Monday, February 28, 2005

The Enough -- 'Kifaya' --- factor

There is a new phenomenon in the Middle East that can be summed up in a single word -- "kifaya."

Thursday, February 24, 2005

The Red, White and Cedar Revolt

The explosion that killed Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut on Feb. 14 has unleashed an unexpected reaction among the Lebanese.

Monday, February 21, 2005

Tensions with Syria

Tension with Syria rose after Rafik Hariri's assassination.

Friday, February 18, 2005

A horrible day

Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a larger-than-life figure is assassinated.

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Beating the war drums in the Middle East

The assassination of Rafik Hariri in Beirut raised the stakes between Washington and Damascus.

Monday, February 14, 2005

Next step for Saudi Arabia

The Islamist insurgency appears to have been successfully put down -- for the moment.

Thursday, February 10, 2005

Iran's third option

Washington think tanks are calling for dialogue or more muscle to be applied to Iran.

Saudi rulers not absolute enough

History was made once again in the Middle East when Saudi Arabians went to the polls for the first time in several decades -- some of them at least.

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Future of Saudi anti-terror center uncertain

The Riyadh Declaration: the latest weapon in the war against the scourge of international terrorism.

Defining terrorism in Arabia

The "Woodstock of anti-terrorism."

Monday, February 07, 2005

Saudis fight terrorism

Change is on the way in Saudi Arabia. The conservative Muslim nation that tried to resist change , fighting the advance of time in an effort to preserve its culture has now come out of its corner fighting hard.

Sunday, February 06, 2005

Islamic tradition and the Interner

Saudi Arabia is using a combination of traditional Muslim processes and modern technology to combat terrorism.

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Bush to support democracy

Pursuing his pledge to promote freedom around the world, President Bush vowed to support the Iranian people in their quest for freedom.

Tuesday, February 01, 2005

Chalabi: the magical comeback kid

If Washington's oreign policy planners were Machiavellian enough, one could be led to believe that they planned the whole affair surrounding Ahmed Chalabi.