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eign Policy The Gamble David Rothkopf Article 3. Al-Monitor How Will Hezbollah Respond To a Strike on Syria? By: An Al-Monitor Correspondent in Beirut Article 4. The Observer Jordan fears the worst as Syria conflict threatens to destabilise wider region Peter Beaumont Article 5. Project Syndi

ast week the country began distributing gas masks and deployed a large team of chemical warfare experts close to the border. According to sources, Saudi Arabia's defence readiness has been raised and leave for the armed forces cancelled. In Kuwait, lawmakers have asked their government to inform them about p

of al-Bisaria (with family in Ain EFTA00662924 el-Hilweh), was identified as a participant in the twin attacks on the Iranian Cultural Center in Beirut on February 19 that killed ten people. Naim Abbas, a Palestinian from Ain el-Hilweh and a high-ranking member of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades (an al

n, is inexplicable to the Saudis. This leads them to question whether the U.S. defines its interests in the region in a way that is compatible with Saudi Arabia's. EFTA00662921 None of this means that the Saudis will turn away from the United States; Saudi leaders know that only the U.S. can safeguard Saudi

de his bakery. Article 2. Spiegel Netanyahu's Extremely Risky Gamble Ulrike Putz<http://www.spiegel.de/extra/0,1518,632135,00.html> 11/15/2012 — Beirut -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hopi=g the offensive in the Gaza Strip wins his Likud party more votes in Janua=y's election. But th

nuclear Iran on the Middle East by confining his analysis to Israel, the =nited States and Iran. Missing are the inevitable and serious effects as S=udi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and other regional powers respond to the new sit=ation. Even so, Mr. Bracken's view is a powerful one. It holds little comfort for =

more of an Abdullah yes-man. The fiction that he was leading Saudi foreign intelligence was unsustainable after he suffered a stroke during the 2002 Beirut Arab summit. He is still alive, but confined to a wheelchair. Even if Bandar has regained some of his previous form, the troubles of the Middle Eas

nce chief. The kingdom may want minimal coverage and analysis of Bandar's appointment, but it is bound to be disappointed. Bandar used to be one of Saudi Arabia's flashiest diplomats, a longtime ambassador to the United States renowned for manipulating people and policy in the kingdom's favor, and sometimes al

in the League have recognized. SPIEGEL: How does Saudi Arabia's foreign minister explain that his country support

e to try, and we have to take seriously the human rights established by the UN, which all countries in the League have recognized. SPIEGEL: How does Saudi Arabia's foreign minister explain that his country supports the Syrian opposition, on the one hand, while at the same time sending troops to Bahrain? Elaraby

sts. To understand America’s current standing in the Arab world 10 years after 9/11, it’s instructive to visit Obros, a coffeehouse-cum-nightclub in Beirut. The place is a tribute to Kennedy-era “American kitsch,” and its 35-year-old proprietor Joulan El Aschkar displays a sophisticated touch, from Pierr