middle east

The Middle East is a loosely defined area that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. The most current CIA map of the area, as of April 2009, can be found here.

The history of the Middle East is diverse, depending on the country or territory. A good beginning source is the CIA World Fact Book.

The BBC has ongoing coverage of The Middle East. Major news magazines carry blogs about The Middle East, as do many major newspapers. Universities and colleges are a good source for comprehensive information, and there are a lot of personal blogs by people from The Middle East, Rantings of a Sand Monkey is one example.

You can search for information on The Middle East as a whole and by individual country, or look for blogs from The Middle East, by placing the word or words of our inquiry into the technorati search bar.

Tourism is big in The Middle East. If traveling from the United States check the Department of State travel advisories.

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• Saudi Arabia: The Houthis, Iran and Saudi Arabia

  
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• Egypt: Free Kareem Rally in DC

  
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• Jordan: Nidal Malik Hasan

  
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  Arab American Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire at a military base on the US, killing several people. Jordanian Hareega comments on the incident in this post.
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• Nidal Malik Hasan Gave Signals Before His Rampage

  
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  From the New York Times , " Fort Hood Gunman Gave Signals Before His Rampage ": It was still dark on Thursday when Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan left his aging apartment complex to attend 6 a.m. prayers at the brick mosque near Fort Hood. Afterward, he said goodbye to his friends there and asked forgiveness from one ...
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• Love of the Land: Goldstone Gaza Report: Col. Richard Kemp Testifies at U.N. Emergency Session

  
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• I Support the Goldstone Report!

  
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• Iraq: Ban Ki-moon welcomes amendments to electoral laws

  
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• Call White House, Ask for Barack

  
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  By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: November 7, 2009   The Israeli-Palestinian peace process has become a bad play. It is obvious that all the parties are just acting out the same old scenes, with the same old tired clichés — and that no one believes any of it anymore. There is no romance, no sex, no ...
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• International victims relatives group aims to curb terrorism

  
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  Two relatives of victims of terrorist attacks are launching a support group today which aims to combat extremism by highlighting the universality of losing a loved one in such circumstances. Carie Lemack is an American who lost her mother in the September 11 attacks and Ashraf al-Khaled is a Jordanian who lost his ...
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• The Enemy Within

  
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• New law defuses Iraqi ballot row

  
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• A hope in Helmand | Theo Farrell

  
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• Cliff May: Getting it started, How one small endangered nation prospered

  
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• Middle East News – Diplomatic Memo: Short-Term Fixes Sought in Mideast

  
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• Soccerdad: When youre serious about the Middle East, stop living in the past

  
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• Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano Apologizes, Reassures Arab Regimes for Fort Hood Massacre

  
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  From Fox News, " Napolitano Warns Against Anti-Muslim Backlash: Homeland Security Secretary Reassures Arab World That U.S. Authorities Were Taking Measures to Quell Anti-Islam Sentiments After Fort Hood Rampage ": "This was a terrible tragedy for all involved," Napolitano told reporters in the United Arab Emirates ...
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• Iraq – US general questions Iraq bomb detection kit (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

  
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  US general questions Iraq bomb detection kit (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) A top US army officer said on Sunday he did not have confidence in a hand-held device used by Iraq’s security forces to detect explosives and stop suicide bombers passing through checkpoints. Women fight new battle in Iraq’s ...
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