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Persian Gulf

The Saudi-Iranian Neo Cold War

Jamal Dajani | Posted 11.13.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Persian Gulf, Al Alam Tv, Lebanon, Yemen, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Houthis, Hezbollah, Al-Alam-Tv, Jamal Dajani, Iran, Hamas, Cold War, World News
Jamal Dajani

For more than a week, Saudi Arabia has been carrying out military operations on its remote southern border to punish Houthi rebels from Yemen who crossed over and attacked one of its patrols.

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The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: US Military, Persian Gulf, War on Terror, Trauma, War in Afghanistan, Timothy McVeigh, Muslim Americans, Afghan War, Violence, Psychology, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Gun Violence, Politics News, Politics, Iraq PTSD, Iraq Veterans, Military, Vietnam War, Nidal Malik Hasan, Muslims, Ptsd, Us Troops Afghanistan, National Institutes of Health, Psychiatry, Depression, Fort Hood, Mental Health, Crime, Terrorism, War, Suicide, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, War in Iraq, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Texas, Army, Anti-Muslim Bias, Muslim, Oklahoma City Bombing, Fort Hood Shootings, Living News
David A. Love

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

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Zone of International Interest

Gary Hart | Posted 10.26.2009 | World

Read More: Energy, Oil, International Affairs, Persian Gulf, Oil Industry, World News
Gary Hart

For many years the United States has been the de facto guarantor of world oil supplies. Someone has to do it, but does that "someone" always have to be the United States?

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The Possibility Of A Nuclear Iran Alarms Arabs

nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 10.01.2009 | World

Read More: Persian Gulf, Iran, Iran Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Iran, Cairo, Obama Iran, Iran Nuclear, Iran Nuclear Policy, Barack Obama Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Arab Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, World News

CAIRO �" As the West raises the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, Arab governments, especially the small, oil-rich nations in the Persian G...

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Don't Misread Iran and China

Jeremy Haft | Posted 09.30.2009 | World

Read More: Energy, Persian Gulf, Oil, Middle East, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iran Nuclear Weapons, China, Iran Negotiations, World News
Jeremy Haft

China has bet the economic farm on a stable Middle East, yet its second largest oil supplier is the region's most de-stabilizing force. Remember, sanctions that bite Iran will bite China, too.

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Arab Divisions: New Trend in Guest-List Lifestyles Splits Arab Societies

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

Read More: Conspicuous Consumption, Persian Gulf, Poverty, Qatar, Extravagance, Global Economic Crisis, The Pearl, Cairo, Arab, Luxury, Wealth, The American University in Cairo, Segregation, Egypt, Middle East, Anthropology, Hermes, Poor, Versace, Gucci, Doha, Development, Real Estate, New Cairo, Man-Made Island, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

In the Qatari capital of Doha, the desert has transformed into lush, luxury communities. It is part of a trend in social segregation unlike anywhere else in the world.

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The Gulf States Already Have Links with Israel

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Persian Gulf, Turkey, Saudi King Abdullah, Bahrain, Tzipi Livni, King Abdullah, Iran, Qatar, Der Spiegel, Middle East Peace, United Arab Emirates, Shimon Perez, Middle East, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Israel, Kuwait, Uae, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Should the Gulf countries maintain contacts with Israel if this would make life easier for Palestinians? Could having such ties propel the Middle East peace process forward?

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Trapped in Qatar's Labor System, a Belgian Tweets for Help

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Doha, Persian Gulf, Belgian, Middle East, Belgium, Phillipe Bogaert, Qatar, Foreign Labor, Kefalah, Twittering, Twitter, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

Bogaert remains in limbo. He cannot leave Qatar. He cannot work for another company in Qatar without permission from his sponsor. He has not been paid since last June.

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Burqas: When Religion Trumps Citizenship

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Burqa, Islam, Muslim, Persian Gulf, France-Burqas, Sarkozy, Afghanistan, Koran, World News
Joan Z. Shore

Muslim women in burqas are not being "protected"; they are being marginalized.

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It's About Time For the Gulf to Have its Own Special Envoy

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, President Obama, Palestinians, Obama Cairo, Barack Obama, Uae, Obama Mideast Trip, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

In order for the Gulf states to move forward from paying lip service to the Palestinian cause, the first step is to meet Mr. Obama half way.

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What if the Israelis Were to Bomb Iran?

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Persian Gulf, Nuclear Weapons, Iran Nuclear, War With Iran, Nuclear Power, Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Airstrikes, Israel, Iran Nuclear Program, Israel Iran, Arabian-Gulf, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Binyamin Netanyahu, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Baghdad, Monday, February 29, 2010, almost ten months in the future, and Israel has attacked Iran's nuclear facilities. What might the consequences be...

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Connected Activism Challenges Code Orange

Rochelle Lefkowitz | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Blackberry, Womens Rights, Persian Gulf, Social Change, Right to Vote, Kuwait, Allison Fine, Voting, World News
Rochelle Lefkowitz

Privately, often beneath their burkas, Kuwaiti women used their blackberries and cellphones to text and email, urging legislators to vote for full women's suffrage.

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Single Gulf State Currency Deadline Extended

Financial Times | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Read More: Gulf Currency, Persian Gulf, Oil Industry, Nasser Al-Kaud, Middle East, Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia, Foreign Affairs, Oil, Petroleum, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Advocacy, Gcc, World News

Gulf countries are extending a deadline to introduce a single currency for the oil-rich region owing to difficulties in thrashing out a common regulat...

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Past Time to Join the Landmine Treaty

Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.) | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Pentagon, Bill Clinton, US Military, Persian Gulf, Reputation, Department of Defense, President Obama, Retired-Military, Landmines, Retired General, International Treaty, Operation Desert Storm, China, Veterans, World News
Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.)

While 156 countries have signed on, the United States has not yet agreed to join the ban on the production, use, sale, and stockpiling of anti-personnel landmines.

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Madam Secretary, the Name is Persian Gulf

Muhammad Sahimi | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Deniss Ross, Iran, Persian Gulf, Hillary Rodham Clinton, State Department, Persian Empire, Politics News
Muhammad Sahimi

The State Department statement was relatively brief: "The Secretary [of State Hillary Rodham Clinton] is pleased to announce the appointment of Dennis...

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Dubai's Laid-Off Foreigners Flee Spiraling Economy

Nytimes.com | By ROBERT F. WORTH | Posted 03.15.2009 | World

Read More: Real Estate Market, Global Financial Crisis, Lay-Offs, Dubai, Persian Gulf, Dubai Airport, Middle East, Economy, Abandoned Cars, United Arab Emirates, Foreigners in Dubai, Foreign Workers, World News

Sofia, a 34-year-old Frenchwoman, moved here a year ago to take a job in advertising, so confident about Dubai's fast-growing economy that she bought ...

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Jordan First: A King's Modernization Motto Obscures a Palestinian Past and Iraqi Present.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

Read More: Middle East, Jordan, Palestinians, Iraqi Refugees in Jordan, Arab World, Usaid, Persian Gulf, King Hussein Jordan, Palestinian Refugees, King Abdullah, United States, Jordan's Queen Rania, Foreign Policy, Arabs, Rising Food Prices, Global Food Prices, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Education Reform, Amman, Global Economy, Global Economic Crisis, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Soon, I would learn that the "Jordan First" initiative, first launched in 2002 with the stated goals of reform and democratization, now carried a meaning much deeper.

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Global Obama: Big Opportunities, Bigger Challenges

William Bradley | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Venezuela, Britain, Tunisia, Opec, Missile Shield, Iran, Georgia, Vladimir Putin, Qatar, Ukraine, Arctic, Boris Johnson, Libya, Energy Future, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, Germany, Petro Rush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Oil, Dmitry Medvedev, Iraq, Israel, John McCain, Natural Gas, John F. Kennedy, Joe Biden, Persian Gulf, Middle East, Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Poland, Politics News
William Bradley

If he wins, Obama will have the global popularity that no American president has had in a great many years.

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Dubai Hotel Worth $1.5 Billion Set To Open Wednesday

AP | ADAM SCHRECK and BARBARA SURK | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Dubai, Uae, Persian Gulf, Hotels, Home News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It's the latest word in Persian Gulf excess: a $1.5 billion resort boasting a $25,000-a-night suite and dolphins f...

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Is Another War Lurking? U.S., Israel, and Iran Partake in Dangerous Dance

Eric Margolis | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Persian Gulf, Tehran, Iran, U.S., Israel, Iraq, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Politics News
Eric Margolis

Bush's last desperate act could be war with Iran. There is no proof Iran is working on nuclear arms, but the neocon war party in Washington is determined to loose a final Parthian arrow by striking Iran.

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Iran Attack Not a Problem, Say War Wonks

Russ Wellen | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Persian Gulf, Mohamed ElBaradei, Nuclear Weapons, Attack, Bush Administration, Uranium Enrichment, Oil Markets, War, Nuclear Iran, P5=1, Blowback, Politics News
Russ Wellen

For better or worse, we're constitutionally incapable of summoning up sufficient cynicism to imagine the moral depravity required to start another war.

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Middle East Inflation Agitates Lower Classes

New York Times | Robert F. Worth | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Jordan, Domino Effect, Gas Prices, Persian Gulf, Middle East, Arabs, Saudi Arabia, Gasoline Prices, Gasoline, Fuel Subsidies, Oil, Petroleum, Business News

Even as it enriches Arab rulers, the recent oil-price boom is helping to fuel an extraordinary rise in the cost of food and other basic goods that is ...

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