TOP 100 ARABIAN SITES
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| Turkey Goes From Pliable Ally to Thorn for U.S. Turkey has recently asserted a new approach in the Middle East, its words and methods as likely to provoke Washington as to advance its own interests. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iraqi Smugglers Blunt Sanctions Against Tehran Iraqi oil smugglers are blunting sanctions against Iran, undermining United States policy in region; hundreds of tankers carrying crude oil and refined products enter Iran every day through scenic mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, not only undercutting American sanctions but also worsening tensions with Iraqi government over how to divide country's oil profits; scale and organization of trade is raising concerns among American officials who fear that proceeds from sales could be flowing to corrupt ... query.nytimes.com |
Crackdown in Bahrain Hints of End to Reforms The country appears to be reconsidering its decade-long flirtation with reform following a rash of police detentions. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iraq Waits for a Government on a Long Vacation As they wait for a political deadlock to end, members of Parliament have been on vacation, with pay and benefits. nytimes.com |
The Lede: Reaction to the Release of U.S. Diplomatic Cables A Senator wants WikiLeaks shut down; front-page news in Pakistan; reverberations in the Arab world. feeds.nytimes.com |