Arab States, Wary of Iran, Add to Their Arsenals but Still Lean on the U.S.
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As tensions with Iran rise, many Persian Gulf countries have come to see themselves as the likely first targets of an Iranian attack.
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Israel's nuclear arsenal may provoke an arms race in the Middle East in which even moderate states could get involved, the Saudi intelligence chief said on Friday.
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Senior Arab officials attending a U.S.-sponsored conference to promote democracy in the Middle East emphatically rejected on Saturday the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy in the region would help end terrorism. They argued that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reform or to stop extremists driven by hatred of U.S. policies.
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RABAT, Morocco, Dec. 11 -- Senior Arab officials attending a U.S.-sponsored conference to promote democracy in the Middle East emphatically rejected on Saturday the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy in the region would help end terrorism. They argued that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reform or to stop extremists driven by hatred of U.S. policies.
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CAIRO -- Saudi Arabia's royal family and government leaders are deeply divided over how to handle the growing crisis in Iraq and other looming Mideast problems like Iran, with some favoring strong aid to fellow Sunnis and others more cautious.
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RABAT, Morocco -- Arab leaders rebuked the United States on Saturday for its policy on Israel, saying US efforts to curb Islamic extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could not be taken seriously because of its one-sided stand in the Israeli
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Why the American President's agenda for the region doesn't square with the perspectives of the area's Arab populace
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Western powers are struggling to decide how to react to Iran&#39;s fledgling nuclear programme. Take a hard line, and the Iranian people may side with the hawks in their government, who want to develop nuclear weapons.
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The political tectonic plates under the Middle East may have at last begun to shift. Some Arab leaders, facing four more years of George W. Bush, seem to have understood the policy message he sent from Canada
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The Arab League on Tuesday urged Condoleezza Rice to adopt what it called a more evenhanded U.S. policy in the Middle East as the new secretary of state, while France, China and even Sudan expressed hope for ...
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The United States faced growing   opposition on Thursday to its bid to persuade other powers to   impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, with China   urging dialogue and France signaling room for maneuver.
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In the showdown between Iran and the United States, both sides are bluffing. But that doesn't make it any less dangerous.
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RABAT, Morocco _ A high-profile effort by the Bush administration to spark reform across the Middle East was greeted with skepticism here Saturday as Arab leaders, including close US allies, questioned
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The United States faced growing   opposition on Thursday to its bid to persuade other powers to   impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, with China   urging dialogue and France signaling flexibility.
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The United States launched a new push to revive Middle East peace moves on Wednesday, with Washington under pressure from Arab allies to make it a priority.
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Victims of the Sept. 11 attacks were mourned worldwide Saturday, but in the Middle East, amid sympathy for the dead, Arabs said Washington's support for Israel and the war on terror launched in the aftermath of the World Trade Center's collapse have only fueled anger and violence.
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The United States and Gulf Arab states  are discussing ways of pressuring Iran over a perceived threat  from Tehran's nuclear and missile program, the top U.S.  diplomat in charge of disarmament said Sunday.