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Tehran dismisses Western threats to impose sanctions on import of oil from Iran

Iran dismissed the threats increasingly made by European countries to impose new sanctions on its petroleum industry… Continue reading

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Panetta Shows How the Obama Administration Is Selling Out Israel and U.S. Interests

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave us a clear picture of the Obama administration’s view of the region… Continue reading

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French minister of Arab origin: “There is no such thing as moderate Islam”

A French junior minister said in an interview published Saturday there was no such thing as moderate Islam… Continue reading

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Overviewing Shi’a-Sunni Conflicts

As we approach the end of the first year of what has been called the Arab Spring… Continue reading

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Iranian terrorist cell exposed in Bahrain

A terrorist cell was recently exposed in Bahrain, which according to the Bahraini and… Continue reading

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Turkey Falls Out with Russia: Another Sign of a Foreign Policy in Crisis

Wherever one looks, Turkey’s “zero problems with neighbors” policy is fading… Continue reading

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Hope and Change in Egypt; Naiveté and Wishful Thinking in the West

There are three arguments supporting this policy that are worth discussing in large part because… Continue reading

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Turkey and Syria: from Friendship to War?

The inability of the Baath regime in Damascus to bring the situation in the country under control has compelled Turkey to… Continue reading

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Egyptian Election Outcome is Worse Than Expected

Since last February I have predicted that the Muslim Brotherhood would win elections in Egypt… Continue reading

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Who Killed The Next One Hundred People Like Rafiq Tagi? You Did

Can a single moderate whether secularist or someone who wants to interpret Islam in a more liberal way feel safe… Continue reading

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Radical Chic Catastrophes: When Romanticism Trumps Reason

The radical is always the more glamorous… Continue reading

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Are You Smarter than a Radical Islamist?

Western government officials, journalists, and “experts” seem to believe that they and liberal Arab reformers are smarter than Islamists… Continue reading

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Is Morocco Immune to Upheaval?

The uprisings that swept across the Middle East and North Africa during 2011 have largely bypassed Morocco… Continue reading

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Iran: Next Target of Islamic Law Enforcement Campaign: Internet Cafés and Photography Shops

Tehran police recently launched an operation to shut down illegal photography shops and internet cafés… Continue reading

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Iran: Possible scenarios of war against Iran: a look from Tehran

For years the West has tried various tactics against Iran… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Syria Denies Supplying Ballistic Missiles to Hizballah

Syrian Vice FM Miqdad flatly denying any Syrian role in the supply of weapons to Hizballah… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Syria’s Proxy War in Iraq

The Islamists in Seidnaya responsible for the riots were part of a cadre of inmates sent to Iraq sometime after 2003 to fight with the insurgency… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Syria Defends “Peaceful Objectives” against Israeli “Threats”

Syrian FM Muallim separately briefed Arab and European ambassadors on… Continue reading

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Egyptian Moderates Throw Themselves to the Wolves

On the eve of the Egyptian election, I’m really disgusted with the collapse of the moderate forces… Continue reading

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Countdown to Conflict: Military Build-Up around Syria

The armies of Syria’s seven neighbors were already scrambling into position on standby on its borders for acts of… Continue reading

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The Coming Oil-Shale Revolution?

To preface, when it comes to global petroleum supplies, a distinction is drawn between… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Outreach to Egyptian Democracy and Human Rights Activists

The US embassy in Cairo continues to actively support and promote democracy and human rights… Continue reading

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Egypt: How to Tell Who is a “Moderate Islamist”

The Muslim Brotherhood held a rally at Cairo’s most important mosque… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: frustration over the bread crisis, rising food prices and corruption leads to social unrest in Egypt

Rising global food prices are hitting Egypt’s poor hard and are the major contributor to… Continue reading

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What Do Totalitarians Do When They Gain Power Democratically?

These politicians know precisely what they want to do… Continue reading