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'besieged' Homs Endures Tank Assault

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

The Syrian military is reportedly moving deeper into residential areas in the city of Homs, a day after the Russian foreign minister said President Bashar al-Assad was 'fully committed' to ending the bloodshed.

Ngo Prosecution Puts U.S.-Egyptian Ties At Risk

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

The ongoing controversy over the activities of U.S. and other foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Egypt appears to be bringing ties between the two countries to their lowest point in nearly 40 years.

Bahrain Braces For More Shia Protests

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

It is far from Pearl Roundabout, the scene of last year’s crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, but for now Mughsha, a village in the northern district of Bahrain, serves as the centre of the country’s ‘Arab Spring’ movement.

Turmoil Heightens Bleak Winter In Tehran

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

It's miserable this time of year in Tehran. The short days are darkened further by the annual submersion of the city under a thick layer of exhaust and smoke. With the surrounding mountains and weak wind and winter sun, the pollution hovers for days, prompting the government to issue regular warnings to the elderly, pregnant and those with heart conditions not to go outside.

Europe Fears A Summer Attack On Iran

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

The appeals to Israel by numerous European diplomats attending the Munich security conference last weekend have led to growing concern that Israeli plans to attack Iran are imminent.

U.S. Weighs Options As Syrian Violence Intensifies

Monday, February 06, 2012

Following a failed bid to pass a U.N. Security Council Resolution calling for regime change in Syria, Washington is considering other means to influence events on the ground, as the country slips ever closer toward civil war.

U.N. Security Council Remains 'neutered' By Five Big Powers

Monday, February 06, 2012

Since Russia and China vetoed a key resolution critical of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's violent repression of the ongoing 11-month old civilian uprising, there has been plenty of public outrage directed at the two permanent members of the Security Council who stood defiant against an overwhelming majority.

Israel And Iran Agreed On Nuclear Ambiguity

Monday, February 06, 2012

Will Israel attack Iran’s nuclear facilities this spring? That is a question dominating the international agenda. Meanwhile, the grand project of a nuclear weapon-free Middle East is relegated to the utopian 'day after' a solution is found to the Islamic republic’s atomic programme.

New Libya Off To A Shaky Start

Sunday, February 05, 2012

It's been almost a year since Benghazi launched its uprising against former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi and three months since he was killed, but there is a growing sense of frustration in eastern Libya with the National Transitional Council. Two weeks ago, a group of protesters attacked the Council’s Benghazi headquarters as chairman Mustafa Abdeljalil was inside, forcing him to flee through the back door.

U.S. Leak On Israeli Attack Weakened A Warning To Netanyahu

Saturday, February 04, 2012

When Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius this week that he believes Israel was likely to attack Iran between April and June, it was ostensibly yet another expression of alarm at the Israeli government's threats of military action.

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