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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Bahrain
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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Tehran Is in Deficit. Sunnis Move in Everywhere
Iran's Islamic rulers have been blowing hot and cold over the Arab Revolt. They gravitate between hope, anxiety, disappointment and
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A Joint Saudi-Pakistani Venture Gives China a Foothold in the Gulf
The Obama administration has scarcely uttered a word about the takeover of Bahrain on March 14 by 3,000 Saudi and
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Iran squares off against Saudi Arabia over Bahrain’s annexation
The accord reached between Saudi King Abdullah and the Bahraini monarch Hamas bin Isa Al Khalifa for the oil island's
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Saudi Arabia Virtually Annexes Bahrain, Will Build a Missile-Naval Base opposite Iran
This week saw a milestone in Persian Gulf history. Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa assented to Saudi King
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The Shiite Guerilla War in Bahrain Has Begun
For Iran's Islamic rulers, Bahrain is not just a backyard but a lost territory which the Shah ceded in the
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Entry of Saudi Forces Fires up Middle East Sunni-Shiite Discord
The introduction of Saudi and other Arab Gulf armies into the Bahrain conflict added a new, ominous dimension to the
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