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A demonstrator adjusts an anti-U.S. President Barack Obama poster which is seen next the defaced U.S. government emblem on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy during a demonstration on the anniversary of freezing Iran-U.S. diplomatic ties, in Tehran, on Thursday April, 9, 2009. The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and subsequent hostage taking at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
Iran   Photos   US   United Nations   Wikipedia: Sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly  
Ahmadinejad/Obama at UN: Statesmanship & Political Pandering
Monday, 3 October 2011, 10:55 am | Column: Franklin Lamb | Ahmadinejad and Obama at the UN: Of Statesmanship and Political Pandering… | | Beirut, Lebanon | September 28, 2011 | For westerners, ... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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In this image made available by Emirates News Agency, WAM, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, right, talks with Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani during the 31st Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC summit in Abu Dhabi, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010.
Iraq   Photos   Political   Wikipedia: Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf   jordan  
Expanding GCC membership: The positive outlook
Since the beginning of Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) existence, a number of countries have expressed an interest in joining the GCC. Iraq, Yemen, and now Jordan and Morocco are candidates for inclu... (photo: AP / WAM-HO)
Khaleej Times
U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq, April 21, 2011. Iraq's Maliki warns over Syrian sectarian turmoil
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki warned of regional fallout should protests in neighboring Syria escalate into sectarian violence or force a change in government along sectar... (photo: US Navy / MCS1 Chad J. McNeeley) KDVR
Iraq   Photos   Protests   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011 Syrian uprising  
File - An Egyptian anti-Mubarak protester demonstrates during a protest outside the police academy in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug.3, 2011 Is the world too big to fail?
| The democracy uprising in the Arab world has been a spectacular display of courage, dedication, and commitment by popular forces - coinciding, fortuitously, with a remarkable uprising of tens of tho... (photo: WN) Al Jazeera
Arab World   Democracy   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Arab Spring  
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 U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lawrence Reents and Airman 1st Class Sean Stanton perform a walking patrol near an F-16 Fighting Falcon hazardous aircraft shelter, Feb. 16, 2007, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Balad security forces patrol the airfield to gain a clos Iraq signs deal to buy 18 F-16 warplanes
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has signed a contract to buy 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 warplanes to bolster its air force, an adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Mo... (photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth ) The Star
Iraq   Photos   US   Warplane   Wikipedia: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon  
Security forces stand guard at the scene of a bomb attack in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 More Iraq attacks may stir up sectarian strife
| BAGHDAD - A series of bomb blasts ripped through one of the holiest cities in Shiite Islam on Sunday, killing at least 10 people in a community still reeling from a dea... (photo: AP / Ahmed al-Husseini) Seattle Times
Death   Iraq   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency  
Iraqi army (IA) soldiers demonstrate tactical battle drills to an audience of high ranking U.S. Army, IA, and national police officials on the one year anniversary of the IA's 1st Brigade, 9th Armored Division at Al Rasheed Camp, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholas Hernandez) (Released) Iraqi police: Bombs kill 5 in Baghdad
| SAMEER N. YACOUB | Associated Press= BAGHDAD, (AP) — Iraqi officials say five people have been killed in a series of blasts in western Baghdad. | Police officials say... (photo: US Army / Nicholas Hernandez) The Guardian
Baghdad   Iraqi   Photos   Political   Wikipedia: Iraqi Police  
A Century of Palestinian Rejectionism A Century of Palestinian Rejectionism
| Casual observers of Middle Eastern politics must be somewhat confused by reports that the West Bank Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, currently in the 81st month of his... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Real Clear Politics
Gaza   Mideast   Palestine   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Gaza Strip  
American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Josh Fattal, center, and Sarah Shourd stand prior to meeting with their mothers at the Esteghlal hotel in Tehran, Friday, May 21, 2010. Iran releases American 'spy' hikers after two years in prison
| Two Americans convicted of espionage in Iran and given long prison sentences finally flew out of the country yesterday after prolonged negotiations. | Shane Bauer and J... (photo: AP / Press TV) The Independent
Detention   Iran   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 20092011 detention of Americans by Iran  
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen speaks to Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines during a visit to Camp Leatherneck. Mullen says troop total in Iraq to drop sharply
| WASHINGTON — The number of American troops in Iraq will fall to roughly 40,000 by the end of this month as the U.S. winds down the war, U.S. military officials said Tue... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan David Chandler) Nashville Tennessean
Iraq   Photos   Troops   Washington   Wikipedia: Iraq War  
U.S. President Barack Obama, right, speaks while U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton listens during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 Politics in 60 Seconds: What You Need To Know Right Now
| Good Monday Morning. Here's what you need to know: President Barack Obama will introduce his fourth deficit plan off the year, this time including $1.5 trillion in... (photo: AP / Andy Wong) Business Insider
Economy   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: American Jobs Act  
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace former Sen. George Mitchell, right, meet in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Clinton is in the region for Mideast peace talks Radical Middle East States and U.S. Policy
| Format: Softcover, 61 Pages | ISBN: 0-944029-22-1 | Published: 1993 | Price: $8.00 | The challenge posed to the United States by the radical regimes in the Middle East ... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon, Pool) The Washington Institute
Middle East   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: List of Middle East peace proposals  
U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Platoon Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Forward Operating Base Camp Al Qaim, Iraq. Putting the 'illegal Iraq war' claim to rest
| Contrary to allegations of choice, the United Nations and Congress mandated the Iraq war, which began in 1991, not 2003. | After Saddam Hussein’s forces were expe... (photo: US Navy / Lance Cpl. Christopher G. Graham) The Washington Times
Congress   Iraq   Photos   War   Wikipedia: 2003 invasion of Iraq  
An Iraqi man inspects a destroyed liquor store after a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 28, 2011. Iraq violence kills more than 20, injures dozens
| Baghdad -- | More than 20 people were killed and scores more injured Wednesday in a series of attacks across Iraq, continuing a week of sectarian violence that prompted... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim) San Fransisco Chronicle
Death   Iraq   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency  
War Human Rights
Ghosts of war still haunt Iraq war veteran struggling with P
A reporter in Libya wonders about lessons of war
A reporter in Libya wonders about lessons of war
A reporter in Libya wonders about lessons of war
File - An Egyptian anti-Mubarak protester demonstrates during a protest outside the police academy in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug.3, 2011
Is the world too big to fail?
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4 killed in Iraqi hostage standoff
Car bomb kills 17 at Shiite mosque in Iraq
The Arab Spring's unintended consequences
Syrian uprising showing signs of armed rebellion
 Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007 at Ash-Shaeb presidential palace in Damascus. Talabani flew in Damascus earlier in the day. His visit to Syria is the first by an Iraqi president in
Syrian uprising showing signs of armed rebellion
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Kuridistan Oil
Preparing for Peace in Turkey
Syrian forces raid town, Assad's foes unite
Bashar al-Assad opponents unite to form council
US hikers' lawyer not arrested but barred from leaving I
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center top, greets lawmakers before his speech at the Parliament in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Syria's president has blamed the wave of protests against his authoritarian rule on
Syrian lawmaker criticizes opposition council
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Iraq expects to pump oil from new Gulf terminal Jan 1
Iraq needs lower oil output target, official says
Iraq alters oil law draft to erode Kurdish powers
Exclusive: Iraq alters oil law draft to erode Kurdish powers
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Iraq - UN Relations Arabic Headlines
UN official condemns deadly bomb blasts in Iraqi city
Private Security Contractors Threaten Human Rights - UN
Putting the 'illegal Iraq war' claim to rest
Outsourcing to private security contractors threatens rights
U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Platoon Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Forward Operating Base Camp Al Qaim, Iraq.
Putting the 'illegal Iraq war' claim to rest
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Ban Cites 'Often Inspiring' Arab Spring at Governanc
Michele Bachmann Blames Obama for Arab Spring
Languages from Arabic to Zapotec
Indo-Arab council organising conventions
In this image released by the Tunisian Presidency office, showing Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 2nd left, as he visits Mohamed Bouazizi, the young man from Sidi Bouzid who set fire to himself before being rescued and taken to intensive care at the Ben Arous Burn and Trauma Centre, in Tunis, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. Unemployed 26-year old man Mohamed Bouazizi tried to commit suicide on Dec. 17, an event which triggered many days of violent protests against the high rate of youth unemployment.
Arab bloggers discuss democracy in Tunis
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