Archive for February, 2005|Monthly archive page

The Enough — ‘Kifaya’ — factor

There is a new phenomenon in the Middle East that can be summed up in a single word — “kifaya.”

The Red, White and Cedar Revolt

The explosion that killed Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut on Feb. 14 has unleashed an unexpected reaction among the Lebanese.

Tensions with Syria

Tension with Syria rose after Rafik Hariri’s assassination.

A horrible day

Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a larger-than-life figure is assassinated.

Beating the war drums in the Middle East

The assassination of Rafik Hariri in Beirut raised the stakes between Washington and Damascus.

Next step for Saudi Arabia

The Islamist insurgency appears to have been successfully put down — for the moment.

Iran’s third option

Washington think tanks are calling for dialogue or more muscle to be applied to Iran.

Saudi rulers not absolute enough

History was made once again in the Middle East when Saudi Arabians went to the polls for the first time in several decades — some of them at least.

Future of Saudi anti-terror center uncertain

The Riyadh Declaration: the latest weapon in the war against the scourge of international terrorism.

Defining terrorism in Arabia

The “Woodstock of anti-terrorism.”

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