Middle East
Violence Threatens to Thwart Iraqi Oil Resurgence
A wave of violence has swept parts of Iraq at the start of 2014 as the central government fights back against Al-Qaeda aligned militants in ……Read More
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Ariel Sharon Israel’s Bulldozer
Back in October 1973 during what became known as the Yom Kippur War, Egypt made the daring move of crossing the Suez Canal and overrunning ……Read More
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Iran’s Demographic Crisis
With Iran now committing to at least temporarily halt the expansion of its uranium enrichment program, things will really change for a significant number of ……Read More
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Egypt Marches to a Saudi Drummer
General El-Sisi may have found the solution to Egypt’s economic woes. It is called war. During the weeks up to the coup, General El-Sisi had ……Read More
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‘Don’t miss golden opportunity’ 500 Iranian activists tell Obama
‘It is now your turn’ It is now Obama’s turn to take steps at ending the 35-year long hostilities in US-Iranian relations, say a group ……Read More
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Egypt for Sale
Three years has seen the overturn of two government, the deaths of thousands of people and the destruction of much of the Egyptian economy. In ……Read More