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From Saddam Hussein to Israel: How Iran's wars have divided a nation - analysis
After Iran engaged twice in the space of one year against Israel and the United States, the question of how Iranians respond to an external enemy has returned to the fore.
Can Kurdistan follow Israel's lead to become the Middle East's next Start-Up Nation? - analysis
Iraqi security forces target political ‘corruption’ in Baghdad Green Zone raids
On This Day: Palestinian terrorists attempt assassinating Israeli ambassador, prompting Lebanon War
Port crisis brings Iraq-Kuwait relations to new low
Sectarian undertones compound commercial worries, experts say; called "worst crisis between the two states since the Saddam era"
Syrian opposition says Assad fomenting sectarian strife
Activist says Syrians won't repeat mistakes made in neighboring Iraq, where fighting between Sunnis, Shi'ites broke out after the fall of Hussein.
Bombings kill 21 people in Iraqi city of Diwaniya
Suicide bomber, car bomb planted outside a governor's house in the central Iraqi city kill at least 21 people and injure more than 30.
Summertime and the Livin' Ain't Easy
Spring has turned to summer in the Middle East and it promises to be a long hot summer of strife
Analysis: Arab spring likely to leave oil firms unscathed
Some operations suspended in Libya; French oil major loses production at Yemen oil field, BP chief exec: "I wouldn't describe us as worried."
Arab World: The road to Damascus
Syria is unlikely to be the next Arab state to witness anti-government unrest.
Dudu Tassa and The Kuwaitys
On his new hit Arabic language album, rocker grandson Dudu Tassa is rejuvenating the Kuwaity brothers' music here.
Bumpy road to democracy
A US administration that has so far been sending out confusing signals, and an Egypt lacking a democratic tradition do not bode well for the future.
Column One: Israel and Arab democracy
Whether they are democrats or autocrats, we fully expect they will continue to hate us.
Ramat Gan residents have faced their share of blasts
First came the Scuds, then a mob bombing. Compared to that, hosting relatives fleeing the 2nd Lebanon War was a pleasure for Elizah Yosef.
