Washington Speaks with Two Voices on Qatar Crisis. Doha’s Elders Take Charge
Three weeks into the Gulf dispute sparked by the decision of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE to impose
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Saudi-UAE Ultimatum to Qatar: Cut Ties with Iran, Muslim Brothers, Hamas
Shortly before US President Donald Trump’s epic meeting in Riyadh on May 21 with Arab and Muslim rulers, the Qatari
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Surprise Zigzag: Trump and Saudi King Agree to Test Iran on Détente – First
A string of contradictory events took place this week, posing puzzling questions about the motivations of the Trump administration and
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Emirates Broker Saudi-Egyptian Rift, Harness Cairo to Gulf Security
The Gulf emirates are bending every effort toward patching up the quarrel marring relations between King Salman of Saudi Arabia
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Western Focus on “Lone Wolves” Risks Missing Sophisticated Terror Networks
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant celebrated the first anniversary of the caliphate founded by the emir Abu
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ISIS “lone wolf” violence on global stage baffles Western authorities fighting terror
The US State Department said Friday, June 26, that there was no indication so far “on the tactical level” that
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ISIS “Ramadan operations” leave at least 211 dead in France, Tunisia and Mid East
Friday, June 26, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) demonstrated the broad scope of its brutal reach
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Saudis Fall out with Qatar, Oman and UAE at the Gulf Summit. Qaboos Is About to Quit the GCC
In a desperate blocking action at the GCC summit, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal is reported to have squashed
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Egyptian army’s financial coup: 12 billion petrodollars from Saudi, UAE, Kuwaiti fans
In a dazzling display of monetary muscle, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates poured $8 billion in a single
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Gulf begins mass expulsion of Lebanese Shiites over Hizballah’s role in Syria
Kuwait is the first Gulf emirate ready to act on the resolution of the recent Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in
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