| | A deadly miscalculation in Lebanon
| By Sami Moubayed | DAMASCUS - The Lebanese government made a fatal underestimation of how far leaders of the Shi'ite group Hezbo...
Hezbollah's shots ring in Bush's ears
| By Jim Lobe | WASHINGTON - While this week's trip by President George W Bush to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt was never conceiv...
Confronting questions, Obama assures Jews of his support
| Faced with doubts about his support for Israel and American Jews, Senator Barack Obama has stepped up his efforts to reach out t...
Leading article: A tool of foreign ambitions
| After more than 30 years of civil war, invasion and conflict, you might have thought that the poor people of Lebanon deserved a ...
Militias renew violence with attack
| GUNFIRE shattered an eerie calm in downtown Beirut late yesterday, less than 24 hours after Hezbollah-aligned militias bombarded...
Mountain clashes bring Lebanon death toll to 81
| BEIRUT (Reuters) - Clashes resumed in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on Monday and security sources said at least 36 people ...
Oil prices retreat from last week's record high
LONDON (AP) -- Oil prices retreated Monday from last week's record close near $126 a barrel as the dollar strengthened against the...
Dozens more are killed in fighting around Beirut
| : Soldiers were deployed across the mountains overlooking the Lebanese capital on Monday after at least 36 people were killed in...
The Iranian Connection
| What's wrong in Lebanon. | By Claudia Rosett | In Lebanon, the Iranian-backed vanguard of terror known as Hezbollah has again dr...
InterContinental signs agreement to develop its first property in Syria
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed an exclusive agreement with MAK Hotel Holdings, a member of the M.A. Kharafi Group ...
When Will Arab Oil Translate into Political Power?
| Arab oil producers are awash in wealth. They have never been so rich. But the paradox is that, in spite of their great and growi...
Tehran, Damascus ascendant
| Make no mistake about it, the quick, brutal display of raw military power by Hezbollah in the past six days is a window into the...
Hizbullah seizes key areas of Lebanon
| · Government is forced to back down in showdown | · Blow to US as Iran and Syria gain from turmoil , Monday May 12 200...
Syrian daily: Hizbullah foiled US-planned coup
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, May 12, 2008 | DAMASCUS: Syrian official daily Al-Baath said on Sunday that Hizbullah ha...
Arab foreign ministers split over whom to blame for crisis
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, May 12, 2008 | Mona Salem | Agence France Presse | CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers holding...
Hezbollah battles Druze east of Beirut, 5 dead
| BEIRUT (Reuters) - Shi'ites loyal to Lebanese opposition group Hezbollah battled Druze supporters of the ruling coalition east o...
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 French Parliamentarian Pledges Not To Hinder Turkey's E.U. Process
United Arab Emirates Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, foreground, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy listen to nationzl anthems upon Sarkozy's arrival at the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. After Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Sarkozy was ending Tuesday his three-day Mideast tour in the United Arab Emirates, where France is expected to sign a nuclear cooperation accord. ... |
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