Assault on Abqaiq

Once considered a weapon to pressure the West, oil is now being used against them by al-Qaida.

More al-Qaida terror in Saudi

Al-Qaida is back on the warpath in Saudi Arabia after 13 months of quiet. the target this time was the mega-oil installation at Abqaiq.

Is it a civil war?

When is a civil war a civil war? When does the mayhem -- fighting, car bombing, kidnapping and other random acts of violence become a civil war?

Port Insecurity

Is the sale of U.S. ports to a Dubai-based company a threat to national security?

Where did the Palestinian Left disappear to?

What became of the once mightyPalestinian left? Amid the commotion of Hamas' victory last month in the West Bank and Gaza, the practical disappearance of the Palestinian left went by almost unheralded.

Iraq: Three years on

Do we live in a safer world today after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, three years ago?

Who is winning the war

Are we winning or losing the war on terrorism? President Bush tells us we are making progress in Iraq and in the war on terror. But several analysts say this is hardly the picture they see.

What is Russia up to in the Middle East

Washington is upset with Russian President Vladimir Putin for inviting Hamas to Moscow for talks, Israeli officials are livid.

U.S. foes close ranks

America's enemies are closing ranks, believing they are headed for a showdown with the United States.

France's Trojan Horse - immigration

Tolerant immigration policies have turned into the Trojan Horse of the European Union.

Danish cartoons causes chaos

With the eruption of the 'cartoon war,' for the first time in decades anti-European sentiments surpassed anti-Americanism in the Middle East.

Beirut riots cause chaos

Lebanon came close to being pushed back into civil war when a demonstration protesting the publication of a caricature of the prophet Mohammad turned ugly.

More Cartoon Madness

Cartoon madness is escalating and the Middle East is going loony tunes. Danish and Norwegian embassies are being ransacked and set ablaze.

Cartoon craziness

The great cultural divide between the Western and Muslim medias are a microcosm of the societies they represent -- fractured and galaxies apart.

A Hurculean job for Hamas

Hamas' victory has surprised the Islamist movement more than anyone else. Hamas now facs a Herculean task.

Bush's State of the Union

In his State of the Union address, President Bush reinforced his resolve in fighting the war on terrorism and promoting democracy in the greater Middle East, as well as making the United States less dependent on Middle Eastern oil.