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November 30
WikiLeaks release sparks alarm over diplomacy
Wikileaks and the New Global Order: America’s Wake-up Call
WikiLeaks: Arab allies want tougher US measures
WikiLeaks' impact on U.S. efforts against Iran's nuclear program
US embassy cables: The Documents
Cost of security for US who stay in Iraq when troops leave will be high
Iran Fortifies Its Arsenal With the Aid of North Korea
Egypt election derided as less free than fraudulent 2005 vote
How WikiLeaks trove will affect US-Arab cooperation on Iran, Yemen
Alaa Bayoumi: Egypt's Winners and Losers
US says Iran got missile boost from North Korea
Wikileaks Reveals Treacherous Terrain for Iran Policy
WikiLeaks 'attack': How damaging to US foreign relations?
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November 29
More Than a Bribe: Obama Surrenders Palestinian Rights
John Nichols: Why Washington Worries about the Next WikiLeaks
Building 'Frankenstein' in the Middle East?
Nima Tamaddon: Arab-Iranian rifts deepen
Saudi king urged US to attack Iran: leaked documents
WikiLeaks unleashes flood of confidential US cables
Facts about Egypt as it votes for new parliament
Yitzhak Laor: Israel is effectively a single-party state
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November 28
Israeli firms see a global market for their anti-terrorism know-how
Iraqi Christians fleeing to Turkey
Abu Dhabi and Qatar Building Museums, and a Fresh Arab Identity
A Somali teen's path to jihad
Egypt's Elections and the Impersonation of Democracy
By Carline Glick: Rocking Obama's world
Feature: Egypt's Muslim Brothers - a weak or careful opposition?
Israeli firms see a global market for their anti-terrorism know-how
Iraqi Christians fleeing to Turkey
Abu Dhabi and Qatar Building Museums, and a Fresh Arab Identity
A Somali teen's path to jihad
Egypt's Elections and the Impersonation of Democracy
By Carline Glick: Rocking Obama's world
Feature: Egypt's Muslim Brothers - a weak or careful opposition?
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November 27
Saudi Arabia's Succession Labyrinth
AmirTaheri: In Tehran, the “Shark” Faces Choppy Waters
Osman Mirghan: The Battle to Strike Iran
Israeli air security experts insist their methods better than U.S.
Western Wall Feud Heightens Israeli-Palestinian Tensions
U.S. engagement on Iran must be realistic: U.S. military
Diana Mukkaled: The Egyptian Elections
Robert Fisk: The man who dares to take on Egypt's brutal regime
Robert Fisk: An American bribe that stinks of appeasement
David Schenker: Egypt Should Learn from Jordan at the Polls
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November 26
Iraq Kurdish leader: A uniter in a divided nation
John Zogby.: American Dream Wounded, But Endures
Rami Khouri: A Guide to the Young Arab World
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November 25
Analysis: New layer of doubt cast over Middle East peace drive
Is This Really the End for Ahmadinejad?
Why Turkey will emerge as leader of the Muslim world
Washington Watch: Who’s rooting for Mubarak?
Countdown to a Palestinian state?
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the New Allies
The Tedious Negotiation Game
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November 24
Iraq’s Sunnis and Shiites…And Bush’s Vision
Geopolitical Journey, Part 5: Turkey
Scott Stewart : Aviation Security Threats and Realities
Assembly Pushes to Oust Iran President
Alon Ben-Meir: The U.S. and Iran at a Pivotal Crossroad
Report Says Computer Worm Stymied Iran Nuclear Sites
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November 23
Rami Khouri: Americans Reassess Iran
Bruce Riedel: We Don’t Need Another Middle East War
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November 22
Is Obama losing Iraq and strengthening Iran?
Are NATO and Russia on same page?
George W. Bush: Dupe or Deceiver?
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November 21
Terrorists Believed to Be Planning Attack in Berlin
Qaeda branch aimed for broad damage at low cost
Jordan Elections: New Faces, Traditional Trends
Iran worm can deal double blow to nuclear program
Analysis: Russia Reportedly Sends Iran Radar Equipment
Joseph Biden: What we must do for Iraq now
Iraq: U.S. Influence on the Decline
Iraq's Christians: A Part of the Whole!
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed: The Palestinian President's Gifts
Abdel Monem Said: An Extremely Long War!
China: Between Myth and Reality
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November 20
Changing the Guard: Saudi Arabia's Geriatric Politics
Christian Arabs in the time of Al Qaida
Michael Singh: Iran's Double-Edged Sword
Michael Eisenstadt: Potential Iranian Responses to NATO's Missile Defense Shield
Faisal Al Qasim: A scary dimension of a scary Al Qaida
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November 19
Saudi King's Son to Head Elite Military Force
Geopolitical Journey, Part 4: Moldova
Amos Harel: Here's why Israel must not attack Iran now
Eric Trager: A Tale of Two Parties
Rami Khouri: The Gap Between Elections and Change
Obama’s bribe: Palestinians will be the losers - again
Philip Giraldi: A price Netenyahu is willing to pay
Nick Turse: The Pentagon Digs in Deeper in the Middle East
Richard Javad Heydarian: Iran's Adventures in Latin America
Ari Shavit: Settlements are destroying Zionism
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November 18
Dina Guirguis: Parliamentary Elections in Egypt and Next Year's Presidential Vote
Soner Cagaptay: Sultan of the Muslim World
China's Rise in the Middle East  - David Schenker and Christina Lin
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November 17
Arab world among most vulnerable to climate change
Geopolitical Journey, Part 3: Romania
Feature: Palestinian Economy Is Booming, Thanks to Foreign Aid
Editorial: U.S. needs more than short-term dealmaking to aid Mideast talks
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November 16
Analysis: U.S. pinning its Mideast hopes on 90-day settlement freeze
Moshe Arens: This Congress won't give Obama a free pass on Israel
Avi Issacharoff: Netanyahu is fomenting revolution in the West Bank
Robert Dreyfuss: We Keep Losing Iraq to Iran
Analysis: Iran, US in love with Maliki
Mshari Al-Zaydi: Do You Believe in the Parcel Bomb Conspiracy?
Adel Al Toraifi: The Republics of Fear
Jim Miles: Remaking the Middle East
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid: The Exodus of Moderates from Iraq
Hossein-zadeh: Militarization of the World – the Case of Iran
Hussein Shobokshi: Israel at the Bottom of the Table
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed: The End of Cheap Oil
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November 15
For Iraq’s Christians, U.S. surge never brought peace or security
Mecca makeover: how the hajj has become big business for Saudi Arabia
Yemen: the war on terror and a deadly game of cat and mouse
Amos Harel: Obama has made Netanyahu an offer he can't refuse
Analysis: Nigeria's Seizure of an Iranian Arms Shipment
Analysis: A 90-Day Bet on Mideast Talks
Christians in Iraq living in fear of 'pogrom' after bomb attacks
Akiva Eldar: Jerusalem must be divided
Fred Hiatt: On Afghanistan, Obama shifts away from July 2011
Roger Cohen: Dangerous nuclear illusions
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November 14
Feature: Prices, crippling economy hit Feast of the Sacrifice in Gaza
Feature: Marking centenary, the kibbutz reinvents itself
Franklin Lamb: Is the American public about to toss Israel?
Iraqis greet new government with feelings of relief, betrayal
Four Lessons from Iraq's New Government
Kremlin official issues death threat in Russian spy scandal. Is the KGB coming back?
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November 13
Why world leaders smacked down Obama at G20 summit
Mshari Al-Zayd: To Our Arab Christian Citizens
Amir Taheri: In Qom, the Mullahs are Worried
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November 12
The Nouveau Poor: Recession Shadows America's Middle Class
Iraqi Christians put to the sword
Chris Phillips: Christianity's place in the Middle East
Another Baghdad massacre: Iraqi Christians are already at home
Philip Stephens: Turkey’s challenge to Old Europe
Some Progress in Iraq and Sunni Threats
Hussein Shobokshi: A Neo-Conservative Resurrection
Bouthaina Shaaban: Who is Usurping the Spirit of the East?
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November 11
Ehud Yaari: Sunni Hamas and Shiite Iran form a common political theology
Profile: Nuri al-Maliki, Iraqi prime minister
Iraqi politicians to try power-sharing
Matthew Yglesias : Republicans Call for War
James Zogby: Whither Obama's ME agenda?
Ali Hassan: Ever-hopeful Brothers
Bassem Hassan: De-Zionising Israel
Amir Taheri: Why Hamas love Obama
In Iraq, Christians fear they could be wiped out
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November 10
Geopolitical Journey, Part 1: The Traveler
Geopolitical Journey, Part 2: Borderlands
How an Iraqi Christian school became 82 percent Muslim
How Israel's easing of Gaza blockade has hurt Gaza business
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November 9
Feature: As Jordanians ready to vote, tribalism trumps political parties, Islam
Jim Lobe: Netanyahu Pounds War Drums
Bush memoir: 'We got things wrong in Iraq, but the cause is eternally right"
Michael Singh: The real choice Turkey has to make when it comes to Israel
Imtiaz Ahmad: The Wahabi money trail
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November 8
Analysis: Eight months on, Kurds play kingmakers in Iraq parliament
Mkhaimar Abusada: Hamas and the social Islamization of Gaza
Turkey: The most interesting part of the story
How Turkey is changing
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November 7
David Ignatius: Obama's game of nuclear chicken with Iran
Inside Yemen's al Qaeda heartland
Thomas Friedman: Long Live Lady Luck
Dana Milbank: Would we be better off under a President Hillary Clinton?
Savoring Baghdad, Where Each Night Is a Battle
U.S. deploying drones in Yemen to hunt for Al-Qaeda, has yet to fire missiles
Jay Cost: Back to the Bush Coalition
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November 6
Taking Lessons from the Mid-Term Disaster: How Obama Can Win Back America
Saudi Arabia's two faces for al Qaeda - in Yemen and Iraq
Gideon Samet: The Israelization of America
The Obama Administration at Midpoint: Taking Stock of Israeli-Palestinian Mediation
The Case for an Immediate IAEA Special Inspection in Syria
For Obama, ‘change’ may now be note to self
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November 5
Conned by Democracy: The Middle East’s Stagnant ‘Change’
Jeremy Warner: The age of the dollar is drawing to a close
Iran marks anniversary of US Embassy takeover with angry words
In Gaza, rise of Hamas military wing complicates reconciliation with Fatah
Did Rabin assassination mark decline of Israel's peace camp?
After Baghdad bombings, Iraqis have harsh words for security forces
Osman Mirghani: Who Benefits from Al-Qaeda?
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November 4
A Superpower in Decline: Is the American Dream Over?
George Friedman: The World Looks at Obama After the U.S. Midterm Election
The Greek Anarchists' Aggressive Parcel Bomb Campaign
Syria, US: Back on the rocks
Randa Takieddine: The Necessity of Protecting the Middle East’s Christians
Ali Ibrahim: From Yemen to the Church
Who is Ibrahim al-Asiri?
Yemen: A State of Denial
Tariq Alhomayed: An Honest Stand with Yemen
Hamad Al-Majid: A Saudi Slap to the Neo-Cons
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November 3
Obama: After the Election
The U.S. Reaches Out to Iran on Jundallah
Coordinated Bombings Across Baghdad
Charles Krauthammer: Endgame in Gaza
Saudi Arabia: Key to Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Palestine? Maybe
Obama's message to Israel: Freeze settlements or get rid of Dimona
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November 2
Scott Stewart: Al Qaeda Unlucky Again in Cargo Bombing Attempt
Geopolitical Diary: The Endurance of Yemen's Al Qaeda Franchise
Analysis: Tactical Breakdown of the Baghdad Church Attack
Q+A - How do the new sanctions on Iran affect oil?
Mehrdad Balali: What lies ahead for Iran?
Anne Applebaum: A weak bomb threat from al-Qaeda
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid : The Iraqis and King Abdullah's Surprise
Tariq Alhomayed: A Saudi Lesson
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November 1
Simon Henderson: The Iran angle of Ras Al-Khaimah's succession struggle
Suicide Bombing in Istanbul
Bomb plot shows key role played by intelligence
Sahar Namazikhah: Khamenei Challenged by senior Iranian cleric
Tony Karon: US elections will clip Obama's wings in the Middle East
Robert Dreyfuss: Save Tariq Aziz
Abderrahim Chalfaouat: Al-Qaida in the Maghreb
Benny Avni: The coming Iraq implosion?

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