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Hezbollah
Hariri attacks Hezbollah as political crisis in Lebanon deepens
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Syria
Syria stonewalls on site IAEA wants to see: sources
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Egypt
Egypt – Pipeline fire erupts, disrupting gas flow to Jordan and sending warning to Israel
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Egypt
Arab world built colleges, but not jobs
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Maliki: Iran, Syria are arming Iraqi terror groups
In 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Malik accused both Iran and Syria of arming terror groups operating inside Iraq. Now AFP has the story, via the Wikileaks cables: Maliki’s comments to then-US ambassador to Baghdad Christopher Hill came in the midst of a year-long diplomatic row with Damascus that prompted both Iraq and Syria to withdraw their respective ambassadors, while US officials have long alleged that Iran backs militia groups operating inside Iraq. “Iran and Syria have both been providing weapons — including “Strela” (SA-7B) shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles — to insurgent groups within Iraq,” Maliki told Hill in a…
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Egypt
Turmoil heartens US foes
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Algeria
Spirit of Egypt protest spreads to Yemen, Algeria and Syria
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Egypt
Six countries in the Arab world where ‘winds of change’ are blowing
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WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks: tension in the Middle East and Asia has ‘direct potential’ to lead to nuclear war
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Egypt
Egypt, Jordan, and the Arab world’s ‘watershed’ moment
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Al Qaeda
Syria strongman: Time for ‘reform’
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Hezbollah
Protests as Hezbollah poised to form Lebanon government
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah, allies to nominate new Lebanon premier
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Competing interests: The United States, Iraq, and Iraq’s neighbors
On December 5, The New York Times noted that while “Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was a regional menace that sent shudders through its neighbors,” today Iraq finds it difficult to restrain the ambitions of countries that share its borders — particularly as the US prepares to withdraw. The Times notes that this meddling by Iraq’s neighbors “threatens to aggravate the sectarian divisions in the country and undermine efforts by Iraq’s leaders to get beyond bitter rivalries and build a stable government.” As the US steps down and other countries step up, it is important to understand their intentions. What grand strategies…
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Hezbollah
In Lebanon, Hezbollah gets support of Druze leader
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Hezbollah
Hariri tribunal: Saudi Arabia quits Lebanon mediation
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Hezbollah
Lebanon shows shift of influence in Mideast
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Hezbollah
Beirut tense but calm after UN prosecutor files indictment
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Al Qaeda suicide bomber kills over 40 police recruits in central Iraq
The suicide bomber detonated his vest among 300 Iraqis lining up to join the police in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit.
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Hezbollah
Talks on new Lebanon government to start Monday
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Hezbollah
Lebanese government is a step from collapse
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Iran
Only a threat of force will halt Iran nukes: Israel
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Hezbollah
A new ambassador to Syria, but little hope of change
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Syria
Syria encouraged anti-cartoon protest: US cables
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Suicide assault team kills Mosul emergency police chief
The commander of the 1st Emergency Battalion in Mosul had been targeted by al Qaeda on five other occasions. He had recently killed al Qaeda’s top leader in the city.
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Malaysia
Malaysia colleges a hotbed for militant recruiting
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Afghanistan
On the trail of weapons smugglers
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Hezbollah
Wikileaks: Syria accused of supplying SCUD missiles to Hezbollah
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
More foreign fighters seen slipping back into Iraq
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Israel
A resurgent Syria alarms US, Israel
