Qatar under Arab boycott for scheming with Iran
Qatar has come under a far-reaching boycott at the hands of the most powerful Arab governments for taking Iran’s side
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Bahrain
Getting Close to a Saudi-GCC Mechanism for Interaction with Israel
Rapid progress was registered this week in negotiations for the creation of the first formal framework for Saudi Arabia and
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King Abdullah Builds His Own Sunni Grouping to Counter Obama’s
The political instincts of Saudi King Abdullah, 90, who is dismissed by some American pundits as “past it” and “ailing,”
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Why Are Gulf Emirs So Ardently Wooing the Palestinians?
On the heels of the emir of Qatar, a high-ranking Bahraini delegation was scheduled to land in Hamas-ruled Gaza City
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Tehran Lets Bahrain Be, Goes after Saudi Arabia through Its Back Door – Yemen
The worsening Syrian civil war and purse-strings tightened by Western sanctions have produced unforeseen changes in Iran’s Gulf priorities: Tehran
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Saudi-Iranian Non-Aggression Pact Hangs on Crown Prince Visiting Tehran
The Saudi initiative for a non-aggression pact with Tehran, revealed exclusively by DEBKA-Net-Weekly 553 on Aug. 17 (The Saudis Tell
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Saudi King Abdullah Is Rebuffed by Oman and Qatar Rulers
Once again, the Saudi royal family was forced to shelve its long dream of a unified Arabian Gulf. For 31
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Iran to Annex Persian Gulf Islands, Key to Locking Strait of Hormuz
A law enacting Iran’s annexation of the Persian Gulf islands claimed by the United Arab Emirates is on its way
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Saudi reinforcements rushed to oil regions to quell machine-gun toting Shiites
Has the 11-month Arab revolt reached Saudi Arabia? Or been imported? This week saw weeks of simmering unrest in the
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Pakistan’s Flirtation with Iran Drives a Large Crack in Saudi Imperial Policies
Saudi King Abdullah is discovering that an independent imperial policy may not be all it is cracked up to be
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