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Iran
Pasdarans an Economic Powerhouse

A sudden increase in the economic clout of Iran's Revolutionary Guards (Pasdarans) has triggered the ire of the regular army and protests by a handful of lawmakers.

Subscribers only 06.07.2006

Palestine
Setback for Suleiman

General Omar Suleiman's decision on July 2 to cancel a visit to Gaza underscores the Egypt's loss of influence in the Palestinian territories.

Subscribers only 06.07.2006

Palestine
Muhammad K. Isa Islim

Appointed head of Force 7 by Mahmud Abbas on July [...]

Subscribers only 06.07.2006

Bulgaria, Israel
How Bulgarians and Israelis Deal with IEDs

Even though improvised explosive devices (IED) have become the major threat to troops in Iraq, only two systems to neutralize [...]

Subscribers only 22.06.2006

Iran, Syria
Syria as Iran's Bridge to the Med?

A defense pact between Iran and Syria could allow Iran to envisage extending its sphere of influence to the Mediterranean in a strategic arc including Iraq.

Subscribers only 22.06.2006

Iraq
Who's Who in Sunni Insurgency?

According to Egyptian intelligence, the Sunni insurgency in Iraq is maintaining its ties with "foreign" elements linked to Al Qaeda but is primarily headed by Iraqis.

Subscribers only 22.06.2006

Yemen | sanaa
Omar Saleh al Ahmar

Nephew of president Ali Abdallah Saleh, 37-year-old Omar Saleh al [...]

Subscribers only 22.06.2006

Egypt | Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt)
Deep Freeze Between Mubarak and Assad

Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak appears particularly peeved with his Syrian [...]

Subscribers only 22.06.2006

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia | Armaments
Riyadh lays down the new rules

Saudi Arabia’s king, Abdallah bin Abdulaziz, and his leading ministers are now persuaded that the huge amount of illicit money generated in the 1980s and 1990s by big armaments contracts became a major factor in the political destabilization of their [.

Subscribers only 08.06.2006

Lebanon | Beirut
Syria Back in Business

After pulling most of his agents out of Lebanon, general Assef Shawkat, head of Syrian military intelligence, has now set [...]

Subscribers only 08.06.2006

Iran | tehran
Who is Behind Minorities Uprising?

The U.S., British and Pakistani intelligence agencies are working to destabilize Tehran by fanning revolt among ethnic minorities on Iran's borders.

Subscribers only 08.06.2006

Syria | damascus
Maher and Assef Still Squaring Off

The two rivals for top dog position in Syria's security system, Maher al Assad and Assef Shawkat, who are respectively younger brother of the president and his brother-in-law, are still at one another's throats.

Subscribers only 08.06.2006

Bahrain | Manama
Abdulatif al Zayani

Head of Bahrain’s Public Security Force (PSF), general Abdulatif bin [...]

Subscribers only 08.06.2006

Palestine | gaza
Hamas' Two-Pronged Strategy

The attack against the head of Palestine's General Intelligence agency on May 20 and an abortive assault against the chief of the Preventive Security agency in Gaza were planned in Syria in early April with Iran's help.

Subscribers only 24.05.2006

Saudi Arabia | riyadh
Strong Push to Ties with Pakistan

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are stepping up their ties in intelligence, border surveillance and defense.

Subscribers only 24.05.2006

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
Mohammad bin Nayef

Son of Saudi Arabian interior minister Nayef bin Abdulaziz and [...]

Subscribers only 24.05.2006

Jordan
AMMAM - Iranians Seeking to Destabilize Throne?

Iran's operations in Iraq and increasingly in the Palestinian territories [...]

Subscribers only 24.05.2006

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
Prince Sultan in Paris?

Despite Jacques Chirac’s setback in Saudi Arabia in March (IOL [...]

Subscribers only 24.05.2006

Iraq | Baghdad
Ankara Looking for Work in Iraq

No less than 70 Turkish companies turned up to attend [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 24.05.2006

Iran, Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
A Saudi Overture Towards Iran?

A researcher at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International [...]

Subscribers only 11.05.2006

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All articles - Middle East

Iran
Pasdarans an Economic Powerhouse

Palestine
Setback for Suleiman

Palestine
Muhammad K. Isa Islim

Bulgaria, Israel
How Bulgarians and Israelis Deal with IEDs

Iran, Syria
Syria as Iran's Bridge to the Med?

Iraq
Who's Who in Sunni Insurgency?

Yemen | sanaa
Omar Saleh al Ahmar

Egypt | Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt)
Deep Freeze Between Mubarak and Assad

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia | Armaments
Riyadh lays down the new rules

Lebanon | Beirut
Syria Back in Business

Iran | tehran
Who is Behind Minorities Uprising?

Syria | damascus
Maher and Assef Still Squaring Off

Bahrain | Manama
Abdulatif al Zayani

Palestine | gaza
Hamas' Two-Pronged Strategy

Saudi Arabia | riyadh
Strong Push to Ties with Pakistan

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
Mohammad bin Nayef

Jordan
AMMAM - Iranians Seeking to Destabilize Throne?

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
Prince Sultan in Paris?

Iraq | Baghdad
Ankara Looking for Work in Iraq

Iran, Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
A Saudi Overture Towards Iran?

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Iran Pasdarans an Economic Powerhouse

Palestine Setback for Suleiman

Palestine Muhammad K. Isa Islim

Bulgaria, Israel How Bulgarians and Israelis Deal with IEDs

Iran, Syria Syria as Iran's Bridge to the Med?

Iraq Who's Who in Sunni Insurgency?

Yemen | sanaa Omar Saleh al Ahmar

Egypt | Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) Deep Freeze Between Mubarak and Assad

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia | Armaments Riyadh lays down the new rules

Lebanon | Beirut Syria Back in Business

Iran | tehran Who is Behind Minorities Uprising?

Syria | damascus Maher and Assef Still Squaring Off

Bahrain | Manama Abdulatif al Zayani

Palestine | gaza Hamas' Two-Pronged Strategy

Saudi Arabia | riyadh Strong Push to Ties with Pakistan

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh Mohammad bin Nayef

Jordan AMMAM - Iranians Seeking to Destabilize Throne?

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh Prince Sultan in Paris?

Iraq | Baghdad Ankara Looking for Work in Iraq

Iran, Saudi Arabia | Riyadh A Saudi Overture Towards Iran?

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Iran
Pasdarans an Economic Powerhouse

Palestine
Setback for Suleiman

Palestine
Muhammad K. Isa Islim

Bulgaria, Israel
How Bulgarians and Israelis Deal with IEDs

Iran, Syria
Syria as Iran's Bridge to the Med?

Iraq
Who's Who in Sunni Insurgency?

Yemen | sanaa
Omar Saleh al Ahmar

Egypt | Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt)
Deep Freeze Between Mubarak and Assad

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia | Armaments
Riyadh lays down the new rules

Lebanon | Beirut
Syria Back in Business

Iran | tehran
Who is Behind Minorities Uprising?

Syria | damascus
Maher and Assef Still Squaring Off

Bahrain | Manama
Abdulatif al Zayani

Palestine | gaza
Hamas' Two-Pronged Strategy

Saudi Arabia | riyadh
Strong Push to Ties with Pakistan

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
Mohammad bin Nayef

Jordan
AMMAM - Iranians Seeking to Destabilize Throne?

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
Prince Sultan in Paris?

Iraq | Baghdad
Ankara Looking for Work in Iraq

Iran, Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
A Saudi Overture Towards Iran?