Mid East Daily

The US President's Address to the Nation on January 10, 2007. Our past efforts to secure Baghdad failed for two principal reasons: There were not enough Iraqi and American troops to secure neighborhoods that had been cleared of terrorists and...

So we can see that the impending attack on Iran has been building with the Bush-Cheney and Israeli government for quite some time. The U.S. government has refused to rule out military action if Iran does not halt its nuclear activities, and has beefed..

Looks like Hamas and Fatah can't recover from their January surprise. The surprise that caught both the parties in the conflict continues to make life harder for its citizens. At least 18 Palestinians, including two children, were killed in heavy...

The US has rejected a call from the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog for a "timeout" in the showdown with Iran over its nuclear program. The UN Security Council as things stand is unlikely to do much in the way of sanctions, given Russian and...

Iraq has been lost for the US military and more importantly for the Iraqi population. It has also been lost in Washington's corridors of power. Troops are being sent to a grinder, according to Chuck Hagel, one of the few brave Republican...

The headlines that first appeared sloppy and inaccurate about Iran "going nuclear,' however, is going to be a reality in matter of months. Although, intelligence estimates vary about how long it could take Teheran to produce a nuclear warhead. But...

The political movement of Iraqi cleric and militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr said it would end a two-month boycott of parliament on Sunday, smoothing over a rift with its Shi'ite allies in the U.S.-backed government. The US death toll of 25 on...

How best to describe the situation in Lebanon today? Hundreds of thousands of supporters even conflictingly support the conflicting positions adopted by the country's major political parties. Not at all a small achievement for a country of only 4...

As the US, mainly focus on the military push with the 'New way forward', it largely depends on weak Iraqi government's determination and knack to adopt contentious policies it has so far resisted. However, Iraqi political leaders have now...

Of course, there's a plan for Iraq! There's always been one. The plan is a 'New Way Forward.' That implies sending more troops to Iraq but there are no guarantees of overall success or quick results in the new U.S.-Iraqi security drive in Baghdad said..