Middle East
IRAQ: Arab League acceptance
Arab League foreign ministers agreed last night to allow Iraq's new foreign minister, Hoshyar...
IraqUNITED STATES: Pentagon's influence set to wane
US Secretary of State Colin Powell and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will meet in New York...
United StatesMIDDLE EAST: FDI deficit behind uncompetitive exports
Many MENA countries, particularly in the Gulf, have for decades relied on oil as the main source...
Middle EastINTERNATIONAL: Anti-Americanism is gaining ground
Anti-Americanism is neither a uniform ideology nor a coherent set of attitudes, but varies from...
InternationalMIDDLE EAST: Fragile ceasefire
Israel today to began its withdrawal from parts of Gaza and Bethlehem that its security forces...
Middle EastUNITED STATES: Bush cautious of European integration
The annual EU-US summit will be held tomorrow in Washington. The meeting coincides with a period...
United StatesMIDDLE EAST/US: Economic reform plans
US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick yesterday outlined the US regional trade initiative at...
Middle EastINTERNATIONAL: Al-Qaida is a growing danger
Given al-Qaida's ambitions to purge the Arab (and larger Islamic) world of US influence, the Iraq...
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