TOP 100 ARABIAN SITES
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| Iran's Release of Academic Puts Spotlight on French-Syrian Ties France’s efforts to win the freedom of a researcher who was arrested in Iran on July 1 have underscored its readiness to see Syria in a regional mediation role. feeds.nytimes.com |
Warmer U.S.-Russia Relations May Yield Little in Action Toward Iran Russia, a neighbor of Iran, is far more intertwined with it geopolitically than any other world power, and has more concerns about upsetting relations. nytimes.com |
At Fort Hood, Some Violence Is Too Familiar For many, last week’s carnage was another blow in an area that has been beset by violence since the Iraq and Afghanistan wars began. nytimes.com |
Jordan’s King Remakes His Government King Abdullah II has dismissed the prime minister and replaced him with a palace aide and loyalist, dissolved Parliament and postponed legislative elections. feeds.nytimes.com |
For Israel, Bumps on Path to Economic Club Israel’s secretive weapons trade, its drug industry and occupation of Arab lands is raising last-minute questions in the final stages of its accession to the OECD. feeds.nytimes.com |