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U.S.: Obama Returns to Greater Middle East Mess

Friday, November 20, 2009

As Barack Obama arrives home from his weeklong tour of East Asia, he confronts a growing list of ever more urgent problems in the Greater Middle East that he inherited from George W. Bush's 'global war on terror'.

Mideast: U.S. Credibility as Peace Broker Eroding by the Day

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, movement in the standoff between the two sides can be as often backward as it is forward. The past couple of weeks have seen moves from both sides that have garnered the attention of the world, but forward progress remains elusive.

Rights-Mideast: Palestinians See Writing on the Wall

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The three-storey, 36-room Cliff Hotel used to be a favourite with Western pilgrims in quest of the ‘authentic Holy Land flavour’, as also with Jerusalem Palestinians for wedding parties.

Mideast: West Is East, When Israel Decides

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Along a wall not about to come down - a hotel no longer a hotel, but an outpost.

Health-Egypt: Over the Top With Anti-Swine Flu Steps

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

As authorities consider suspending a whole academic year to check the spread of swine flu among school children there is a feeling that measures to contain the H1N1 virus - known to be less dangerous than the one responsible for seasonal flu - are going over the top.

Mideast: Palestinians Threaten Unilateral Independent State

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Following the political deadlock between the Israelis and Palestinians, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has decided to take the matter directly to the U.N. Security Council.

Corruption: Afghanistan, Iraq Near Bottom of Transparency Index

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Despite billions of dollars spent by the U.S. and other countries to improve governance in Afghanistan and Iraq, the two countries remain among the world's most corrupt nations, according to the latest edition of Transparency International's (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

Politics: Iran Began Preparing for U.S. Bombing in 2002

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published new evidence Monday that Iran had been building 'contingency centres' in the event of a U.S. bombing attack as early as 2002, years before it began building the second enrichment facility at Qom.

Mideast: U.S. Takes Aim Over Jordan's Shoulder

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

In the bleak and seemingly endless desert expanse that unfolds east of Jordan's capital city, Amman, lies a crucial cog in the ambitious regional designs of the U.S. and its allies in the Middle East.

Mideast: Gazans Brace for Cold, Bleak and Miserable Winter

Monday, November 16, 2009

Tens of thousands of Gazans living in tents and damaged homes face a wet, cold and miserable winter as Israel’s blockade of the coastal territory continues to prevent the importation of building and reconstruction material.

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