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March 2009 |
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| March 31 |
| Israel behind Sudan raids: report |
| Israel's Covert War on Iran Faces Disapproving White
House |
| Saudi prince’s elevation ends guessing game |
| Dumping on Dubai: Have Hard Times Hit the Emirate? |
| Analysis: Weekend uprising shows Iraqi tensions |
| Mostafa Zein: The Doha Summit and Iraq's Identity |
| Jihad El-Khazen: Everyone is a true patriot |
| Analysis: Democracy in Egypt appears to wane |
| New Israeli Government: More Convergence Than Division |
| Jeffrey White: Examining the Conduct of IDF Operations in Gaza |
| The Return of Weakness: President Obama means well, Iran
doesn't |
| US Overtures to Iran Must Wait - Analysts |
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| March 30 |
| Obama's Afghan Policy: Is It a Remake of Vietnam? |
| Saudi Arabia: A Contentious Succession Decision |
 Analysis
Paper: Damascus, Jerusalem, and Washington: The Syrian- Israeli Relationship as a U.S.
Policy Issue |
| Crisis spawns loan defaults in once boomtown Dubai |
| Jameel Theyabi: The Iranian Fifth-Columnists |
| Analysis: New Israeli government can sidestep isolation |
| Elias Harfoush: The Limits of Decision-Making at the
Doha Summit |
| Ghassan Charbel: The Sole Missing Project |
| The World's Billionaires: Where The (Still) Rich and
Single Mingle |
| Geopolitical Diary: Obama's Afghanistan Strategy and the
Reliability Question |
| Arab Reconciliation and the National State |
| Mohammad Salah: The Time of Amr Moussa |
| Tariq Alhomayed: The Appointment of Prince Naif |
| Walid Khadduri: Why Is Oil Above 50 Dollars? |
| Analysis: Sanctions on Hamas prisoners: Can two wrongs make a
right? |
| Corruption cases mushroom as Dubai bubble bursts |
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| March 29 |
| Saudi succession struggle breaks into the open |
| Israeli drones destroy rocket-smuggling convoys in Sudan |
| Zvi Bar'el: A comprehensive Mideast peace is a fantasy |
| Middle East: The death of land-for-peace |
| Jackson Diehl: For Obama, three Afghanistan tests |
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| March 28 |
| David Schenker: Harmonious Discord Likely at Doha Arab
Summit |
| Sectarian Tension Takes Volatile Form in Bahrain |
| Walid Choucair: A Warm-up for the Doha Summit |
| Patrick Seale: Obama's Arab and Muslim Strategy |
| Saeb Erakat: Israel's Step Back From Peace |
| Darfur: Obstinacy before Justice Harms Arabs, Benefits
Israel |
| Sami Moubayed: Arab initiative not dead and can be
revived in Doha |
| Pakistan: A Mosque Attack and the U.S. Afghan Surge |
| Russia: Ramifications of the Chechen War's End |
| Afghanistan, U.S.: Pakistan's Place in Washington's
Strategy |
| Mohammad el-Ashab: Iran Responds to Morocco.....in
Mauritania! |
| Patrick Seale: The Impact of the Coming U.S.-Iran
Detente |
| Claude Salhani: One Last Chance for Peace in the Middle
East |
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| March 27 |
| Sudan: Iranian Ties At Risk |
| Iran: Accepting an Invitation to Talk |
| Memo from Damascus: With isolation over, Syria is happy
to talk |
| Sudan: Questions on an Airstrike |
| Amir Taheri: Taking Obama for a ride |
| Ramzi Baroud: Netanyahu and the 'Future of the Peace
Process' |
| Factfile: Nuclear power plans in Africa, Mid East |
| Amir Oren: Desert storms |
| Analysis: Sudan strike won't make Iran give up on Hamas |
| Mshari Al-Zaydi: The Return of the Fatimids |
| The Egyptian-Israeli Peace: Lessons for Today |
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| March 26 |
| Israel suspected of bombing Gaza-bound Sudan arms convoy |
| Geopolitical Diary: Iran Recalibrates Its Strategy For
Iraq |
| Frustrated Shia on the margins in Saudi Arabia despite
reforms |
| Hassan Haidar: Dividing Afghanistan |
| Analysis: In bombing Sudan, Israel sends message to Iran |
| Zuheir Kseibati: Turkish "Sport" for Baghdad |
| George Hishmeh: The Ball Remains in Obama's Court |
| Randa Takieddine: Israeli Crimes and the Opportunity for
Peace |
| Jihad El-Khazen: The US Military Spending |
| The Limits of Diplomacy: Obama gives cold comfort to
persecuted Iranians |
| Can Labor and Likud Govern Israel Together? |
| Israel's new government won't make Obama's Middle East
task easier |
| Editorial: Netanyahu fig-leaf |
| Lion's Den: Palestinians who helped create Israel |
| Despite Obama’s vow, combat brigades will stay in
Iraq |
| Thomas Friedman: Secrets of a Pollster |
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| March 25 |
| Analysis: Netanyahu's relief at building coalition may be
premature |
| Factbox: Israeli political parties |
| Feature: 30 years on - a cold peace and parallel
interests |
| Saudi Arabia's Shia press for rights |
| Iraq: It's fear that keeps Baghdad's peace |
| The Hazy Path Forward in Sudan |
| Jihad El-Khazen: A Crime We Did Not Commit |
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| March 24 |
| Turkey: Keeping Iraq's Kurds in Check |
| Geopolitical Diary: Differing Expectations for
Afghanistan |
| Happy New Year, Mullahs: Obama's message of weakness |
| Rami Khouri: Dialogue or Dictating to Iran? |
| Fred Barnes: Five Signs of a Flailing Presidency |
| Soner Cagaptay: Turkey's Secret Power Brokers |
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| March 23 |
| The Dilemma of the US-Iranian Dialogue |
| Elias Harfoush: The Danger of Al-Qaeda Remains the Same |
| Yoram Ettinger: Iran targets the US |
| Five facts about Benjamin Netanyahu |
| A breakdown of Israel’s political left-right split |
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| March 22 |
| A Religious War in Israel’s Army |
| In Iraq, chaos feared as U.S. closes prison |
| Afghanistan: The U.S. Between Iran and the Taliban |
| Gaza war crime claims gather pace as more troops speak
out |
| Elias Harfoush: Dialogue of the Deaf |
| Jihad El-Khazen: Before the Arabs Quarrel Again |
| Michael Crowley: Obama should beware the growing anger
in America |
| Gideon Levy: IDF ceased long ago being 'most moral army
in the world' |
| Leaving Iraq: An Iraqi Christian |
| Thomas Friedman: Are We Home Alone? |
| Saudis retool to root out terrorist risk |
| Charting Iraq and Afghanistan |
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| March 21 |
| Iran financed secret nuclear project of Syria, North
Korea - report |
| What hopes now for Mideast peace? |
| The Dangers of Indulging Extremism… from the
Taliban to Israel |
| Feature: Tiny Christian community stays put in Iraqi home |
| War of Silence: The intellectual boycott of Israel hits
the United States |
| Karim Makdisi: Will Obama go beyond the superficial? |
| Washington and Damascus: a new strategic alignment? |
| Elias Samo: The good, the bad and the ugly |
| Factbox: Israel's coalition options |
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| March 20 |
| Turkey, U.S.: Strengthening Ties as Ankara Rises |
| Patrick Seale: NATO's Tough Choices in Afghanistan |
| Jihad El-Khazen: U.S. Troops Will Not Withdraw |
| Diana Mukkaled: Did Someone Say Bin Laden? |
| Amir Taheri: The ' Dark Horse' Enters the Race |
| Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed: Iran on Morocco's Borders |
| Damascus, Jerusalem, and Washington: The Syrian-Israeli
Relationship as a U.S. Policy Issue |
| Palestinian militants' advantage in Gaza? |
| Azmi Bishara: New US thinking |
| Ayman El-Amir: Éminence grise |
| Geopolitical Diary: Syria and the U.S. Diplomatic
Offensive |
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| March 19 |
| The Obama administration reaches out to Syria:
Implications for Israel |
| Fisk: Why Lieberman is the worst thing that could happen
to the Middle East |
| Who is Nouri al-Maliki? |
| Jihad El-Khazen: Was Ibn Khaldoun Right? |
| Mehdi Khalaji: A Futile Quest for Power |
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| March 18 |
| Iran: The Struggle for the Presidency |
| Rami Khouri: Criminally Unhelpful |
| Profile: Iran's reformist challenger to Ahmadinejad |
| Iraq: A Political Landscape Without Talabani? |
| Analysis: Turkey and Russia on the Rise |
| Geopolitical Diary: In the U.S., the Recession Turns A
Corner? |
| Mostafa Zein: The Godfather in his Isolation |
| Jihad El-Khazen: The Israeli Espionage |
| Jihad El-Khazen: Everything is Possible |
| Egypt pressured to end underground organ trade |
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| March 17 |
| Patrick Seale: Arab Anxiety Grows |
| Analysis: So you want a two-state solution |
| Hardliner Avigdor Lieberman set to become Israel's
foreign minister |
| Profile: Moussavi - Comeback of the crisis-manager |
| Too Big To Fail? Russia's bankrupt defense industry |
| Analysis: Mideast peace up to interlocking deals |
| Yoel Marcus: The onus is on Bibi |
| Geopolitical Diary: The Reinstatement of Pakistan's
Judiciary |
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| March 16 |
| Rami Khouri: Lingering Colonial Habits |
| Daniel Doron: How To Stop Iran |
| Jameel Theyabi: The Doha Summit's mission! |
| Ghassan Charbel: A Very Dangerous Year |
| Michel Morkos: The World is Ailing from the Crisis |
| Anthony Zeitoun: What Drives Qatar? |
| Analysis: Sudan's Bashir viewed in Mideast as victim of
West |
| Roger Cohen: Iran, Jews and Pragmatism |
| Factbox: Darfur one of several bloody episodes in Arab
world |
| Six Years Of War In Iraq |
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| March 15 |
| Jobless from Dubai to Beirut |
| Obama versus Israel: The First Defeat! |
| Allies’ clocks tick differently on Iran |
| Can Arab leaders stop bickering and help forge peace in
the region? |
| France to help develop Saudi, Egyptian, Gulf nuclear
programs |
| Iraqi Christians Caught in Crossfire |
| Doyle McManus: A 'back channel' appeal to Iran |
| Judea Pearl: Is anti-Zionism hate? |
| David Broder: End of Obama's Honeymoon |
| Pentagon Rethinking Old Doctrine on 2 Wars |
| Violence is down, but many Iraqis still can't go home |
| Gideon Levy: Don't protest for Shalit, protest for
release of terrorists |
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| March 14 |
| Iran missile, nuclear threat 'real, dangerous' - Russian
analyst |
| What's wrong with Israel's Iron Dome ABM defense system? |
| Iraq's voices of pessimism |
| Diana Mukkaled: “To Hell with the Victims; It's
about Arab Dignity!” |
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| March 13 |
| Patrick Seale: Real Change in the Middle East or
Business as Usual? |
| Moscow signals harder position on nuclear-armed Iran |
| Interview: Netanyahu aide sceptical of Syria talks
prospects |
| Syria: Damascus getting courted from all sides |
| Geopolitical Diary: NATO's Expansion and Russia's Fears |
| Rashid Shahin: Seeking an End to the International
Double Standard |
| Russia: Heroin and a Bleak Demographic Picture |
| Saad Jawad: Focus on rebuilding a strong Iraqi state |
| Waleed Sadi: Shifting Washington's strategic focus |
| Sadegh Zibakalam: Overtures toward Iran |
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| March 12 |
| Chairman of Joint Chiefs: Iran Can Develop Nukes |
| Nicholas Blanford: Why Syria and Saudi Arabia are
talking again |
| Geopolitical Diary: An ECO Summit and Iran's
Vulnerability |
| View From Dubai: History Lessons for Obama |
| Ghassan Charbel: Saving the Ship |
| Zuheir Kseibati: Test of Reconciliation |
| Hassan Haidar: An American Quagmire |
| Feature: Stressed Gazans turn to meditation after war |
| Pakistan: A Bogus Threat and the Bigger Picture |
| Geopolitical Diary: The Difficulties of Talking to the
Taliban |
| Mohammad Yaghi: Palestinian Perspectives on a Unity
Government |
| David Schenker: Opposition in Syria Dying with a
Dissident |
| Analysis: Engaging Syria carries potential risks,
rewards |
| Analysis: Seeing the world through the Iranian prism |
| Elias Harfoush: Are there Moderates in Taliban? |
| The World's Billionaires |
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| March 11 |
| Olivierr Guitta: Playing the Russian Card Against Iran |
| Obama's Diplomatic Offensive and the Reality of
Geopolitics |
| Has the Arab-Israeli Conflict Morphed into the
Arab-Israeli-Persian Conflict? |
| Iran: Rafsanjani, Iran's Foreign Policy & Domestic
Situation |
| Iran president's vulnerabilities showing |
| Snapshot of Baghdad: from whispering to cacophony |
| Saudis seek Arab unity to push peace initiative -
analysts |
| Lawrence Freeman: British Imperialists Launch War On
Sudan's Sovereignty |
| Jeffrey Steinberg: LaRouche Declares War On the British
Empire |
| Mostafa Zein: Bashir's Past and Ocampo's Present |
| Jihad El-Khazen: The Jenadriyah Festival Had a Wide
Coverage |
| Israel’s war crimes: Calls for investigation into
Gaza attacks |
| The Economic Crisis: Al-Qaeda's Response |
| Walid Phares: The Myth of Two Talibans |
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| March 10 |
| Claude Salhani: Obama's Foreign Policy Faces First Real
Opposition |
| Israel has choice on peace, says Assad |
| Saudi-Egyptian-Syrian summit in Riyadh - first Obama ME
breakthrough |
| Analysis: Iran’s Anti-Israel Rhetoric Aimed at Arab
Opinion |
| Analysis: Hot Air Brings no Winds of Change |
| Eric Margolis: Muslim Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| Visit raises speculation over Turkish-mediated U.S.-Iran
talks |
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| March 9 |
| Patrick Seale: Middle East Wish List for Obama |
| Claude Salhani: What to Do About Iran? |
| Analysis, Israel has failed in bid to halt Iran nuke
program |
| Morocco: A Saudi-led Diplomatic Offensive Against Iran |
| Geopolitical Diary: An Early Start to the 'Summer of
Rage'? |
| Ghassan Charbel: Our New Enemy |
| Iraq's Unspeakable Crime: Mothers Pimping Daughters |
| U.S. Eyes Iran for Resupply of Afghan Forces |
| US to pull 12,000 troops from Iraq by September |
| Hamas Wants It All |
| Mohammad Khani: Bridge to Tehran |
| Akiva Eldar: Bibi has a partner |
| Robert Samuelson: Obama's Double Talk |
| U.S. Troops Face a Tangle Of Goals in Afghanistan |
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| March 8 |
| Middle East reality check |
| World’s Oldest Profession, Dubai-Style |
| Fred Barnes: Enemies of the White House |
| Elias Harfoush: Obama's Deadlock with Iran |
| Mohammad Salah: Abu Gheit Gets "Defiant" |
| Nicolas Kristof: Watching Darfuris Die |
| The first ladies of the Arab world blaze a trail for
women's rights |
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| March 7 |
| US to extend hand to Syria in first step to reshaping
Middle East |
| David Ignatius: Talk With Iran? Then Move Fast |
| Diplomacy 'reset' worries some U.S. allies |
| U.S.: Call to "resist and deter" nuclear Iran
gains key support |
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| March 6 |
| Geopolitical Diary: Change in U.S. Foreign Policy |
| A surer Assad reaches out to US to aid needy Syria |
| Mustafa El-Labbad: Iranian gambit |
| Dealing with Hamas: Can the U.S. avoid it much longer? |
| Oil…The Reason behind the Occupation of Iraq |
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| March 5 |
| Zionists in 1948: poised for expansion |
| Elias Harfoush: Sudan's Interest and Bashir's Interest |
| Nadim Hasbani: The choices facing Sudan after the arrest
warrant for Bashir |
| Hassan Haidar: Iran and Israel Threaten Reconciliation |
| Sudan: The Warrant for Bashir |
| Geopolitical Diary: Russia's Sleight of Hand |
| The Pirates Who Can't Be Stopped |
| Brotherhood Looks to Soften Stance on Women, Christians |
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| March 4 |
| Ramzi Baroud: Was Hamas the work of the Israeli Mossad? |
| Sudan president charged with war crimes. Will he be
tried? |
| Iraq: The Player and the Playground |
| Frill of the chase: lifting the veil on sex in the Syrian
souk |
| A look at Sudan's Darfur |
| Obama's Iran Crisis: Arriving faster than he thinks |
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| March 3 |
| War or Peace: Syria Holds the Key |
| Iraq: Key figures since the war began |
| Obama Offered Deal to Russia in Secret Letter |
| Why Money Alone Will Not Fix Gaza |
| A look at Saudi Arabia's new information minister
Abdulaziz Khoja |
| Clinton hints at Syria deal as part of Middle East peace
push |
| Hamas Arms Smuggling: Egypt's Challenge |
| Desmond Tutu: Will Africa Let Sudan Off the Hook? |
| Ahmadinejad: The man who came in from the heat |
| Bob Roberts: Wars, Endless Wars |
| Roger Cohen: What Iran's Jews Say |
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| March 2 |
| The Three Czars! |
| Claude Salhani: Next Step After Middle East Talks: A
Major War? |
| Geopolitical Diary: Afghanistan's Complicated Election
Plans |
| US fears that Iran has capability to build a nuclear
bomb |
| Simon Tisdall: Boom times for global retribution |
| Olivier Guitta: Sharia's Inroads Around the World |
| Iran-Bahrain: The 14th province, or calls for its return |
| Elias Harfoush: Obama's Vietnam |
| Hassan Haidar: More Dangerous than the War in Iraq |
| Mohammad Salah: Palestinian reconciliation in the hands
of "committees" |
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| March 1 |
| Amir Taheri: The fight in Tehran gets bitterer by the
day |
| Democrats dismayed by Obama's decision to leave 50,000
US troops in |
| Cesar Chelala: Syria is Key to Peace in Mideast |
| Psychiatrist: Obama corrupting America with socialism |
| Israel PM's family link to Hamas peace bid |
