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  • Iran Negotiations
    How long would it take Iran to develop nukes? No one knows the answer for sure

    The timeframe is key to the debate surrounding the administration’s negotiations with Iran and other countries on a nuclear deal that would place limits on Iran’s program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.

  • ISIS Leadership
    Has ISIS Lost Its Head? Power Struggle Erupts with Al-Baghdadi Seriously Wounded

    He is said to be mentally alert and able to issue orders, but his physical injuries are now prompting the so-called Islamic State’s governing Shura Council to make a final decision on a temporary stand-in leader who can move back and forth between front-lines in Syria and Iraq and is able to handle day-to-day leadership in the self-declared caliphate.

  • Foreign Fighters
    What happens when Arab foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria go home?

    Several countries in the Arab world, notably Libya and Lebanon, face considerable risk of bleedout from returning fighters and several more face more modest dangers, particularly Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen. However, there is no simple model of bleedout, in part because the groups in Syria and Iraq, and the global jihadist movement in general, are divided as to focus and strategy.

  • Saudia in Tel Aviv
    Tel Aviv – History In The Making? Saudi Airliner Lands In Israel – For Maintenance

    “IAI confirmed that the Airbus came to IAI facilities in order to have maintenance work done due to an agreement that IAI has with a European company that leases the plane to Saudi Arabia,” a spokeswoman for IAI told The Jerusalem Post.

  • Capital Market Authority
    Euromoney Riyadh: What is the CMA, What about QFI? – Jadaan

    The major restructuring of the Saudi government that accompanied the ascension of King Salman in January brought Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Jadaan into office as President of the Capital Market Authority. This week the new leader of the CMA spoke with Richard Banks at the Euromoney Conference in Riyadh

  • Texas Shooting
    Did ISIS Really Mastermind Texas Shooting? Experts Doubtful

    The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria claimed that the gunmen at a Texas cartoon exhibition were “soldiers of the caliphate,” but experts say that it’s still unclear if and what ties really existed.

  • Joint Arab Force
    Commentary: A United Army for the Arab World?

    The rise of the Islamic State and — perhaps even more alarming — the expansion of Iran’s influence in the Arab world through clients and proxies in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and beyond have created a rare consensus among Sunni Arab governments. They agree that they face an intolerable crisis and that it is no longer possible to rely on American intervention. The Arab states have apparently concluded that if they do not unite to meet these twin challenges, they could well find themselves at the mercy of jihadist radicals or Persian imperialists, or both.

  • France - GCC
    Is France positioning itself for lead role in Persian Gulf?

    “That this meeting is occurring before the Camp David talks is significant. Paris is speaking with positive words to GCC ears, while America shouts ‘Iran,’ ” Karasik said. France stands to benefit hugely from GCC largesse by committing to act as its security guarantor in the region.

  • Gulf Shipping
    What’s the Difference Between ‘Accompanying’ and ‘Escorting’ a Ship? – Defense One

    Another defense official added a bit more clarity. “Accompanying is basically a step down from escorting,” the official said. “The U.S. Navy ships will be in the same general area as the U.S.-flagged merchant vessels and are there to ensure a safe flow of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.”

  • Football: Arabic Commentators
    Why Are Arabic Soccer Commentators So Damn Good?

    But they can’t match the combination of verbal gymnastics, wacky references, and pure elation that comes across in an Arabic telecast.