Iran threatens to hit Saudi, Abu Dhabi and Dubai air and sea ports, ships more missiles to Yemeni Houthis
Military tensions rise in the Gulf region amid Iranian threats and supplies of extended-range missiles to the Yemeni insurgents. Tehran
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Ahmad Shafik and the UAE Engineer the Egyptian Uprising
The location of Egypt’s Tamarod uprising headquarters offers a window on the forces pulling the strings behind it the popular,
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Two Scandals Shaking Israel’s Government Intersect in the Oil Emirate
Two intersecting scandals are rocking Israel and its governing bodies. One has arisen from the loquacity of the once taciturn
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Washington Chops the Ofer Brothers for Fishing in its Gulf Waters
In the fond belief that the eviction of Israel's security and intelligence presence from the Gulf emirates at the end
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France mulls following UK punishment for Israel over Dubai passports
debkafile's sources quote a senior French official as disclosing that President Nicolas Sarkozy is will decide in the coming hours
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DEBKAfile: Dubai police claim of DNA and fingerprints is not credible
Dubai's police chief Dhahi Khalfan said Friday, Feb. 26, that DNA and fingerprint evidence of at least one of the
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The Hamas Death in Dubai Achieved Its Goals
Hamas senior operative Mahmoud al-Mabhouh's death in Dubai on January 19 had three objectives, all of which were attained: 1.
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EU anti-terror chiefs: Mabhouh furor may jeopardize our operations
While set to condemn the death of Hamas commander', smuggler and kidnapper Mahmoud al Mabhouh in Dubai on Jan. 19
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Iran May Lose Its Back Door for Beating Sanctions
Dubai's financial meltdown has enormous political and military potential for turning around a major international crisis, DEBKA-Net-Weekly's Gulf sources report.
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