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Iraq battle pits oil against antiquities
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Babylon's Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but heritage appears to be no match for Iraq's booming oil industry in a dispute over a new pipeline. As Baghdad is working to get UNESCO to list Babylon as a World Heritage Site, archaeologists and oil ministry...
Ammans' historic Rainbow Street abuzz after facelift
AFP -
Rainbow Street in Amman's heart is abuzz again after posh 1920s-era homes were turned into restaurants, galleries and libraries, drawing hipsters, bohemians, intellectuals and hordes of tourists. After decades of oblivion, the street in the historic area of Jabal Amman...
In Yemen, eating is a luxury millions struggle to afford
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For almost half of Yemen's 22 million people, eating has become a luxury they can't always afford. On a bad day, Umm Ahmad and her family of five, who live in Sanaa's shanty-town district of Al-Sunaina, go without any food at all. On a better day, Umm Ahmad's husband,...
Analysis: Confining the conflict with Iran to the economic realm
Car owners are indignant about sky-high petrol prices and Israeli leaders paint a grim picture of a nuclear-armed Iran. But what is actually the likelihood of a disruption of world oil supply or even military action involving Iran? While the past year has...
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Mehdi Khalaji: The Ayatollah Contemplates Compromise
May 9
Itamar Rabinovich: The Anarchy Factor in Syria
May 2
Abdul Wasa Al-Saqqaf: Yemen after the presidential elections
April 27
Shlomo Avineri: The Arab Springtime of Nations?
April 25
Javier Solana: Iran’s Last Chance?
April 19
Josef Olmert: The Günter Grass Affair – why it matters
April 11
Jonathan Schell: Disarmament Wars
April 11
Joschka Fischer: The Persian Knot
April 5
Sinan Ulgen: Erdoğan the Peacemaker?
April 3
Ronald S. Lauder: Syria after Assad
March 27
Itamar Rabinovich: Forging Syria’s Opposition
March 25
Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou: Iraqi Libya
March 20
Barak Barfi: Libya’s Transition to Transition
March 16
John D. Podesta: NATO's Libyan Lessons
March 12
Josef Olmert: Israel's calculus about Syria; the devil we know?
March 10
David Scheffer: Fanning the Flames of Justice in Syria
March 5
Olivier Basille: Letter to Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi
March 1
Michael Bröning: Hamas Comes in from the Cold
February 22
Jaswant Singh: Return to the Arc of Crisis
February 22
Itamar Rabinovich: The Iranian Nuclear Threat Goes Global
February 16
Moha Ennaji: The Maghreb’s Modern Islamists
February 16
Josef Olmert: The past and Israel's calculus about Iran
February 14
Amine Ghali: Improving Tunisia’s economy requires inclusion
February 13
Gareth Jenkins: The deteriorating state of media freedom in Turkey
February 13
Qataris pressure the Earth’s environment more than anywhere else in the world
May 15
Palestinian strike: a coup for non-violent protest
May 15
CitJo website bridges social, traditional media gap
May 15
Obscure jihadists enter Syrian conflict
May 14
Insider's Guide: Weekend in Amman
May 11
Calling SCAF to account
May 10
SeedStartup: Riding the wave of Entrepreneurship in the Middle East
May 10
Desperate search for loved ones amid Damascus carnage
May 10
Contractors spearhead effort to train Iraqi forces
May 10
The end(s) of stability?
May 9
Forbidden + 18 Days – a review of two revolutionary Egyptian films
May 9
With Iron Dome, a new posture helps defend morale
May 7
Safe Arab tourism destinations thrive
May 6
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
May 4
Iraqi aims to write world's longest copy of Koran
May 4
Put Palestine First
May 4
Nobel Prize winner's new museum opens a gateway to Istanbul’s past
May 4
Syria's Christians and the uprising
May 3
Student terror as Syria forces raid Aleppo University
May 3
Baba Amr, Syria's ghost town of rubble
May 3
Violence erupts anew in Syria: Is U.S. intervention ever justifiable?
May 3
Egypt's Amr Mussa battles Mubarak-era stigma in poll
May 2
Turkish beauty magazines ties Muslim veil to glamour
May 2
US funds may have helped Iraq insurgents
May 1
Japan bank freezes Iran transactions after court order
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Syria accused of new massacre as UN team is evacuated
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Syria's Assad doomed, says Israel's Barak
Today 03:05 GMT
UN convoy attacked in Syria
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Kadhafi son refusing to accept defense lawyer
Yesterday
Seven dead as gunmen raid Libyan oasis city
Yesterday
Several wounded in renewed Lebanon clashes
Yesterday
Hamas: New Palestinian cabinet strengthens the division
Yesterday
US gas giant works to avoid Israel electric shortage
Yesterday
Israeli intelligence head visited US for Iran talks
Yesterday
At least 10 more people killed in Syria, says watchdog
Yesterday
Syrians back regime, Assad tells Russia TV
Yesterday
Iran calls for rallies against Saudi-Bahrain union
Yesterday
Egypt presidential candidate Mohammed Fawzi Eissa pulls out to back Amr Mussa
Yesterday
Egypt's military ruler vows fair election
Yesterday
Yemen army is pushing AL-Qaeda back
Yesterday
Bahrain activist says charge over tweets vindictive
Yesterday
Syria-linked clashes end in Lebanon but anger remains
May 15
Death toll in south Yemen anti-Qaeda offensive rises to 44
May 15
Iran says Saudi-Bahrain union plan deepens crisis
May 15
Dozens killed in Syria as Saudi Arabia expresses doubts about Annan peace plan
May 15
Israel braces for unrest ahead of Nakba Day
May 15
Iran-IAEA talks to resume on May 21
May 15
Witnesses testify in Iraqi Vice President al-Hashemi's death squad trial
May 15
Opinion
"A guarantee that the West...is not seeking the overthrow of Iran’s leaders would have to be a key component of a nuclear compromise"
Mehdi Khalaji: The Ayatollah Contemplates Compromise
"The compelling moral case for a humanitarian intervention is increasingly being reinforced by sound raisons d’état."
Itamar Rabinovich: The Anarchy Factor in Syria
"The current situation in Yemen is a recipe for a prolonged political crisis"
Abdul Wasa Al-Saqqaf: Yemen after the presidential elections
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