Recently added articles from APS Diplomat News Service:
Lebanon - Every Election Creates Yet Another Crisis; But June 7's Affects The GME.(Greater Middle East)
Jun 15, 2009 ... *** Beirut's Shi'ite Leaders Believe Iran's WuF Under Khamenei Will Not Last Long Enough For It To Become A Global Super-Power' As The Re-Elected' Pres. Ahmadi-Nejad Has Kept Insisting *** These Leaders, Close To The Late Ayatullah Muhammad-Mahdi Shamseddin And Imam Musa Sadr, ...
Obama's June 4 Appeal To The Islamic World Is A Test Of His 'Yes-We-Can' Soft-Power.
Jun 08, 2009 ... *** Ayat. Khamenei On June 4 Pre- Empted Obama's Cairo Blitz *** Hours Before The US President Spoke, The Supreme Leaded Warned: 'Sweet And Beautiful Talk Cannot Make A Change"; But Many In Tehran Predicted That Obama's Speech Might Have An Impact On Iran's June 12 Polls By ...
Making The Arab Peace Plan Hard To Refuse.
Jun 08, 2009 ... Meeting with King 'Abdullah on June 3, Obama pressed for an Arab gesture to Israel to entice it to accelerate the peace process. But he got a polite but firm refusal, though 'Abdullah said new details could be added to the Arab peace plan which he had presented to the Arab summit in Beirut ...
Obama's Speech.(Speech)
Jun 08, 2009 ... Invited to address the Muslim world and the Arabs by al-Azhar (the highest seat of learning in Sunni Islam) and Cairo Universities, President Obama on June 4 opened his speech to a carefully selected audience of more than 3,000 at Cairo University's hall with a broad smile and the Muslim ...
The Reaction Back Home.(Obama's Cairo speech)
Jun 08, 2009 ... Given that Obama on June 4 quoted the Qur'an three times, empathised with the suffering of Palestinians and strongly endorsed their "legitimate aspirations" to a separate state, initial reaction to his speech from pro-Israeli groups in the US was interesting. The FT on June 5 noted: "Mr ...
The Muslim Reaction.
Jun 08, 2009 ... Like the Egyptians and fellow Muslims throughout the world, the Saudis on June 4 were glued to their TV screens. The Saudis were already delighted that Obama had recognised the crucial role of their kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, and had visited King 'Abdullah before flying to Cairo. It ...
Israeli & PA Reactions.(Palestinian Authority )(Brief article)
Jun 08, 2009 ... Obama on June 4 had sharp words for Israel, insisting that the US "does not recognise the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements" on occupied Palestinian land and called on the Jewish state to improve the daily lives of Palestinians. Obama said: "Let there be no doubt ...the situation ...
Bin Laden's Message.
Jun 08, 2009 ... As the US president arrived in Riyadh, al-Jazeera TV on June 3 aired an audio-tape it said was of Usama bin Laden - the leader of al-Qaeda born of a Syrian mother and a Saudi father - condemning Obama for planting new seeds of "hatred and vengeance towards Americans". The message focused ...
GCC & Turkey Deal With Iran's GME Goals In Different Models - Awaiting Obama's.(Gulf Cooperation Council, the Greater Middle East, and Barack Obama)
Jun 01, 2009 ... *** Abu Dhabi Is Offering The GCC Region A Model Which The Rest Of The GME May Follow - A Well Balanced Energy Strategy Based On A Balanced Foreign Policy, Backed Up By A Well-Diversified Economic Base That Will Be Generating Much Power Other Than Cash - With The US & France In The Lead ...
The Abu Dhabi Model For The GME.(Greater Middle East)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Powered by the world's biggest cash-pile, the emirate of Abu Dhabi is emerging as a model for the entire GME and the rest of the world by building a well-diversified economic base, carefully balanced external, regional and local policies, and an energy market based on deeply studied mix of ...
Abu Dhabi In The Global Perspective.
Jun 01, 2009 ... In his annual presentation to the prestigious Institute of Energy Economics of Japan (IEEJ) held in Tokyo on May 19, APS Energy Group President Pierre Shammas gave a profile of Abu Dhabi emirate under this overview of the global situation: "The world remains divided into a paper ...
Obama's Messages.(Barack Obama)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... President Obama's June 3 talks with Saudi King 'Abdullah are expected to focus on oil prices. Among many other issues, Obama and 'Abdullah are to discuss the controversial nuclear and regional ambitions of Iran's Shi'ite theocracy. The ...
The Focus On Turkey.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Ending a three-day visit to Syria, Turkish President Abdullah Gul on May 17 said he was convinced Damascus was genuinely seeking a Middle East peace deal, a day after an Israeli minister suggested it was being disingenuous. Gul added: "On the Syrian side, there are a great willingness and ...
Iran's Presidential Elections Result - Key To A Proposed Washington-Tehran Dialogue?
May 25, 2009 ... *** Many In Israel And The West Say If They Fail To Stop Its Uranium Enrichment, Iran By End-2009 Or Early 2010 Would Have Produced At Least One Dirty Nuclear Bomb *** Having Developed Missiles With A Range Which Can Reach Europe &/ Or The Jewish State, They Add, Such Warheads ...
Reza'ei.(Mohsen Reza'ei)
May 25, 2009 ... Mohsen Reza'ei, head of the IRGC during the Iran-Iraq war, announced his intention to run for president on April 22. He is a conservative. His candidacy will offer fundamentalists an alternative to Ahmadi-Nejad as many of them have refused to line up behind the incumbent, accusing the ...
Arab Unity Problems Worsen As Israel & Iran Send Negative Signals Confusing Obama.(Barack Obama)
May 04, 2009 ... *** Pakistan's Top Civil & Military Officials Are Sharing Tightly Held Information About The Country's Nuke Weapons To Western States In A Bid To Allay Fears About The Security Of Warheads In The Face Of A Taliban Advance *** The Unusual Move Highlights Global Concerns Over The ...
From Saladin To The Mubaraks & Beyond.
May 04, 2009 ... To Sunni historians, as well as to Iran's theocracy, Assad's "Greater Syria" project is a joke only the naive think is a counter to post-World War-I Sykes-Picot scheme which divided the Lesser Middle East (LME) into British and French protectorates on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, ...
Pakistani & Afghan Leaders Summoned To White House Summit; Iran Gets Tough Warning.
Apr 27, 2009 ... *** The Assad Regime In Syria, Part Of The Iran-Led Axis, Is Getting More Confused About Obama's Administration, In Which The Clintons Are Showing More Teeth Than In The 1990s - Mrs Clinton Seems To Be Rehearsing For The Post Of US Commander-In- Chief In The Post-Obama Era ...
Syria, Iran, Israel & Sunni Arab Front Race For Obama Deal For Opposite Ends - A War?(Barack Obama)
Apr 20, 2009 ... *** The Iran-Led Axis Says The 'Resistance' Against Israeli Occupation Of Arab Lands - Meaning The The Actions Of The Theocracy's Lebanon Offshoot Hizbullah And The Banned Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Gaza Offshoot Hamas - Are More Sacred Than The Sovereignty Of Any Arab State ...
Lebanon's June 7 Test & The Egypt-Iran/Hizbullah Conflict.
Apr 20, 2009 ... The June 7 test in Lebanon will be between the March 14 Coalition which is backed by the Saudi-led Sunni front and the March 8 proxies of the Iran-led axis. The US and EU are on the side of March 14, while Russia is promoting a Moscow conference for the US-led Arab-Israeli peace process ...