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Democratization
Title Author Publication & Date
Kuwaitis debate democracy future ahead of polls
Omar Hasan ME Online
May 5, 2008
The US Democracy Gap in the Arab World
Rami G. Khouri ME Online
April 21, 2008
The politics of elections and the universal ideals of democracy
Iqbal Siddiqui Media Monitors Network
April 10, 2008
Democracy and Mideast headcount
MET staff ME Times
April 7, 2008
Gulf citizens 'must have a greater political voice'
Wissam Keyrouz ME Online
April 3, 2008
Democracy and other fairy tales
Fawaz Turki Gulf News
March 28, 2008
Not in the name of democracy
Marwan Bishara Al Jazeera
March 19, 2008
The democratic deficit
David Cox The Guardian
January 8, 2008
A Different Kind of Democracy
Mshari Al-Zaydi Asharq Alawsat
December 15, 2007
Exporting Democracy
Hiba Dawood Middle East Times
December 14, 2007
The Hidden Holocaust--Our Civilizational Crisis Part 2: Exporting Democracy
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed US Media Monitors Network
December 9, 2007
Bush, Musharraf, and the meaning of democracy
Mary Shaw Online Journal
November 27, 2007
Pushing democracy
Claude Salhani The Middle East Times
October 9, 2007
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Economic/Business
Title Author Publication & Date
Saudi eyes foreign capital for food security
Reuters Gulf in the Media
May 8, 2008
Iran admits some Opec members not keen on gas export group
Alaric Nightingale Bloomberg
May 5, 2008
OPIC describes Dead Sea conference as start of process to increase US investments in Mideast
Samir Ghawi Jordan Times
May 2, 2008
Iran admits some Opec members not keen on gas export group
Reuters Gulf in the Media
May 1, 2008
SABIC says liquidity abundant for Islamic bond sale
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
April 30, 2008
Qatar does not rule out oil at $200 per barrel
AP ME Online
April 29, 2008
Iran rejects objections to 'gas Opec'
Reuters Gulf in the Media
April 28, 2008
Islamic Banking is a Legitimate Demand
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
April 25, 2008
Islamic Finance Can Solve Global Crisis
Mahmood Rafique Arab News
April 24, 2008
GCC nations build economic zones to cut oil dependency
Bahrain Tribune staff Bahrain Tribune
April 23, 2008
Oman Outlook
Global Investment House Zawya
April 22, 2008
The Global Inflation Wave and OPEC's Role
Walid Khaddouri Al Hayat
April 20, 2008
Gulf SWFs to surge twofold by 2010
Khaleej Times staff Khaleej Times
April 14, 2008
Property transactions up by 21.4% in 2007
Agencies Zawya
April 10, 2008
UAE panel recommends keeping peg to dollar
Reuters Gulf in the Media
April 9, 2008
Alinma Bank: Taking Islamic Banking to New Levels
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
April 8, 2008
UAE panel studying currency reforms
Reuters Gulf in the Media
April 2, 2008
Arabs' Dollar Doldrums Fail to Shake Central Bankers
Matthew Brown Bloomberg News
March 31, 2008
Islamic Investment and Development
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
March 31, 2008
‘Oil Market Not in Control of Demand-Supply Dynamics’
Syed Rashid Husain Arab News
March 28, 2008
As Shekel Rises, Israelis Question Sense of Fixing Economy to Dollar
Nathan Jeffay Forward
March 27, 2008
Gulf Not Ready to Pull Trigger on Currency Reform
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
March 27, 2008
General Dynamics, Harris, L-3 Gain Most From Iraq War
Edmond Lococo Bloomberg News
March 25, 2008
Idea of an Islamic Common Market Unsustainable at the Moment
Mushtak Parker Arab News
March 24, 2008
Iran crude exports earn $ 70b as production hits a record
Reuters Gulf in the Media
March 21, 2008
Abu Dhabi to US: funds are politics-free
Christopher S. Rugaber ME Online
March 19, 2008
Gulf in a fix over tumbling dollar
Agence France-Presse Gulf in the Media
March 18, 2008
DFM Sharia Board issues first Islamic standards for classifying listed companies
Agencies Zawya
March 18, 2008
Mideast to face renewable water shortage in 4o years
Nadia Saleem Gulf News
March 17, 2008
Gulf states in a fix over tumbling dollar
AFP Khaleej Times
March 17, 2008
Al-Naimi: Market Speculation Affects Oil Prices
Latif Al-Arousoni Asharq Alawsat
March 9, 2008
Greenspan tells Gulf to drop dollar
Agencies Al Jazeera
March 7, 2008 (originally posted Feb 25)
High Saudi business Confidence levels…at 106.2
John Sfakianakis SAAB
March 3, 2008
US says Iran could misuse UAE's banking system
Chinmay Chaudhuri Gulf News
February 29, 2008
Modern Technology and Islamic Banking
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
February 28, 2008
UAE rejects advice to de-peg from dollar
Agencies ME Online
February 25, 2008
GCC oil sector - Global report
KBGlobal Investment House Gulf in the Media
February 20, 2008
Islamic Banking and External Auditing
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
February 16, 2008
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General U.S. Policy
Title Author Publication & Date
Consensus in the US is anti-Iran
Francis Matthew Gulf News
May 8, 2008
Abuse Claims Mount Against Pentagon, Contractors
William Fisher IPS News
May 6, 2008
The politics of cluster bombs
Brian McCartan Asia Times
May 5, 2008
Are these Syrian nuclear pictures faked?
Ewen MacAskill The Guardian
May 1, 2008
US presses Turkcell to drop Syria deal
Reuters Gulf News
April 30, 2008
Truth or Neo-Consequences
Morgan Strong Consortium News
April 29, 2008
A Senate Committee looks to rein in one of the FBI’s favorite tools: the national security letter
Brian Beutler In These Times
April 28, 2008
Hawks Resurgent?
Jim Lobe IPS News
April 25, 2008
US media off course
George S. Hishmeh Gulf News
April 24, 2008
Arrest of Retired Army Engineer Renews Focus on Past Israeli Espionage Activity
Nathan Guttman Forward
April 23, 2008
Vets' Lawsuit Opens Door on Suicides, Poor Care
Aaron Glantz IPS News
April 22, 2008
Halliburton Profit Rises After Oil Climbs to Record
Jim Kennett Bloomberg News
April 21, 2008
Saving the US from Israel
Hassan Nafaa Al Ahram
April 18, 2008
The fear factor that silences
Paul Findley Gulf News
April 16, 2008
Army "Rewards" Outspoken Antiwar Soldier
Aaron Glantz IPS News
April 15, 2008
Arms Export Control Act: Israeli Breaches and U.S. Indulgence Result in Palestinian and Lebanese Civilian Casualties
Michael F. Brown Media Monitors Network
April 15, 2008
US and Iran holding 'secret' talks on nuclear programme
Anne Penketh Independent (UK)
April 14, 2008
US sanctions send Iran into Asia's arms
China Hand Asia Times
April 10, 2008
The politics of elections and the universal ideals of democracy
Iqbal Siddiqui Media Monitors Network
April 10, 2008
Leaving Iraq will be a logistical nightmare
Capt. Timothy Hsia Armed Forces Journal
April 9, 2008
Is David Petraeus Dirty? Ted Westhusing Said So, and Then He Shot Himself
Melina Hussein Ripcoco AlterNet
April 8, 2008
Euphemism and American Violence
David Bromwich New York Review of Books
April 3, 2008
NATO interested in cooperation with Gulf countries
KUNA staff Kuwait News Agency
April 2, 2008
The End of Empire?
Howard Zinn Alternet
April 2, 2008
The Pentagon's battle bugs
Nick Turse Asia Times
April 1, 2008
Politics & Policies: Mideast forecast
Claude Salhani ME Times
March 25, 2008
Key to Getting a More Restrained Foreign Policy: Modify Defense Subcontracting?
Ivan Eland Independent Institute
March 24, 2008
Request for proposals
U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper Armed Forces Journal
March 21, 2008
Dire Straits for US Mid-East Policy: The Gulf Arab States and US-Iran Relations
Neil Partrick RUSI (UK)
March 19, 2008
Predator Planes Are Conducting Assassinations by Air
Tom Engelhardt Tomdispatch.com
March 18, 2008
The Middle East needs results
Khalaf Al Habtoor Gulf News
March 17, 2008
Fallon falls: Iran should worry
Gareth Porter Asia Times
March 12, 2008
Study: Contractors Escape Ethics Lawsv
Anne Flaherty Associated Pres
March 11, 2008
Foreign Policy Increasingly Flows Through Pentagon
Jim Lobe IPS News
March 10, 2008
Bismarck for President: Redux
Dimitri K. Simes and Paul J. Saunders The National Interest
March 7, 2008
Accepting Iraq, Afghanistan Realities
Ivan Eland Palestine Chronicle
March 6, 2008
Avoid Bush's Mideast policies, report says
Federica Narancio ME Times
March 6, 2008
US needs friends in the region
Francis Matthew Gulf News
March 5, 2008
The cold price of hot blood
Gary Kamiya Salon
March 4, 2008
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Global War on Terror
Title Author Publication & Date
Abuse Claims Mount Against Pentagon, Contractors
William Fisher IPS News
May 7, 2008
Jihadi Website Advises Recruits on How to Join al-Qaeda
Abdul Hameed Bakier Jamestown Foundation
May 6, 2008
What Zawahiri's Words Mean for Lebanon and the Global War on Terror
Bilal Y. Saab and Magnus Ranstorp Al Hayat
May 6, 2008
Who are today's terrorists?
Claude Salhani ME Times
May 5, 2008
Al-Saqr urged to take action to release detainees in Guantanamo
Kuwait News Agency Gulf in the Media
May 5, 2008
Europol Reveals Trends in Jihadi Terrorism in Europe
Thomas Renard Jamestown Foundation
May 3, 2008
Does Al-Qaeda exist in Lebanon?
Omayma Abdel-Latif Al Ahram
May 1, 2008
Ex-Guantanamo inmate in Iraq suicide bombing-TV
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
May 1, 2008
Ex Guantanamo prosecutor says terror trials were rushed
Carol Rosenberg Miami Herald
April 29, 2008
German Islamist Appears in New Jihad Video
Matthias Gebauer and Yassin Musharbash Der Spiegel
April 28, 2008
Guantanamo eclipses other US abuses
Rhodri Davies Al Jazeera
April 26, 2008
Jihadists Targeted in Germany
Spiegel staff Der Spiegel
April 23, 2008
Amnesty unveils shock 'waterboarding' film
Nigel Morris The Independent
April 22, 2008
French Record in Algeria Shows Torture Doesn’t Produce Results
Jonathan Power Arab News
April 21, 2008
We don't have prisoners here
Omar El Akkad Globe and Mail
April 19, 2008
Europe facing radicalization over the Web
Olivier Guitta ME Times
April 18, 2008
Violence in Bundeswehr Deployment Area Increases Dramatically
Matthias Gebauer Der Spiegel
April 12, 2008
Appeal court blocks deportation of terror suspects
Alan Travis and Peter Walker The Guardian
April 9, 2008
Saudi prisoner won't participate in Gitmo war crimes court
Ben Fox Canoe News
April 7, 2008
Euphemism and American Violence
David Bromwich NY Review of Books
April 3, 2008
Targeting the Khyber Pass: The Taliban’s Spring Offensive
Andrew McGregor Jamestown Foundation
April 2, 2008
Key Pakistani official says U.S. must end attacks on militants
Saeed Shah McClatchy Newspapers
April 1, 2008
An Online Terrorist Training Manual - Part One: Creating a Terrorist Cell
Abdul Hameed Bakier Jamestown Foundation
April 1, 2008
Al-Qaeda Grooming Militants Who 'Look Western': CIA Chief
AFP Asharq Alawsat
March 31, 2008
Lawyer: Gitmo trials pegged to '08 campaign
Carol Rosenberg Miami Herald
March 28, 2008
Taking stock of the war on terror
Mark Danner Salon
March 27, 2008
Talking to the Taliban
Graeme Smith The Globe and Mail
March 27, 2008
Taliban Again Threaten Spring Offensive
Agencies Asharq Alawsat
March 26, 2008
Is Briana Waters a terrorist?
Tracy Tullis Salon
March 26, 2008
The Science of Terror
Jim Miles ME Online
March 25, 2008
The Haqqani Network and Cross-Border Terrorism in Afghanistan
Imitaz Ali Jamestown Foundation
March 24, 2008
AQIM's new kidnapping strategy
Olivier Guitta ME Times
March 24, 2008
French make arrests as terror fears rise
Jean-Pierre Verges Canoe News
March 21, 2008
Laptop Jihadi
Adam Shatz London Review of Books
March 20, 2008
Radical Islamists no longer welcome in Pakistani tribal areas
Jonathan S. Landay McClatchy Newspapers
March 20, 2008
Interview with EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini
Markus Verbeet Der Spiegel
March 19, 2008
Intelligence in Recent Public Literature
Loch K. Johnson CIA
March 19, 2008
How to Become a Concentration Camp Guard Without Even Trying
Joshua Holland Alter Net
March 18, 2008
United States censors Guantanamo prisoner's sketch of force-feeding
Andrew O. Selsky Canoe News
March 17, 2008
‘Repatriated Saudis Have No Proven Terror Links’
Raid Qusti Arab News
March 17, 2008
Germany's First Suicide Bomber in Afghanistan?
Matthias Gebauer et al Der Spiegel
March 15, 2008
AFGHANISTAN: UN Secretary-General warns of threats to "still fragile" country
IRIN report IRIN News
March 12, 2008
Combatants may get phone link to home
Carol Rosenberg Miami Herald
March 11, 2008
Persistent Police Efforts Can Defeat Terrorists
Jonathan Power Arab News
March 10, 2008
Canada, NATO and Nuclear Terror
Jim Miles Middle East Online
March 6, 2008
Taliban defeat in North-West Frontier?
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Middle East Times
March 5, 2008
Europe, very much on al-Qaida's radar
Olivier Guitta Middle East Times
March 3, 2008
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Iran
Title Author Publication & Date
Consensus in the US is anti-Iran
Francis Matthew Gulf News
May 8, 2008
Iran protests to Iraq over disputed Gulf islands
Agence France-Presse Gulf in the Media
May 8, 2008
Iran MPs to Challenge Khatami's "Insulting" Speech
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
May 7, 2008
Iranian woman activist gets suspended jail sentence
Agencies Gulf News
May 5, 2008
Peres: I'm not in favor of a military strike on Iran
Anshel Pfeffer Haaretz
May 5, 2008
Iran to UK:Don't cross "red lines" in atomic offer
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
May 3, 2008
Not all roads lead to Washington
Francis Matthew Gulf News
May 1, 2008
Ahmadinejad's enemies at home
Zvi Bar'el Haaretz
April 30, 2008
Ahmedinejad to push India gas deal
Agencies Al Jazeera
April 29, 2008
Is an Iranian general the most powerful man in Iraq?
Hannah Allam, Jonathan S. Landay and Warren P. Strobel McClatchy Newspapers
April 28, 2008
Conservatives gain in Iran polls
Agencies Al Jazeera
April 26, 2008
Iran to hold Friday second round of elections
DPA Khaleej Times
April 24, 2008
Iran's president openly criticises parliament speaker
Agencies Gulf Times
April 22, 2008
Iran's economy minister resigns
Agence France-Presse Gulf in the Media
April 22, 2008
Room for two: US, Iran in the Middle East
Trita Parsi Asia Times
April 21, 2008
Stop the presses
Wendy Kristianasen Le Monde Diplo
April 18, 2008
Israeli thriller explores how subs could be used against Iran
Reuters Haaretz
April 17, 2008
UAE demands Iran to end occupation of its islands
Emirates News Agency Gulf in the Media
April 16, 2008
Iran’s inflation-driven housing crisis worsens
Mohammad Mahdi Afkari ME Online
April 15, 2008
Iranian Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi receives death threats
Agencies Gulf News
April 14, 2008
Iran’s majlis elections: signals of change
Rasool Nafisi Open Democracy
April 11, 2008
US sanctions send Iran into Asia's arms
China Hand Asia Times
April 10, 2008
Lawmaker from Tabriz Summoned to Court
Rooz staff Rooz Magazine
April 10, 2008
Iran envoy offers nuclear technology to all Muslim states
Agence France-Presse Gulf in the Media
April 10, 2008
Iran wins again
Martin Walker ME Times
April 9, 2008
Iran ex-nuclear official gets suspended sentence
Reuters Khaleej Times
April 8, 2008
Iran, retreats and surprising advances: Infertile in Iran
Elizabeth O’Donnell Le Monde Diplo
April 8, 2008
Swiss reject terror sponsor charge by US Jewish group
Reuters The Guardian
April 8, 2008
Iranian Public Sees Reduced U.S. Threat
Jim Lobe IPS News
April 7, 2008
Interview: Shirin Ebadi on Iraq
Massoud Parsi Al Jazeera
April 3, 2008
Iran Incites Cold War With U.S. in Lebanon Stalemate
Janine Zacharia Bloomberg
April 2, 2008
Iran sees hope in war of words
Kaveh L Afrasiabi Asia Times
April 1, 2008
Letter to the world
Reza Pahlavi ME Times
March 31, 2008
Leaders call on Iran to end occupation of UAE islands
WAM Gulf News
March 30, 2008
Iranian general played key role in brokering Iraq cease-fire
Leila Fadel McClatchy Newspapers
March 30, 2008
Ahmadinejad popularity drops amid runaway inflation trend
Alistair Lyon Turkish Daily News
March 25, 2008
Larijani or Haddad Adel?
Rooz Online staff Rooz Online
March 25, 2008
Keeping Iran away from 'members-only' Arab club
Zvi Bar'el Haaretz
March 25, 2008
Hardliners hit harder
Mustafa El-Labbad Al Ahram
March 24, 2008
Military action in Iran would be disaster: Annan
Reuters Gulf in the Media
March 21, 2008
Iran crude exports earn $ 70b as production hits a record
Reuters Gulf in the Media
March 21, 2008
Reformists Want Tehran Vote Recount
Hashem Kalantari Arab News
March 20, 2008
Sticks, Carrots and Diplomacy: Preventing Military Confrontation with Iran
Christopher Pang RUSI (UK)
March 19, 2008
Iranian Women Win Only 5 Seats In Parliament
AFP NASDAQ
March 19, 2008
Will Iran’s New Majles Pose a Challenge to Ahmadinejad?
Farideh Farhi NIAC
March 19, 2008
Khomeini's grandchild breaks her silence
Omid Memarian Asia Times
March 18, 2008
Iran’s election signals
Nasrin Alavi Open Democracy
March 18, 2008
Reformists may gain, but not much in Iran
Gulf News Editorial Gulf News
March 17, 2008
Iran Vote is Mixed Blessing for Ahmadinejad
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
March 17, 2008
In Search of New Methods of Resistance
Woman’s Movement in Interview with Nahid Keshavarz Rooz Online
March 12, 2008
Khatami urges Iranians to use right to vote
AFP report Gulf in the Media
March 12, 2008
Khatami accuses hardliners of undermining freedom, democracy
Lee Keath Canoe News
March 11, 2008
In Iran, fashion as protest
Farangis Najibullah Asia Times
March 10, 2008
Iran Crisis Nearing Climax
Bill and Kathleen Christison Palestine Chronicle
March 9, 2008
Who leaked the details of a CIA-Mossad plot against Iran?
Yossi Melman Haaretz
March 6, 2008
Russia and Iran: Unlikely Allies
Daniel R