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Democratization
Title Author Publication & Date
Democracy: history not destiny
Rein Müllerson Open Democracy
November 28, 2008
Democracy support: where now?
Vidar Helgesen Open Democracy
November 17, 2008
Arab leaders deliberate on democracy
AFP The Peninsula
October 20, 2008
Does 'Islamic Democracy' Exist?
Daniel Steinvorth and Bernhard Zand Der Spiegel
September 11, 2008
Democracy's dilemma
Dina Ezzat Al Ahram
May 15, 2008
Kuwaitis debate democracy future ahead of polls
Omar Hasan ME Online
May 5, 2008
The US Democracy Gap in the Arab World
Rami G. Khouri ME Online
April 21, 2008
The politics of elections and the universal ideals of democracy
Iqbal Siddiqui Media Monitors Network
April 10, 2008
Democracy and Mideast headcount
MET staff ME Times
April 7, 2008
Gulf citizens 'must have a greater political voice'
Wissam Keyrouz ME Online
April 3, 2008
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Economic/Business
Title Author Publication & Date
Oil may fall to single digit, warns economist
Mahmood Rafique Arab News
December 3, 2008
Saudi exports to GCC region grow
Abdul Rahman Shaheen Gulf News
December 2, 2008
Saudi Targets "Fair" Oil Price at $75
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
November 30, 2008
Gulf to eye MENA and China with $430bn capital: Saudi bank
Reuters Peninsula
November 27, 2008
OPEC's Consultations in Cairo
Randa Takieddine Al-Hayat
November 26, 2008
Regulatory mechanism sought for financial sector
Mahmood Rafique Arab News
November 24, 2008
America’s Attitude towards Islamic Finance
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
November 23, 2008
Oil prices: The great unknown
Editorial Arab News
November 21, 2008
Israel unveils $5.4 billion stimulus package
Agence France Presse Daily Star
November 20, 2008
Will it hit home
Mayank Singh and Akshay Bhatnagar Oman Economic Review
November 19, 2008
Gulf stocks mixed as Saudi market hits 55-month low
Agence France Presse Daily Star
November 19, 2008
Dow Jones Indexes Launches The First Islamic Market Index For Asean Countries
ME Forex staff ME Forex
November 18, 2008
Shekel resists as Israel defies crisis
Agencies Hurriyet (Tk)
November 18, 2008
Saudi Arabia Not Mulling More Cash for IMF: Minister
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
November 17, 2008
Saudi Arabia has ample warchest for spending, says top banker
Reuters The Peninsula
November 17, 2008
Gulf stocks mixed after days of bleeding
Agence France Presse Khaleej Times
November 17, 2008
Saudi Arabia bucks trend as Gulf markets keep tumbling
Agence France Presse Daily Star
November 14, 2008
Lebanon Central bank chief Salameh issues call for Arab monetary union
Daily Star staff Daily Star
November 13, 2008
Ending oil volatility
Hussein Abdallah Al Ahram
November 10, 2008
Saudi Aramco to Cut Oil Supplies to Asia in December
Nesa Subrahmaniyan and Christian Schmollinger Bloomberg
November 10, 2008
Western 'Interest' in Islam's Banking
Akram Belkaïd ME Online
November 7, 2008
Shariaa Investment Criteria Proven Effective
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
November 5, 2008
Economic crisis will not affect Saudi economy severely
Kuwait News Agency staff Kuwait News Agency
November 3, 2008
How Serious is the Threat to Oil?
Patrick Seale Al-Hayat
October 31, 2008
Islamic finance panacea for global crisis: Chapra
P.K. Abdul Ghafour Arab News
October 23, 2008
International Oil Companies Return to Iraq
Walid Khadduri Al Hayat
October 20, 2008
Arab stock markets except Saudi fall
ME Online staff ME Online
October 16, 2008
Some Gulf Sharia Banks Seen at Peril
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
October 14, 2008
Arab economies ill-prepared for global shocks
Agencies Gulf News
October 10, 2008
The Mortgage Crisis: An Islamic View
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
October 9, 2008
Arab markets continue to dive
Agencies Al Jazeera
October 8, 2008
Global Competitiveness Report Lauds Gulf Countries, Some Mideast Economies Do Badly
John Zarocostas ME Times
October 8, 2008
Gulf may need over $35b to finance power projects
Shakir Husain Gulf News
October 7, 2008
'It's a panic:' Saudi stock market tumbles into two-day rout across Gulf
Omar Hasan Daily Star
October 7, 2008
Israeli stocks down for a second day amid global turmoil
AFP ME Times
October 6, 2008
Gulf stocks dive on global ‘uncertainty’
Arab Times Arab Times
October 6, 2008
Credit crisis likely to help Islamic finance products
Emirates Business Emirates Business
October 6, 2008
Gulf stocks hit amid global crisis
Agencies Al Jazeera
October 5, 2008
Iran sees foreign interest in telecoms sale
Gulf Today Gulf Today
October 2, 2008
Iran central bank governor to inject $ 15bn into system
Gulf Times Gulf Times
September 30, 2008
Iraq: Record Inflation
Walid Khadduri Al Hayat
September 29, 2008
Iran's Food Prices Surge Nearly 50% in September
AFP Asharq Alawsat
September 29, 2008
Islamic Banking and Decisive Cooperation
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
September 22, 2008
Saudi inflation eases in August
The Peninsula staff The Peninsula
September 19, 2008
The National Commercial Bank and Islamic Banking
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
September 16, 2008
Iraq to host fair for oil giants
KUNA Kuwait News Agency
September 15, 2008
Saudi Arabia: Conflicting Fatwas Confusing Investors
Walid Khadduri Al-Hayat
September 8, 2008
Saudi Arabia: Conflicting Fatwas Confusing Investors
Fatah al Rahman Yusuf Asharq Alawsat
September 7, 2008
Iran's inflation tops 27%
Agence France-Presse Gulf in the Media
September 7, 2008
Islamic Bond Decree Cripples Sukuk, Imperils Projects
Haris Anwar bloomberg
September 5, 2008
Petrodollars propel Abu Dhabi onto world map
Agencies ME Online
September 5, 2008
Saudi pumps oil from giant new field
Reuters Gulf in the Media
September 4, 2008
Iran Sees Oil Oversupply, Frets Over Price Fall
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
September 2, 2008
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General U.S. Policy
Title Author Publication & Date
The Two Faces of the Bush Administration
ME Times Editorial ME Times
November 28, 2008
Obama's great foreign policy challenge
Robert Fox The Guardian
November 26, 2008
2025: the end of US dominance
Julian Borger The Guardian
November 21, 2008
Unleashing Israel's Doves
ME Times Editorial ME Times
November 19, 2008
Democracy support: where now?
Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa Vidar Helgesen
November 17, 2008
US coaches Arab overtures to Iraq
Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa Asia Times
November 12, 2008
Nasrallah expects no change in US foreign policy
AFP Jordan Times
November 12, 2008
Europe puts Middle East at top of wish-list for new US foreign policy
Ian Traynor The Guardian
November 12, 2008
'Syria will restrain Hezbollah and Hamas if Obama shifts U.S. policy'
Yoav Stern Haaretz
November 7, 2008
Gulf Arabs hail election of Obama
ME Online staff ME Online
November 5, 2008
Livni: Israel expects strong U.S. friendship to continue under Obama
Haaertz Service and News Agencies Haaretz
November 5, 2008
Mideast hails Obama win amid mixed expectations of change
Jay Deshmukh Zawya
November 5, 2008
Arab commentators want to be able to admire America again
Zvi Bar'el Haaretz
November 5, 2008
Middle East Challenges for U.S. President
Agencies Asharq Alawsat
November 5, 2008
Crossing the line
Bassel Oudat Al Ahram
November 4, 2008
Quandt: ‘U.S. must accept reality it has helped create’
Ali Hosseini NIAC
November 3, 2008
A New Era for America in the Middle East
Ben Fishman Al Hayat
November 1, 2008
First Steps toward Restoring American Leadership: Legality Matters
Jeffrey Laurenti The Century Foundation
October 30, 2008
Iran Policy Now Seen Linked To Meltdown
James D. Besser The Jewish Week
October 21, 2008
Arabs favour reforms without foreign pressure
Samir Salama Gulf News
October 20, 2008
Moving Towards a 'Grand Bargain'
Jim Lobe IPS News
October 18, 2008
A mad scramble over Afghanistan
M K Bhadrakumar Asia Times
October 14, 2008
Talking with the Taliban
Michael Shank The Guardian
October 13, 2008
Afghan talks widen US-UK rift
Gareth Porter Asia Times
October 10, 2008
Afghanistan: the dynamic and the risk
Paul Rogers Open Democracy
October 9, 2008
US reviews isolation policy on Syria as Bush's reign draws to a close
Reuters Gulf News
October 7, 2008
Lebanon, US set up joint military commission
AP Jerusalem Post
October 7, 2008
'New thinking' needs new direction
Mary Kaldor Open Democracy
September 26, 2008
Financial Crisis Likely to Further Erode U.S. Influence
Jim Lobe IPS News
September 25, 2008
The Pentagon's cubicle mercenaries
Frida Berrigan Asia Times
September 16, 2008
US agrees to sell Israel bunker-busters
Agencies Arab News
September 15, 2008
Scepticism rages over 9/11 perpetrators
Jumana Al Tamimi Gulf News
September 12, 2008
Israel tells businessmen to stop visiting Georgia
The Associated Press Haaretz
September 10, 2008
US army suicide rate to hit new high
Agencies ME Online
September 7, 2008
Iraq, Iran, China: the emerging axis
Paul Rogers Open Democracy
September 4, 2008
Syria takes full advantage of US-Russia discord
Nicholas Blanford Gulf News
August 28, 2008
Iran Could Reap Benefits of U.S.-Russian Tensions
Jim Lobe IPS News
August 27, 2008
Pakistan Lessons: The Limits of Military Power
Editorial ME Times
August 22, 2008
How Far Can Power Stretch?
Editorial ME Times
August 20, 2008
U.S., Israel Part Ways On Georgia Conflict
Larry Cohler-Esses The Jewish Week
August 19, 2008
Nation-Building and Counterinsurgency after Iraq
James Dobbins The Century Foundation
August 18, 2008
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Global War on Terror
Title Author Publication & Date
Jordan and EU launch joint anti-terrorism project
DPA Haaretz
December 3, 2008
Pakistan refuses to hand over terror suspects to India
DPA Khaleej Times
December 2, 2008
Fateh Islam in India?
Abdullah Iskandar Al Hayat
December 1, 2008
Is Al-Qaida behind the Mumbai terror attacks?
Yossi Melman Haaretz
November 28, 2008
'The Most Dangerous Woman in the World'
Juliane von Mittelstaedt Der Spiegel
November 27, 2008
Pakistan's other war
Graham Usher Al Ahram
November 25, 2008
Taliban not talking peace: Interview with Mullah Mohammad Hasan Rahmani
Syed Saleem Shahzad Asia Times
November 24, 2008
The Neo-Zarqawists: Divisions Emerge between Jordan’s Salafist Militants
Murad Batal Al-shishani The Jamestown Foundation
November 22, 2008
Al-Qaeda can use banned militant outfits for terrorist acts: Rehman Malik
The News staff The News (Pk)
November 21, 2008
Secret Guantanamo camp opened to defence lawyers
Agencies The Dawn
November 21, 2008
Iraq’s gift to Afghanistan
Paul Rogers Open Democracy
November 20, 2008
Former Al-Qaeda Ideologue Exposes Al Zawahiri
Mohammed Abu Shamaa Asharq Alawsat
November 19, 2008
An old army in a new war
Jason Burke The Guardian
November 18, 2008
Karzai promises security to Omar for peace talks
Dawn staff Dawn (Pk)
November 17, 2008
On the front line in war on Pakistan's Taliban
Jason Burke Jason Burke
November 16, 2008
Taliban Kill Mullah Critical of Suicide Attacks
AP Asharq Alawsat
November 14, 2008
Kerala Muslims vow to combat terrorism
Mohammed Ashraf Arab News
November 14, 2008
Pakistan suffered loss of $34bn in war on terror: Qureshi
Masood Haider The Dawn
November 13, 2008
UK Defence chief will resist any US call to send more troops to Afghanistan
Richard Norton-Taylor The Guardian
November 10, 2008
Talking to the Taliban
Graham Usher Al Ahram
November 10, 2008
Seven pointless years in Afghanistan
Robert Skidelsky The Guardian
November 9, 2008
Christian, Muslim leaders vow to combat terror
Reuters Jordan Times
November 6, 2008
Taliban lift daytime phone ban in Afghan province
Reuters Turkish Daily News
November 5, 2008
Getting Pakistan Out of the Grip of Extremism
Saida Qureshi ME Times
November 5, 2008
Need for review of US anti-terror policy in Pakistan
Khalid Aziz The News (Pk)
November 4, 2008
Taliban forces advance across 'valley of terror'
Omar Waraich The Independent
November 4, 2008
Are More Cross-Border Attacks on the Way?
Cordula Meyer and Bernhard Zand Der Spiegel
November 3, 2008
Pakistanis give Gen. Petraeus an earful on his first visit
Saeed Shah McClatchy Newspapers
November 3, 2008
Is al-Qaeda Seeking Allies in Latin America?
Murad Al-shishani Jamestown Foundation
October 30, 2008
Pakistan: Call for urgent review of war on terror: Joint session adopts resolution
Ahmed Hassan Dawn (Pk)
October 23, 2008
Jihadis Recommend Internet Guerrilla Warfare in Response to Hacking of Islamist Websites
Abdul Hameed Bakier The Jamestown Foundation
October 23, 2008
Cyber-attack theory as al-Qaida websites close
Ian Black The Guardian
October 22, 2008
Former Al-Qaida Emir in Crosshairs
Richard Tomkins ME Times
October 22, 2008
Al-Qaida-linked site backs McCain
Pamela Hess Canoe News
October 22, 2008
Al Qaida's reach reduced - analyst
Rayeesa Absal Gulf News
October 21, 2008
Afghan money helping terrorists in Fata: Zardari
The News staff The News (Pk)
October 20, 2008
What started as the road to recovery has turned into a highway of terror in Afghanistan
James Palmer Guardian
October 20, 2008
Terror trials begin today
P.K. Abdul Ghafour Arab News
October 20, 2008
100 feared dead in Swat aerial blitz
Delawar Jan & Musa Khankhel The News (Pk)
October 20, 2008
Major offensive in Bajaur likely: Taliban ‘ready for talks’
Anwarullah Khan Dawn
October 16, 2008
British government minister warns major terror threat is rising
Meera Selva Canoe News
October 16, 2008
Defections hit Afghan forces
Agencies Al Jazeera
October 15, 2008
'You may have the watches, but we have the time'
John D McHugh The Guardian
October 14, 2008
Fatah Al-Islam ‘wanted revenge’
AFP Arab News
October 14, 2008
No easy ride
Abdallah El-Ashaal Al Ahram
October 13, 2008
From Germany to Guantanamo: The Career of Prisoner No. 760
SPIEGEL Staff Der Spiegel
October 10, 2008
WAR ON TERROR: The Way Forward For Pakistan
Lieutenant General Hamid Nawaz Khan Asharq Alawsat
October 9, 2008
'There Will Be No Lasting Peace without the Taliban'
Josh Ward Der Spiegel
October 8, 2008
Report says Britain believes dictatorship is only solution in Afghanistan
David Stringer Canoe News
October 7, 2008
Afghan war cannot be won: UN
Jonathan Burch Arab News
October 7, 2008
Taliban ‘upset’ at missile hit
Agencies The News (Pk)
October 6, 2008
UK commander backs Taliban talks
Al Jazeera staff Al Jazeera
October 6, 2008
Can King David bring order to the mountains of Afghanistan?
Michael Evans Times Online
October 6, 2008
The fallout of terror
Gulf News staff Gulf News
October 3, 2008
Fighting Terrorism: A failing war
Rami G. Khouri IHT
October 2, 2008
The war on terror: seven years on (part two)
Paul Rogers Open Democracy
October 2, 2008
Terrorist threat a pretext or reality?
Amir Taheri Gulf News
October 1, 2008
Taliban's Omar offers deal to U.S. on withdrawal
Reuters Khaleej Times
September 30, 2008
From the Rhine River to the Jihad
Spiegel staff Der Spiegel
September 29, 2008
Taleban kill top woman officer
Nasrat Shoaib Arab News
September 29, 2008
Defiant in Yemen
Nasser Arrabyee Al Ahram
September 28, 2008
Pakistani tribesmen organize to fight Taliban insurgents
Saeed Shah McClatchy Newspapers
September 27, 2008
Al-Qaeda's opportunity to hurt the US
Michael Scheuer Asia Times
September 26, 2008
Youth guilty in T.O. terror trial
Colin Perkel The Canadian Press
September 25, 2008
Pakistan As "New" Front In Terror War
Brian McAfee The Media Monitors
September 24, 2008
US drone ‘shot down’ in SWAT
Mushtaq Yusufzai The News
September 24, 2008
Algeria: Al Qaida issues new ultimatum
Agencies Gulf News
September 24, 2008
A Who’s Who of the Insurgency in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province
Rahimullah Yusufzai Jamestown Foundation
September 23, 2008
Afghans reflect on 'Peace Day'
Aunohita Mojumdar Al Jazeera
September 22, 2008
Homeland security grants are becoming a local burden
Les Blumenthal McClatchy Newspapers
September 21, 2008
Mauritania: The New Regime and Al-Qaeda
Mohammad El-Ashab Al-Hayat
September 19, 2008
Crossing the line
Graham Usher Al Ahram
September 18, 2008
Son of neuroscientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui freed by Kabul, flown to Islamabad
Syed Irfan Raza Dawn
September 16, 2008
Hezbollah and Sudan's Salafi Regime Converge
Walid Phares ME Times
September 15, 2008
Scepticism rages over 9/11 perpetrators
Jumana Al Tamimi Gulf News
September 12, 2008
Five Al Qaida suspects arrested
Mariam Al Hakeem Gulf News
September 12, 2008
How Dangerous Is Al-Qaida?
Yassin Musharbash Der Spiegel
September 11, 2008
Al Qaeda down but not out in S. Arabia, Yemen
Lydia Georgi Jordan Times
September 10, 2008
Germany Discovers a War in Afghanistan
SPIEGEL Staff Der Spiegel
September 9, 2008
Seven Years of the War on Terror
Mostafa Zein Al Hayat
September 9, 2008
Al Qaida 'lacks leadership'
Nasser Arrabyee Gulf News
September 9, 2008
Cdn ambassador: Taliban now stronger
Tobi Cohen Canoe News
September 8, 2008
Afghanistan: Paris Match pictures 'promoting Taliban'
Angelique Chrisafis The Guardian
September 5, 2008
Pakistan’s Army and the War on Terrorism in the Post-Musharraf Era
Tariq Mahmud Ashraf The Jamestown Foundation
September 4, 2008
Terror from the German Heartland
Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark Der Spiegel
September 4, 2008
A new Taliban?
Ian Black The Guardian
September 3, 2008
Pro-al Qaeda Fighters Train in Gaza Strip
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
September 2, 2008
Mass Attack on French Paratroopers Heralds New Taliban Tactics
Andrew McGregor The Jamestown Foundation
September 2, 2008
Pakistan missed chance to capture al-Qaeda deputy chief
DPA Khaleej Times
September 2, 2008