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Did Obama threaten to shoot down Israeli jet?
The Bethlehem-based news agency Ma’an has cited a Kuwaiti newspaper report that US President Barack Obama thwarted an Israeli military attack…
Current Affairs
EXCLUSIVE TO THE MIDDLE EAST ONLINE: IRAN/SYRIA/ISRAEL
Iran opens new front in Syria – with eye on Israel
Ed Blanche reports from Beirut
Iranian-led forces, spearheaded by seasoned…
US & IRAN: A dangerous fait accompli?
The U.S. looks set to present its allies with a dangerous fait accompli on Iran’s nuclear program. The joint statement by Secretary of State Kerry…
Netanyahu’s Iran nuclear claims discredited by Mossad
Binyamin Netanyahu’s dramatic declaration to world leaders in 2012 that Iran was about a year away from making a nuclear bomb was contradicted by…
Russia hits out at US for fuelling fires of discontent in the Middle East
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (right) has accused the United States of plunging the Middle East into chaos and fueling the rise of…
Regional round-up
Iraq moves against Islamic State in Tikrit
Iraq has launched a military operation to recapture Tikrit, the hometown of former leader Saddam Hussein, from Islamic State (IS) and its allies. A…
Yemen instability puts US counterterrorism efforts at risk — Pentagon
The United States has admitted that “there’s no question” its counterterrorism efforts in Yemen “have been affected” by the country’s political…
Exclusive to The Middle East Online . . . Oman prepares for change
One of the Middle East’s longest serving and best loved leaders is in failing health, leading to much speculation that, at the very least, Sultan…
Business
EBRD and Bank al Etihad support small businesses and trade in Jordan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a US$ 20 million credit line to Bank al Etihad for on-lending to micro,…
Oil Flows Resume at Libya’s Largest Field
Libya’s largest oil field and a key oil port have been brought back online, though attacks by Islamic extremists have continued elsewhere in the…
Qatar awards new Doha metro contracts
Qatar Rail has awarded the turnkey contract for rolling stock and railway systems on Phase 1 of the Doha metro to a consortium is led by Mitsubishi…
News and Views
Islamic State lies about looting
It would appear that some but not all of the footage of destruction of priceless works of art in Iraq has been faked. A propaganda video released by…
Book review – Beyond Syria’s borders
Beyond Syria’s borders
By Emma Lundgren Jorum
Published by I B Tauris
ISBN 9781780767420
Price £ 62.00 hardback
Lebanon, together with the…
Emir of Qatar speaks out
In an op-ed in The New York Times, the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad has written:
The Middle East is experiencing perilous times. The…
Travelog
Luxury attracts worldwide tourists to Oman
Oman has become a must-see destination on the itinerary of world travellers, it embodies all that is beautiful about the Middle East…