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  • UAE Terrorist List
    Questions, Praise for UAE’s Terrorist List

    The list approved by the UAE Cabinet on Nov. 15 includes 83 organizations, including the Washington-based Center for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Serbian non profit group CANVAS and the Houthi movement in Yemen. The list, however, excludes Lebanese Hezbollah and Gaza- based Hamas.

  • Terrorism
    The Geography of Terrorism

    Of the 17,958 people who died in terrorist attacks in 2013, 82 percent were in one of five countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Syria. That's one finding from this year's Global Terrorism Index report, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace. The report is based on data from the University of Maryland's Global Terrorism Database, which has information on more than 125,000 terrorist attacks between 1970 and 2013.

  • Syrian Opposition Forces
    Moderate Syrian rebels say they’re advancing on Damascus from south

    Rebel groups based in southern Syria are advancing on the western suburbs of Damascus and warning they might soon enter the capital, a development that’s in sharp contrast to the grim reports from northern Syria, where moderate rebels have suffered setbacks from the government and radical Islamists.

  • Women and Health
    For Saudi Women, A Weighty Development

    xercise and participation in sports represent important progress for Saudi women, who have traditionally been excluded from most activities outside the home. It is not just a question of social evolution and liberalizing trends, it is a major public health issue. The kingdom has one of the world’s highest rates of obesity and diabetes.

  • Global Oil Markets
    A Different Kind of Oil Crisis

    The IEA, which advises 29 nations, including the U.S., left its estimates for global oil demand in 2014 and 2015 unchanged in this month’s report, at 92.4 million barrels a day, but noted an uptick in global oil supply in October to 94.2 million barrels a day.

  • Saudi-Egypt
    Saudi King calls on Egypt to back Gulf accord

    Saudi King Abdullah called on Egypt on Wednesday to back an agreement between Gulf Arab states that ended an eight-month dispute over Qatar's backing of Islamist movements and its promotion of Arab Spring revolts.

  • On the Ground in Iraq
    Eight Men, and One Gun, on the Front Against ISIS

    But staring across the front, standing among the eight men at his position, the war seemed a local, very personal affair. He then took me over to a single PKM, a light machine gun of Soviet design. It rested on the parapet’s corner, oriented toward the cement factory held by ISIS. “Aside from a few rifles, this is all we have to hold them back.” Two cans of belted ammunition rested next to the gun, their links rusted. “Over there,” said Sergeant Karzan, pointing to a smudge of upturned earth on the horizon, “is our other position. They have a machine gun, too.”

  • Hostage Policy
    Obama Orders Hostage Policy Review

    President Obama has ordered a top-to-bottom review of how the U.S. government tries to win the release of Americans held hostage by terrorist groups overseas, The Daily Beast has learned. The review, which will include a specific emphasis on how the U.S. treats hostages’ family members, follows criticism that current hostage-negotiation operations are plagued by bureaucratic infighting and a lack of leadership, particularly by the White House.

  • Terrorist Designation
    Two U.S. Islamic Groups Called Terrorist by U.A.E.

    The United Arab Emirates included two U.S.-based Islamic groups on a list of more than 80 terrorist movements worldwide in an action that drew swift denials from the organizations. The U.A.E. named the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington-based group known as CAIR, as well as the Muslim American Society, in a list that also included al-Qaeda and Islamic State. The Muslim American Society, which describes itself as a religious community service organization that serves people in the U.S., said it would seek U.S. government help “to address this issue.” CAIR said it was seeking an explanation from U.A.E. authorities “about this shocking and bizarre report.”

  • U.S.-Afghanistan
    U.S. commander weighs decisions that will shape Afghan war’s final chapter

    The United States is planning to base about 1,000 security personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul after the formal end of the military mission in Afghanistan and may retain the ability to use attack planes to support local forces until then, according to the top American commander in the country. Gen. John F. Campbell is weighing several major decisions that may determine how quickly U.S. troops will withdraw next year, how far they will go in helping Afghan forces fight and how many Americans will remain on the ground when President Obama leaves office.