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Focus: Middle East

Debating release of the accused Lockerbie bomber

The Doha Debates focus on the early release of the Lockerbie bomber to Libya  November 14, 2009

Israel: Remote control occupation?

Baum: New technologies are allowing Israel to maintain control over its occupation remotely  November 7, 2009

Clinton, Goldstone and true cost of the occupation

Hever: The Israeli government is hiding the true cost of the occupation even from itself  November 2, 2009

Goldstone challenges US over Gaza report Pt 2

Justice Richard Goldstone challenges US government to justify its claims that his findings are flawed  October 31, 2009

New Jewish lobby hits Washington scene

J Street which opposes Jewish settlements and advocates a Palestinian state, holds first conference  October 27, 2009

Terrorist attack in Iran

Erlich: CIA could be fuelling ethnic unrest, but that does not mean they are behind "Green" protests  October 23, 2009

Goldstone challenges US over Gaza report

Justice Richard Goldstone challenges US government to justify its claims that his findings are flawed  October 22, 2009

Attack on Syria cover up

Erlich: The US massacre at al-Sukkariya, Syria in 2008 was a clear violation of international law  October 21, 2009

Prosecuting Israel for war crimes

Deputy Prosecutor of Int'l Criminal Court discusses the Palestinian Authority appeal to join the court.  September 4, 2009

Israelis restrict Palestinians' water supply

World Bank report: Israelis have access to four times as much water as Palestinians due to restrictions  August 24, 2009

Homeless in East Jerusalem

On Aug 2 Israeli police evicted Palestinian families from E. Jerusalem, but could the reverse happen?  August 15, 2009

Who profits from Israeli occupation?

Boycotted by activists, the Israeli company AHAVA is backed by one of Israel's most powerful families  August 11, 2009

The Downing Street memo Pt.2

Ray McGovern: The "Memo" shows a premeditated war of aggression with intent to deceive  August 10, 2009

The Downing Street memo Pt.1

McGovern: It's there in black and white - The intelligence and facts are being fixed around the policy  August 8, 2009

Iran/China and the New Silk Road

Pepe Escobar revisits the New Great Game, Pt.4  August 7, 2009

Iran/China and the New Silk Road

Pepe Escobar revisits the New Great Game, Pt.3  August 6, 2009

Controversy plagues West Bank conference

Day two of Fatah conference was dominated by infighting and controversy.  August 6, 2009

Defiant Ahmadinejad sworn in as president

Iran's president begins his second term of office appealing for unity, denouncing foreign interference  August 6, 2009

White House backtracks over Ahmadinejad

As protests continue in Iran,the White House has made it clear it has not yet fully accepted Ahmadinejad  August 6, 2009

Iran/Russia - a deadly embrace Pt.2

Pepe Escobar revisits the New Great Game  August 5, 2009

Iran/Russia - a deadly embrace Pt.1

Pepe Escobar revisits the New Great Game  August 4, 2009

Iran election protesters on trial

Iran tries leading protesters for attempting to topple the clerical establishment  August 2, 2009

Israeli soldiers told to open fire and don't ask

Israeli human rights organization Breaking the Silence has collected revealing testimonies from soldiers  July 26, 2009

Struggle within Iranian elite continues

Large number of protestors in streets as Rafsanjani calls for unity and challenges Supreme Leader  July 18, 2009

History Repeats: Iran Uprising's 10th Anniversary

Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the student uprising that rocked the Islamic Republic in 1999  July 11, 2009

Iran: Inside the protests

People and Power: A unique look inside the protests in Iran  July 11, 2009

10th anniversary of Iran's student uprising Pt.2

Babak Yektafar: Silence of many clerics and Mousavi's defiance shows struggle within elite is fierce  July 11, 2009

Iran not a Twitter Revolution

Erlich: Uprising crosses all classes, it's neither result of Internet access nor CIA involvement  July 7, 2009

Full Spectrum Dominance and Iran Pt.2

Was the recent uprising in Iran a "colored revolution," a genuine movement for democracy - or both?  July 7, 2009

Full Spectrum Dominance Pt.1

William Engdahl on his book Full Spectrum Dominance: Totalitarian Democracy in the New World Order  July 6, 2009

Most Iraqis want US troops out now

Mike Tharp: Most Iraqis regard the US troops as occupiers, some Americans talk about staying longer  July 4, 2009

Mousavi says government 'illegitimate'

Mir Hossein Mousavi brazen in his defiance; Iranian gov says it's another "US colored revolution'  July 2, 2009

Iraq's oil auction "goes bust"?

As US forces withdraw from the urban areas in Iraq, the government conducts an elaborate oil auction  July 1, 2009

Chavez, why?

Keivan Shamami: Why does Chavez, who opposes neo-liberalism at home, support Ahmadinejad in Iran?  July 1, 2009

Requiem for a revolution

Pepe Escobar: Understanding the mullahs, the Guards and the street  June 30, 2009

Iranian cleric calls for punishment without mercy

Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami calls to punish leading rioters firmly and without mercy  June 29, 2009

Iran's third camp Pt2

Mehdi Kouhestaninejad: The destabilization of Iran is not coming from outside forces  June 26, 2009

Struggle in Iran's streets beyond elections

Mehdi Kouhestaninejad: Iranian unions on streets with youth in protest against regime  June 24, 2009

Protests spread in Iran

Pro-reform demonstrators gathered in central Tehran and other Iranian cities  June 23, 2009

Violence on the streets of the Iranian capital

Iranians continue to protest against an election they believe was stolen  June 22, 2009

"Natural growth" of Israeli settlements

Israeli settlement construction, including "natural growth," obstacle to a two-state solution  June 22, 2009

Does US poll rule out fraud in Iran?

Authors of heavily-quoted poll changed their conclusion to support validity of Ahmadinejad landslide  June 18, 2009

Iran in turmoil

Authorities have agreed to recount some of last week's disputed election results  June 17, 2009

Struggle within Iranian elite Pt.2

Pepe Escobar: Aggressive US and Israeli policy strengthens hand of Iran's Revolutionary Guard  June 17, 2009

Revolutionary Guard in charge

Massive protests as Revolutionary Guard consolidates power, likely to expand economic control  June 16, 2009

Struggle within Iranian elite

Pepe Escobar: Two camps locked in fierce struggle, as Revolutionary Guard stages an election "coup"  June 15, 2009

Netanyahu answers Obama

Netanyahu supports a "demilitarized" Palestinian state and won't stop existing settlement growth  June 15, 2009

Iranian Filmmaker says Mousavi was told he won

Iranian filmmaker Makhmalbaf reports on phone call from Ministry of Internal Affairs to Mousavi HQ  June 14, 2009

Ahmadi Big Bang

Pepe Escobar: Fishy vote count + Guile + Tactics: Why Ahmadinejad won  June 14, 2009

Iranians protest election results

Ahmadinejad opponents denounce results as "treason"  June 13, 2009

Iran election protesters beaten

Iranian protesters can't believe election results, Mousavi says it's shaking the pillars of the republic  June 13, 2009

The vote that could change Iran

Two sections of the Iranian elite face off in critical elections; urban youth might decide the outcome  June 12, 2009

Tehran's clash of ideals

Millions of Iranians prepare to go to the polls in hard-fought presidential elections  June 11, 2009

Presidential candidates court Iran youth

Many young Iranians have rejected what they see as the religious fervor of Iran's ruling elite  June 11, 2009

A spirited contest in Iran

CBC reports what looked like a sure win for President Ahmadinejad has now become a spirited contest  June 9, 2009

Iran Presidential debate - Mousavi - Ahmadinejad

Mousavi accuses Ahmadinejad of creating conditions that lead to dictatorship (watch last 15 minutes)  June 8, 2009

Middle East reacts to Obama

Israeli and Palestinian commentators, analysts, and politicians respond to Obama's Cairo speech  June 6, 2009

Bibi plays Barack

Pepe Escobar: Israeli PM tries everything to subvert Obama's priorities  May 20, 2009

Netanyahu addresses AIPAC

Palestinians say Netanyahu not serious about restarting negotiations  May 6, 2009

Baghdad: City of Walls Pt.4: Hope in hell?

The Guardian: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad finds there is evidence that the killing is still going on  April 23, 2009

Baghdad: City of Walls, Pt. 3: City of the dead

Guardian: What legacy will the poison of hatred and violence bequeath Baghdad?  April 21, 2009

Baghdad: City of Walls, part 2: Crossing the wall

Guardian: Eight new ghettos divide Baghdad's Shia and Sunni neighbourhoods  April 20, 2009

Obama boycotts anti-racism conference

President Obama defends decision to boycott UN anti-racism conference - UN replies  April 20, 2009

Baghdad: City of Walls, Pt.1: Scars of war

Guardian: Baghdad wears its scars as a series of giant walls dividing its neighbourhood  April 19, 2009

Eight years of failed policy in Afghanistan

Landay: Without Marshal plan reconstruction effort in Afghanistan US military will be seen as occupiers  April 6, 2009

Israel only listens to its own

Nissenbaum: Israel's skepticism of UN means it will probably only examine reports from its own soldiers  March 31, 2009

Betrayed in Iraq

Leila Fadel: Leaders of Awakening Councils are arrested, tortured and killed by Iraq government  March 30, 2009

Barak joins Netanyahu

Labor joins Likud in spite of disagreements on the peace process and strong opposition from within  March 26, 2009

Gaza war crimes: Medics die trying help casualties

Guardian: Israeli military says medical staff 'take the risk upon themselves' Pt.3  March 26, 2009

Gaza war crimes: Use of human shields

Guardian: Three teenage Palestinian brothers made to kneel in front of tanks to deter Hamas attacks Pt.2  March 26, 2009

Gaza war crimes: Drone plane kills civilians

Guardian: Cut to pieces: The family drinking tea in a courtyard Pt1  March 25, 2009

Iran responds to Obama

Obama's unprecedented greeting to Iran is met with an unprecedented response by Grand Ayatollah Khamenei  March 24, 2009

Baghdad in a time of cholera

Matthew Schofield: Baghdad's drinking water is so polluted that an outbreak of cholera is expected  March 23, 2009

Buying time in Iraq

Nancy Youssef : The Pentagon is buying time, waiting to see if they are really getting out of Iraq  March 21, 2009

Non-combat combat troops

Bennis: Rebranding will not change fact that US troops in Iraq will be involved in combat  March 10, 2009

The geopolitical fact of Iraq

Porter: The US will have to leave Iraq to a government that tilts more to Iran than to the US  March 5, 2009

Why is Obama leaving 50,000 troops in Iraq? Pt.2

Porter: Do we want the US to have colonial power in Iraq?  March 4, 2009

Why is Obama leaving 50,000 troops in Iraq?

Porter: Number of troops left in Iraq after Aug '10 throws into doubt the withdrawal itself  March 3, 2009

Israel and Hamas reject global arms embargo

Guardian: Report claims warring parties used rockets and hellfire missiles during civilian attacks  February 23, 2009

Israel's loyalty oath

Levy: Israel needs to decide whether it's going to have an ethnocracy or a democracy Pt. 3  February 20, 2009

Are generals disputing Iraq pullout?

Do disagreements amongst top generals and Obama on Iraq pullout represent a more profound debate? Pt. 1  February 19, 2009

Will Obama shift US Middle East policy?

Daniel Levy: Obama needs to use a 'velvet covered hammer' to change Israeli policy Pt.2  February 19, 2009

Israel's parties fight for power

Daniel Levy discusses the power struggle among Israel's political leaders and Israel's move to the right  February 18, 2009

In the rubble of Jabal al Rayas

Gaza families struggling to survive in homemade shelters  February 17, 2009

Why Netanyahu lost ground

Newman: A. Lieberman cut into Netanyahu vote  February 12, 2009

A. Lieberman not 'far right', Pt.2

Neslen: Plan to remove citizenship from Arab Israelis not just a 'far right' idea  February 12, 2009

Whoever forms gov, Israel moves right, pt1

Neslen: Whether Livni or Bibi form the government, the Knesset has taken a big step to the Right.  February 11, 2009

'The Jewish majority should be afraid'

Israeli-Arab town is at the centre of a struggle between Israel's far right and its Arab minority  February 10, 2009

Wrong side of the fence

Beni Raz is not a typical settler - he wants to leave, and has founded a movement to make it easier  February 10, 2009

Politics in the Bubble

Young Tel Avivis have a reputation for being uninterested in politics and problems of Israel  February 10, 2009

Arab Israelis see no hope in Israeli elections

Representatives of the Arab Israeli community on the 2009 Israeli elections  February 10, 2009

Where now for the Israeli peace movement?

Peter Beaumont talks to left-wing Israelis about the impact of the Gaza conflict on upcoming elections  February 7, 2009

Israel's hardline party widens its appeal

The Israel Beiteinu (Translation: "Israel Our Home") Party, is now attracting more Israelis than ever.  February 5, 2009

Iran sends first homemade satellite into orbit

Country launches Omid satellite amid 30th anniversary celebrations of Islamic revolution  February 5, 2009

Why you should know Gen. Jack Keane

Porter: Keane key player in campaign to attack Obama's plans to withdraw forces from Iraq  February 4, 2009

Obama and the Middle East Pt 3

We ask Lawrence Korb if Obama is willing to change US assumptions about Israel and Palestine  February 3, 2009

Petraeus versus the President?

Gareth Porter: US military leaders are pressuring Obama to cancel his Iraq withdrawal promise  February 3, 2009

Will Obama negotiate with Iran

Yektafar: Obama says Iran should unclench its fist, but who is avoiding negotiations?  January 31, 2009

Walls of Iraq

Leila Fadel peels back the layers on the walls of Iraq Pt.2  January 31, 2009

The letter to Iran

Pepe Escobar: How the Obama presidency is developing its Iran strategy  January 30, 2009

 

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