted on Tue, April 12, 2011 at 19:01 pm CEST
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Saudi Arabia, Gulf States: Iran Is Attacking Us; Obama Administration: Excuses, Excuses!

How sadly ironic. A few years ago, the two previous U.S. presidents were trying to get Gulf Arab states to do more to foster an… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Iran • Kuwait • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Arab Emirates 
Posted on Mon, April 11, 2011 at 21:56 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Saudi Defence Minister Explains Targeting of Yemeni Rebels with Air Strikes

U.S. Ambassador met with Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation Prince Khaled bin Sultan to relay U.S. concerns about sharing… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Saudi Arabia • WikiLeaks • Yemen 
Posted on Sat, April 9, 2011 at 13:20 pm CEST
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How And Why Most Middle East Regimes Will Survive the Current Turmoil

In discussing recent developments in the Middle East the framework seems to be: this is the era of uprisings so now every Arab regime… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Libya War • Saudi Arabia • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Wahhabism 
Posted on Fri, April 8, 2011 at 22:01 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: King of Bahrain Discusses Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Israel/Palestine

Bahrain’s King Hamad, despite some continuing worries about Saudi Arabia, expressed optimism about Bahrain and the region in a… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jordan • Saudi Arabia • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, April 7, 2011 at 18:29 pm CEST
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How Many Points did Iran and Islamists Score So Far this Year?

Events in the Middle East have moved so quickly that one almost needs a daily scorecard to keep up. This article will try to give a basic picture… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Egypt • Hamas • Iran • Islamism • Lebanon • Libya • Muslim Brotherhood • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Tunisia • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy • Yemen 
Posted on Sat, March 26, 2011 at 20:37 pm CET
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Why Moderate Arabs Are Horrified at Obama Administration Policy

I’ve seen a lot in media expressing the views of the Gulf Arab states and officials’ statements… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Iran • Saudi Arabia • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, March 24, 2011 at 18:17 pm CET
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Israeli and Saudi leaders meet in Moscow as Palestinians ramp up Missile Strikes

As Russian, Israeli and Saudi leaders discussed the ramifications of the Arab uprising in Moscow and… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Russian Federation • Saudi Arabia 
Posted on Thu, March 17, 2011 at 00:59 am CET
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Deadly Crackdown on Bahrain Protesters, Iran Rattled by Saudi Military Intervention

The contest between Iran and Saudi Arabia and the Sunni-Shiite split in the Arab world were ramped up to a dangerous level… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Iran • Saudi Arabia • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Wed, March 16, 2011 at 18:05 pm CET
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Obama Accepts Prospect of Nuclear-Armed Iran

During the four days between Thursday March 4 and Monday March 7, the Obama administration switched its Iran policy… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Israel • Saudi Arabia • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Mon, March 14, 2011 at 21:13 pm CET
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Foreign Troops go into Bahrain

Saudi and United Arab Emirates troops crossed into Bahrain Monday, March 14 to support the king against escalating anti-throne demonstrations… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Egypt • Jordan • Kuwait • Saudi Arabia • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Arab Emirates • Yemen 
Posted on Sat, March 12, 2011 at 14:47 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: U.K.’s Briefing on Terminated BAE/Saudi Arabia Foreign Bribery Case

During a three-day meeting in January 2007 of the OECD Working Group on Bribery, a separate session of the meeting was devoted to the U.K.’s termination… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • France • International Law • Saudi Arabia • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, March 9, 2011 at 01:31 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Saudis fear ‘Shia triangle’ of Iran, Iraq and Pakistan

America is often portrayed as the big dog in Pakistan’s yard: a swaggering power that makes rules, barks orders and throws its weight around… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Iraq • Pakistan • Saudi Arabia • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
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 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 Fri, February 25, 2011 at 22:17 pm CET
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Changes in the Middle East? Much More Never Changes at All

In 1938 the Saudi diplomat Hafiz Wahbah secretly met with Zionist leader (and future Israeli prime minister) David Ben-Gurion… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Islamic Countries • Israel • Palestine Papers • Saudi Arabia • The Middle East 
Posted on Sat, February 19, 2011 at 01:09 am CET
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Israel on High Alert for Iranian Warships’ Suez Transit Carrying Missiles for Hizballah

Cairo’s approval Friday, Feb. 18 for two Iranian warships to transit the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean has brought Israel and Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Hezbollah • Iran • Israel • Saudi Arabia • Syria • United States of America 
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 Fri, February 11, 2011 at 15:31 pm CET
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Mubarak’s Not the One Who Should Resign

This is not a game. This is the fate of the globe. This involves the lives of tens of millions of people. Partisanship and scoring political points is irrelevant… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Saudi Arabia • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, February 10, 2011 at 01:14 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Saudi Arabia Cannot Pump Enough Oil to Keep a Lid on Prices

The US fears that Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude oil exporter, may not have enough reserves to prevent oil prices escalating, confidential cables from… Continue reading

Topics: OPEC • Saudi Arabia • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, February 3, 2011 at 00:27 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Is Saudi boom reaching its limits?

With temperatures reaching 115 degrees, the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia is both literally and metaphorically “too darn hot.” With vast investments being made in oil and… Continue reading

Topics: Saudi Arabia • United States of America • WikiLeaks