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January 31
Ron Leshem: Radical political religion will soon shape the Mideast
Egypt: 'Planned Anarchy' Playing Into Mubarak's Hands
Anne Applebaum: Egypt's uprising should be encouraged
Tony Karon: What the U.S. Loses if Mubarak Goes
Ross Douthat: The Devil We Know
Feature: Egypt or not, Palestinians have lost their faith in rising up
Victor Kotsev: The last trick up Mubarak's sleeve
Dan Bilefsky: Converging on Little Egypt, With Anger and Hope
Egypt sneezes, but Arab World has yet to catch a cold
William Cook: As The Dominoes Flow Toward Israel
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January 30
Egypt's crisis: Tehran sees potential benefit but nervously
Elliott Abrams: Egypt protests show Bush was right about freedom in the Arab world
Egypt turmoil: What does it mean for the Middle East?
Egypt's protests: What's next?
What next for Egypt, the USA and the Middle East?
Feature: Rich and poor are worlds apart in Egypt
Feature: Palestinians watch Egypt protests with baited breath
Peter Bergen: Will we ever find Osama bin Laden? Don't count on it.
Anthony Shadid: Yearning for respect, Arabs find a voice
Emile Hokayem: A universalism to the pleas from Cairo's streets
Middle East turmoil: Proof U.S. not in charge
The Egyptian Unrest: A Special Report
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January 29
Feature: Egyptians uncertain about the future amidst chaos
Robert Fisk: Egypt's future hangs in the balance
Arab states: a quagmire of tyranny
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January 28
Tarek Osman: Why Egypt regime can weather the storm
Egypt's Security Forces: A Key Factor in the Crisis
Regime vs. protesters: Which will Obama back in Arab world?
Waves of unrest spread to Yemen, shaking a region
As protests swell from Yemen to Egypt, Middle East faces uncertainty
Seizing a moment, Al Jazeera galvanizes Arab frustration
Will Egypt's 'Day of Rage' Become a Revolution?
Egypt's Turmoil: Is There an ElBaradei Solution?
Jackson Diehl: Obama administration could still get it right on Egypt
Protests in Egypt: What are they really about?
Jim Lobe: Obama Riding a Tiger
Scott Stewart: The Moscow Attack and Airport Security
George Friedman: Obama's State of the Union and U.S. Foreign Policy
Claude Salhani: There’s little common in Lebanon and Tunisia
Marc Ginsberg: Americas fragile Arab dominoes
Muhammad Diyab: Electronic Drugs
Osman Mirghani: Why is the Arab World drowning?
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January 27
Louay Safi: The Winds of Democratic Change in the Arab World
Philip Giraldi: The Road to National Suicide
'Leaked Documents May Toughen Palestinian Stance in Peace Talks'
The Palestine Papers: Israel’s Peacemakers Unmasked
Rami Khouri: The Palestine Papers
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January 26
U.S. seeks balanced approach to Mideast turmoil
Analysis: 'Day of Rage' in the Middle East
A region’s unrest scrambles U.S. foreign policy
Analysis: Arab world's rattled leaders have to prove their worth to disaffected public
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January 25
Tunisia: The Snowball Effect
Tunesia: The Women of Carthage Palace
Tunisia: Separating fact and fiction
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January 24
Zvi Bar'el: Fight against Iran nukes has nothing to do with Israel
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January 23
Israel's Shadowy War on Iran: Mossad Zeros in on Tehran's Nuclear Program
Murderers and Martyrs: The Difficult Struggle of Christians in the Orient
An Eye for an Eye: The Anatomy of Mossad's Dubai Operation
Analysis: In Mideast activism, a new tilt away from ideology
Ted Koppel: 30 years after the Iran hostage crisis, we're still fighting Reagan's war
Chinese Espionage and French Trade Secrets
Tunisia's Police: Old symbols of oppression join the revolution
Generalizing Tunisia: Context Overrides Story
How Tunisia's once-suppressed Islamists are re-emerging
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January 22
After Tunisia: Why Egypt isn't ready to have its own revolution
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January 21
Long overdue, the eastern Mediterranean awaits an inevitable big quake
Inspired by Tunisia, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood warns of unrest
Nizar Abdel-Kader: US-Syrian relations at a crossroads
Rime Allaf: Breaking, not engaging, the region
Mara Karlin: Why the US needs an ambassador in Damascus
Moshe Maoz: A Peace process could link Damascus and Washington
Simon Henderson: Diplomacy, sanctions, and sabotage: Putting pressure on Iran
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January 20
Changing a stagnant political order? End of Ben Ali Era in Tunisia
Ian Bremmer: Learning from Lebanon
Harry Verhoeven: Dilemma of northern Sudan after secession
Ari Shavit : Dagan brought a possible attack on Iran closer
Fathi El-Shihibi: Would Pan-Islamism Go the Way of Pan-Arabism?
Jonathan Cook: The Zionist Left Writes its Own Obituary
Radwan Masmoudi: Tunisia, a Game Changer in the Middle East
Moataz Fatah: Is Tunisia the Beginning?
Tunisia’s infection: who's next?
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid: The lost art of stepping down
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January 19
Rami Khouri: The Thrill and Consequences of Tunisia
Feature: It’s a Bird, It’s a Shark, It’s a Mossad Spy
Aluf Benn: Military strike on Iran is what unites Netanyahu and Barak
Caroline Glick: Tunisia’s lessons for Washington
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January 18
Daniel Pipes: Is Tunisia just the first domino?
Tunisia gets new government, but revolution mayb be far from over
Netanyahu coalition hangs in balance as Barak quits Labor
Nicky Woolf: South Sudan's dilemma
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January 17
Tariq Alhomayed: Tunisia…the fall of Hubal!
Claire Spencer: Is Tunisia the first domino to fall?
Stuxnet virus attack: Russia warns of ‘Iranian Chernobyl'
Rami  Khouri: What Tunisia Means to the Arab World
Tunisia: Was it a revolution?
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January 16
Tunisia: Why the Jasmine Revolution won't bloom
Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his family's 'Mafia rule'
Tunisia riots: Fears mount over violent power struggle
Iran arms smuggling details to be disclosed
Tunisia: Gang violence mars celebration of popular uprising
Mideast asks after Tunisian riots: Where next?
Why Tunisia revolt could be huge
Aluf Benn: What Saddam Hussein taught and Israel has yet to learn
Yossi Sarid: Lieberman's dream is Israel's nightmare
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January 15
Tunisia riots: neighbours will be watching Tunisia nervously
Anthony Shadid: Joy as Tunisian president flees offers lesson to Arab leaders
Tunisian protesters notch historic victory, but face uncertain future
Egypt government bears brunt of Coptic Christian anger
Events in Tunisia bear out Hillary Clinton's warning to Arab world
Mona Eltahawy: Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution
Yossi Sarid: Lieberman's dream is Israel's nightmare
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January 14
Amir Taheri: The Mullahs and the "sleeping snakes"
Ouster of Tunisia president: An opportunity for Arab autocrats to respond to the people
Christian Arabs’ Plight: Foreign ‘Protection’ Counterproductive
Abdel Monem Said: Regarding Alexandria
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January 13
Hussein Shobokshi: Soft Wars
Sudan: What will happen to the North after secession?
Iran's role in collapse of Lebanese government may serve as warning for Iraqis
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January 12
Egypt: A State of Sectarian Denial
Iranian Clerics Up the Pressure on Supreme Leader Khamenei
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January 11
George Friedman: The Turkish Role in Negotiations with Iran
Unrest threatens Middle East as food prices climb
Feature: Kurdish club scene booming as Baghdad bans alcohol
Fareed Zakaria: Can Pakistan rid itself of religious fanaticism?
Israel hotel demolition escalates fight for East Jerusalem
Attacks on US forces still an option, says Muqtada al-Sadr upon return to Iraq
Palestinian Authority Urging Gaza Fatah Exiles to Return Home
Sudan Referendum: birth of a failed state?
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January 10
How will Israel's new strategic leadership deal with Iran?
Algeria Joins Tunisia in Widespread Economic Riots
David Ignatius: Buying time with Iran
Nick Turse: Does the Pentagon Really Have 1,180 Foreign Bases?
Mkhaimar Abusada: The nature of Palestinian sovereignty
Arab Peace Initiative: A perspective from Jordan
Shlomo Gazit: Arab Peace Inititaive vs. reality
Iran: Foreign Insults Reveal Internal Crisis
Akiva Eldar: Netanyahu will deliver a Palestinian state
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January 9
The Alexandria Bombing: Could it Happen in Syria?
Iran: Ahmadinejad's Quest for Legitimacy
Barak Obama: In Sudan, an Election and a Beginning
Claude Salhani: Will referendum work in Sudan?
Uri Avnery: Freedom of expression in Israel is a hollow pretension
Elie Podeh: Peace with Syria is actually possible
Tariq Al Maeena: Murder is not an Islamic option
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January 8
Mshari Al-Zaydi: Mossad and the Alexandria Crime
Uncertainty reigns as Baghdad enters new era
'Baby bin Ladens' posing new threat to West
Gaza's Economy: How Hamas Stays in Power
Lina Attalah: Egypt’s Copts channelling anger into civic engagement
South Sudanese ‘returnees’ coming back to a state in limbo
Simon Tisdall: So you thought 2010 was tough ...
Declaring Palestine: Revisiting Hope and Failure
Hesham Hassaballa: Attacking Christians
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January 7
Iraq: With al-Sadr Back In, Is U.S. on Way Out?
Iran builds new Eastern Front in Iraq against Israel, Jordan
Mohamad Bazzi: What does al Sadr's return mean for Iraq?
Carlo Strenger: Israel's Paranoid and Vicious Circles
C. Hazakyah Hardy-Dia: The Future of Israel
Moataz Fattah: Egypt is Inflating Not Flourishing
Pahlavi Suicide: Why Royal Family Still Haunts Iranians
Azadeh Moaveni: Iran Reacts to Suicide of the Shah's Son
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January 6
Scott Stewart: The Mohammed Cartoon Dust Has Not Settled
Michael Coren: Killing Christians, in the name of the Prophet
Michael Young: Only a canny America can force a Middle East peace
Tension with Gaza: Israel's Deterrence under Pressure
Sami Moubayed: Obama takes a Syrian gamble
Rami Khouri: The Arab New Year's Troubling Trends
Bouthaina Shaaban: Nations and Their Images in the Media
Ali Ibrahim: A Lesson from the History of Alexandria
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January 5
Widening cracks in Ahmadinejad's grip on power
Sarah Topol: In Egypt, a Widening Sectarian Crisis
Daniel Pipes: Is Saudi Arabia Opening Up?
Robert Dreyfuss: Iran's Greens Are Not Dead Yet
Abolghasem Bayyenat: Iranian Attitude Towards Nuclear Weapons
Feature: Hamas blames Palestinian Authority for impending health catastrophe
Feature: Israel’s Labor Party Grows Restless as Peace Process Unravels
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January 4
Egypt and the Destruction of Churches: Strategic Implications
Who are Egypt's Copts, and the Middle East's other Christian populations?
Mid-east Christians easy target for Qaeda: Analysts
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January 3
Report: Alexandria's Copts were victims of homegrown Egyptian Islamic terror
Analysis: Egypt Church Bombing Fuels Sectarian Rift
Mourning in Alexandria: Egypt's Christians Worship and Worry
Zvi Bar'el : Israel is more a third-world state than democracy
Al-Qaeda frighteningly predictable
The plight of the Copts
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January 2
Analysis: Alexandria atrocity will add to Egypt's instability
Arnaud de Borchgrave: Third World America?
Gazan youth issue manifesto to vent their anger with all sides in the conflict
Coptic church bombing in Egypt is latest assault on Mideast Christians
Bloody start to the year for Egypt's Christians
Egypt bombing raises fears of growing sectarian bloodshed
Egypt church bombing: Why some point to Al Qaeda-linked group
Tariq Alhomayed: A Lesson from a US Cable and the Egyptian Army!
2011: Should We Be Worried?
Kurdish Self Determination: The Good and the Better
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January 1
Arson and Integration: Have Berlin Mosques Become a Target?
Israelis resist their own Arabs
Gideon Levy: The year of truth
Amos Harel: There's no substitute for Washington
South American drug gangs funding al-Qaeda terrorists
Tunisia: A Warning to Others
Sudan: The Imperfect Islamic Republic

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