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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.

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.

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.

Q&A: No Unilateral Declaration of Palestinian State, Says Erekat

Monday, November 16, 2009

The Palestinian Authority has embarked on a new strategic drive to get renewed international recognition for the borders of the future Palestinian state. Last Thursday it gained backing for this approach from the Arab League.

US-Mideast: Baseball Team Urged to Cut Ties with Israeli Group

Saturday, November 14, 2009

A coalition of 11 U.S., Israeli and Palestinian groups are calling on the New York Mets baseball team to cancel a fundraiser by the 'violent and racist' Israeli Hebron Fund which is scheduled to be held at the Mets' stadium, Citi Field, on Nov. 21.

U.S.: Increasingly Isolated in Key Regions

Thursday, November 12, 2009

More than a year after his election, President Barack Obama appears to be dashing hopes both in the Arab world and in Latin America that he would bring major changes in U.S. policy toward their respective regions.

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