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Arabs fear fallout of nuclear conflict

Posted by Matt in July 11th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Iran, Middle East, Nuclear, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Nervous Arab states fear a war in the Gulf but a nuclear-armed Iran is an even greater concern.
Iranian retaliation against oilfields, refineries and desalination plants in the Gulf, especially in eastern Saudi Arabia, is an obvious worry. Tehran has gone on the record as threatening to close the Straits of Hormuz, the choke point for [...]

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It’s nuclear power, not oil, that worries the Middle East

Posted by Matt in May 22nd, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Middle East, Nuclear, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The West might be alarmed at the prospect of the mullahs arming themselves with nuclear weapons, but it is the Arabs who are first in their direct line of fire.
Relations between Tehran and the Saudis have been strained ever since Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were implicated in the 1996 bombing of the US Marine base in [...]

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MIDEAST: Israel Prepares for Some Dire Scenarios

Posted by Matt in April 14th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Israel, War, , , ,

Salvo after salvo of missiles and rockets fired by Syria, Hezbollah and Gaza militants thudding into Israel’s major population centres. Hundreds dead. Thousands injured.
That’s the scenario Israel is preparing for, and it was the working assumption during the five-day civil defence drill conducted last week — the largest ever exercise of its kind in the [...]

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Israeli intel projects a one-month war with Syria

Posted by Matt in April 9th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Israel, Syria, War, , , , , , , , ,

Israel’s intelligence community has concluded that the next war would involve missiles and Hizbullah, last at least a month and include Syria.
The intelligence community has drafted a series of scenarios for Israel’s emergency services to prepare for future war. The scenarios envisioned the next war as including massive missile and rocket salvos, some of them [...]

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Understanding Arabs

Posted by Matt in March 24th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Middle East,

In her new book, Sandra Mackey uses the calamity that is Lebanon to provide some useful insights to the Arab world she knows well. Mirror of the Arab World is well worth reading with the caveat that Mackey has bought into the view that Israel does not have any right to exist. For her it [...]

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Arabs push through nuclear vote against Israel

Posted by Matt in September 20th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Israel, Middle East, Nuclear, , , ,

VIENNA (AFP) — Arab states on Thursday pushed through a resolution at the UN atomic agency clearly aimed at Israel, calling for a Middle East free of nuclear weapons.
The UN watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted an Egyptian-sponsored resolution on a nuclear weapons-free-zone in the Middle East with Israel and the US voting against [...]

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Gulf Arabs pursue nuclear plans with Riyadh talks

Posted by Matt in May 22nd, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Middle East, Nuclear, , , , , ,

RIYADH (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states began working on feasibility studies for a joint nuclear program on Monday and a leading Gulf official said they were set on pursuing atomic energy for peaceful purposes only.
“The promising future of nuclear energy in electricity generation and desalination can make it a source for meeting increasing needs,” Gulf [...]

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Russia and the Arabs: A historic comeback?

Posted by Matt in May 13th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Middle East, Russia, , ,

Russia is also the Great Power with the most open lines of communications with Syria, Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas, all sworn foes of the Bush White House. Russia hosted Khalid Meshal in Moscow in defiance of both the US and the EU, who view Hamas as a terrorist organisation. Moscow built the Bushehr nuclear reactor, [...]

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Are the Arabs already extinct?

Posted by Matt in May 7th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Middle East, ,

“We [Arabs] have become extinct,” said Syrian poet Adonis in a March 11 Dubai television interview transcribed by the Israeli media monitor MEMRI, [1] but ignored by the mainstream Western media. The prognosis by Adonis, the only Arabic writer on the Nobel Prize short list, for the Arab prospect has become more bleak over the [...]

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Is France Cooling Toward Its Arab Friends?

Posted by Matt in April 18th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Europe, Middle East, , , ,

PARIS: France is often described as having a special relationship with the Arab world. Paris is widely seen as the Western advocate for Arab people. But that could change with election of a new president in May.
Some people summarize the French Arab policy as being a “weapons for oil” policy.
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France Faces the Future
As [...]

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Saudi Arabia: Young and Restless

Posted by Matt in April 18th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Demographics, Middle East, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Saudi Arabia’s baby boomers, born after the 1973 oil embargo, are redefining the kingdom’s relationship with the modern world .
Scented smoke from dozens of water pipes mingled with Lebanese pop music at Al-Nakheel, a seaside restaurant in the Red Sea port of Jeddah. Saudi men in white robes and women in black abayas, their head [...]

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Seven Pillars of Middle East Reality

Posted by Matt in April 10th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Israel, Middle East, , , , , , , ,

1. Arab leaders have no interest in genuine peace with Israel.
2. Israeli-Arab peace will come on the Arabs’ timetable.
3. All minorities living within the Arab world are under siege.
4. The Arab world is not about to make an exception for the Jews.
5. Arab regimes also demonize non-Muslim and non-Arab peoples living beyond the Arab [...]

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Why Arabs Lost Past Glories

Posted by Matt in April 7th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Middle East, , ,

Why are the Arabs so low in so many measurements? Even before the dissolution of the Ottoman Caliphate in the beginning of the 20th century, we went down a slope that took us to where we stand today — at the bottom of the achievement ladder. Collectively, we contribute less than most nations to world [...]

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A Saudi Desert Fox

Posted by Matt in April 1st, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Middle East, U.S., , , , , , , ,

King Abdullah brushes aside the United States and seeks to take the lead in a strife-torn Middle East.
Yet now, say senior Saudi princes and members of the government, Abdullah has grown so angry and “emotional” about the disasters confronting the region that he’s decided to take on a new role. No longer will Saudi Arabia [...]

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China’s footprint in Pakistan

Posted by Matt in April 1st, 2007 | no comment 
Published in China, Military, Pakistan, , , , , , ,

A new port is a boon locally, a potential military asset for Beijing and a worry to the U.S.
GWADAR, PAKISTAN — Along a scenic beach where fishermen mend their nets by hand, an endless row of storefronts stretches into the distance, all selling the same thing. Not sunscreen, umbrellas or cold drinks. Land.
Never mind that [...]

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Arab leaders warn of nuclear arms race

Posted by Matt in March 30th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Israel, Middle East, , , , , , , , , , ,

Riyadh summit concludes with dire warning, backing for Mideast peace plan.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - An Arab summit ended in Saudi Arabia on Thursday with endorsement for an Arab land-for-peace proposal with Israel and a warning about a possible nuclear arms race in the region.
“We affirm a just and comprehensive peace as a strategic option for [...]

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Accept peace plan or face war, Israel told

Posted by Matt in March 28th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Israel, Middle East, War, , , , , , , , , , ,

The “lords of war” will decide Israel’s future if it rejects a blueprint for peace crafted by the entire Arab world, Saudi Arabia’s veteran foreign minister warned yesterday.
As leaders began gathering in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, for today’s summit of the Arab League, Prince Saud al-Faisal told The Daily Telegraph that the Middle East risks [...]

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