Middle East News 2010

Islamic insurgents hack into CIA state-of-the-art Predator drones
Iraq ‘regrets’ US decision to clear Blackwater guards
Western troops accused of executing 10 Afghan civilians, including children
U.S. Reviews Targets for Yemen Strike
Russia to work on new nuclear missiles: Medvedev
U.S., Britain try to shore up Yemen security
Iraqis outraged as Blackwater case thrown out
Iraq attacks kill scores on eve of Christmas, Ashura
Pakistan Taliban claims it carried out CIA attack
Major militant attacks in Pakistan since October
US grapples with complexity of Afghan drug problem
AP sources: Suicide bomber invited on Afghan base
Pakistan volleyball game bombing toll nears 100
Iran warns West it will make its own nuclear fuel
Yemen sends more troops to al-Qaida strongholds
Al Qaeda's failed bid to murder Saudi prince led to airliner plot
Iran's opposition leader Mousavi in defiant pledge to die for the cause
Iran reels toward popular-religious uprising amid spiraling bloodshed
US drones wipe out top al Qaeda leaders in Yemen
Obama and Afghanistan: America’s Drug-Corrupted War
Obama Sends Brennan to Sell Yemen Attack on Sunday News Shows
Obama administration prepares public opinion for attack on Yemen
False Flag Event in Detroit a Pretext to Invade Yemen
Obama Blames al-Qaeda for Christmas False Flag, Sets Stage for Yemen Attack
US Embassy in Yemen closes in response to ongoing al-Qaida threats
Arabic study may have been cover for bomb suspect to enter Yemen
Standoff in Iran Deepens with New Show of Force
Iranian FM gives West ultimatum
US, UK close Yemen embassies over al-Qaida threats
Roadside bombs kill 6 in Pakistan's northwest
Britain, US backing Yemen anti-terror police unit
3 Pakistanis convicted in Indian blasts escape
Iran: Clinton is right - nuclear deadlines are meaningless
Yemen rules out US intervention
Yemen dismisses Al Qaeda threat as ‘exaggerated’
Yemen Says It Killed Militants as Three More Embassies Shut
Standoff in Iran Deepens with New Show of Force
Yemen: Connect the Dots
CIA Blast in Afghanistan Blamed on Double Agent
Iran to hold ‘large-scale military exercise’ to prepare its forces to repel an offensive by the West
Iran 'curbs foreign co-operation'
Israel airport now testing biometric 'self-check' security system
British MI5 told US about Detroit bomber’s terror links ‘a year ago’
Questions mount over attempt to bomb Detroit-bound jetliner
Six trucks of explosives 'disappear' in Yemen
CIA suicide bomber in Afghanistan 'was al-Qaeda triple agent'
CIA bomber in Afghanistan 'was Jordanian double agent'
VOA: Iran Trying to Intimidate With Ban on Media Contact
Standoff in Iran Deepens with New Show of Force
Iraq files case against Blackwater: PM
Yemen official tells AP US troops not wanted
New U.S. push for Mideast peace faces old obstacles
Hamas, Egypt clash across sealed border; 1 dead
Israel completes testing rocket defense system
Yemen opposes any US troops in terror fight
US complains of Pakistan harassment of diplomats
Iran foreign minister in Iraq over border dispute
Civilian deaths unleash emotions in Afghanistan
Iran to try 5 protesters it detained
Suicide bomber kills 7 in east Afghanistan market
Iran lawmaker says US hikers not to be freed soon
Wife says Jordanian CIA bomber hated the United States
US intervention could strengthen Qaeda: Yemen
Threat of Muslim-American terrorism in U.S. exaggerated
Al Qaeda's failed bid to murder Saudi prince led to airliner plot
A CIA penetration operation against al Qaeda - which backfired
Iran reels toward popular counter-revolution
Ahmadinejad: Iran and Syria will create a “New World Order”
U.S. Preparing Forces for Possibility of Conflict with Iran
Pakistani officials: Suspected US missiles kill 4
1 US, 8 Afghan troops killed by roadside bombs
Shots fired at leading Iranian opposition figure
US pushing Pakistan into the abyss of oblivion
U.S. senators defend Pakistan drone attacks
Video links Pakistan Taliban to deadly CIA bombing
CIA bomber calls for attacks on US in video
CIA suicide bomber appears in video with Pakistani Taliban leader
Yemen's conflicts flare amid al-Qaida fight
Suspected US missile strike kills 2 in Pakistan
Saudis fire 1400 rockets into Yemen
Yemen: Pentagon's War on the Arabian Peninsula
Only 100 al Qaeda Now in Afghanistan, Cost to Fight Each Per Year: $300 Million
'Bush sold Arab states arms in violation of deal with Israel'
Would limiting Israel's nuclear arsenal help block Iran's atomic aims?
Blackwater wants $1 billion to train the new Afghan police force
Iraq confiscates arms in private security crackdown
U.S., NATO Expand Afghan War to Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean
Al-Qaeda veterans ‘are flooding into Yemen’
Iran demands UK accountability for Afghan drug problem
Iran can be bombed says General Petraeus
Islamic Jihad: Israel provoking us
Arab World: Battleground Yemen
'Iran won't genuflect before the world'
Iran: Regime bans contact with western groups
Yemeni forces kill 19 rebels, arrest 25 during security operation
Could Terror War be Response by GOP and Israel against Threats to their Global Plans?
U.S. and Five Other Countires to Meet to Discuss Iran's Nuclear Defiance
Israel tight-lipped about mysterious death of Iranian nuclear physicist
Israel considering new military attack on Gaza
US denies role in Iran terror despite claims by LA group
'Iran will find assassins who killed nuclear scientist'
Bomb explosion injures three in south Lebanon
Israel Hints at New Invasion of Lebanon
Israel sorry for insulting Turkish envoy
Turkey envoy: Israel's shameful display is worst I've ever seen
TV ROUND-UP: Turkey: Israel harming world peace; settler chief quits
Jordan demands return of Dead Sea Scrolls 'seized' by Israel
ANALYSIS / Iran scientist likely killed by opponents of nuclear program
Iran: 'Zionist' murder of scientist won't stop our nuclear process
Israel apologizes to Turkey over insult
Israel to expel American journalist
Ahmadinejad calls 9/11 attacks "suspicious"
New Saudi air raids claim more civilians in Yemen
Pentagon: No evidence that Iran seeking nukes
Covert war on Iran's nuclear program reaches into Tehran
Israel bends to Turkish ultimatum, Ankara prepares next blow
Petraeus: Iran's nuclear infrastructure can be bombed
Planned Israel-Egyptian border fence will tighten Gaza siege
Obama aid to Yemen could risk backlash in Arab world
Yemen government confirms terror suspect studied there
Deadly bombings strike Iraqi holy city of Najaf
Iran warns opposition on cell phone, e-mail use
Turkey warns Lebanon that Israel may be planning attack
Israel Hints at New Invasion of Lebanon
Protesters Gunned Down In Southern Afghanistan
Pope defends Pius against Jewish critics
Pakistani officials: Suspected US drone kills 20
Rugged North Waziristan harbors US enemies
Lebanese protest Egypt's Gaza barrier
Israeli minister visits Abu Dhabi for first time
Suicide attack reveals threat to Obama's Afghanistan plan
Israel says Turkey ties warm; analysts skeptical
US supports Afghan plan to reintegrate Taliban
Taliban attackers strike heart of Afghanistan's capital
Iran says may hit Western warships if attacked
Iran opposition urges protests on Revolution day
Saudi warplanes attack northern Yemen again
Netanyahu, Merkel to discuss Iran
Israeli attack on Iran could be disaster — for U.S. economy
Iran hails UN indecision over further sanctions
Iran rejects heart of nuclear proposal
Iran rejects key parts of nuclear deal in latest talks
Comment / Netanyahu must avert Turkey's slide toward Syria and Iran
Norway FM to Haaretz: We are not anti-Semitic or anti-Israel
Israeli Cabinet convenes for 1st time in Berlin
Ron Paul: 300 Million Taxpayer Dollars Spent to Undermine Iranian Government
Iran Calls for End to U.S. Dollar Hegemony
Petraeus: Iran's nuclear infrastructure can be bombed
Israel bends to Turkish ultimatum, Ankara prepares next blow
US envoy: Syria, Lebanon key to Mideast peace
Saudi deaths in fight with Yemen rebels reach 113
Iraqis authorize government to sue security firm Blackwater
Israel accused of silencing political protest
Officials: Iran responds to fuel swap offer
120 al-Qaida suspects detained in Turkey
Engineer's arrest exposes US pursuit of Iranians
Gates stresses common cause with Pakistan
Ahmadinejad Will Gain From Sanctions, Iranian Official Says
Netanyahu: Israel has no plans to attack Lebanon
Lebanon demonstrators hurl stones at Egypt embassy over planned Gaza barrier
Report: Sarkozy warns Israel may strike Iran over nuke threat
Pentagon backtracks after Gates ‘admits’ Blackwater operating in Pakistan
Bin Laden endorses failed attempt to bomb US jet
Israelis says anti-Semitism peaked in 2009
Officials: Suspected US drone crashes in Pakistan
C.I.A. Deaths Prompt Surge in U.S. Drone Strikes
Report: Al-Qaeda aims to hit U.S. with WMDs
Iran's leader predicts Israel's destruction
U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf
Pakistan: 25 dead in suicide bomb, US missile hit
US drones killed 123 civilians, three al-Qaeda men in January
'Iran Will Deliver Telling Blow to Global Powers on Feb. 11'
America Deploys Weapons in Gulf as Iran Sanctions Near and Tensions Mount
Iran launches orbital satellite
U.S. Speeding Up Missile Defenses in Persian Gulf
After test failure, US warns Iran over defensive missiles
Israel threatens Iran with ‘heavy price’
Iran: Is February 11 "Der Tag"?
Iran's Leader: Feb. 11 To Be ‘Demise’ of ‘Capitalist System’
Israel: 'No Peace with Syria Could Mean War'
Israel Warns Syria It Would Lose Future War
Iran Says Russia Offers Missile Reassurance
Iran's Opposition: Confrontation or Compromise?
Petraeus says strike on Iran could spark nationalism
Netanyahu: Israel open to peace talks with Syria
Iran leader orders new step in nuclear program
Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
Syria: We're ready for peace or war
Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei
Israel Developing Semi-Lethal Sonic Cannon To Control Rioters
Iran says CIA agents arrested ahead of Feb. 11 rally
Gates wants Iran sanctions in 'weeks, not months'
Iranians protest at Rome's Tehran embassy
Iran boosts nuclear enrichment, drawing warnings
Palestinian force makes gains in West Bank
Netanyahu's government tries to save settler house
Iran says nuclear fuel production goes "very well"
Transcript: Interview with Iran's chief nuclear official
Iran Hails Nuclear Advance on Revolution Day
Ahmadinejad declares Iran a 'nuclear state'
Huge rally and protests mark Iran revolution
Lebanon warns of "dangerous" situation with Israel
YouTube shows opposition protest at huge Iran rally
Tehran Has Little Reason to Fear Sanctions
Iraq orders 200 current, former Blackwater employees to leave
Saudi official questions new sanctions on Iran
Israeli PM pushes for Iran sanctions in Moscow
Iran says it has new nuclear proposal from West
Attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities ‘worries’ US admiral
Civilized World Must Protect Iran and Consequently Itself
Israel Conducts Covert Assassination Campaign
Report: Taliban's top military commander captured in Pakistan
Any military action against Iran will have negative consequences for entire world
Clinton expected to seek Saudi Arabia’s help in confronting Iran
Iran sponsors terrorism: Clinton
Are Lebanon and Israel Headed for War?
Fox News Op-ed: Iran Must Be Stopped
Dick Cheney dismisses Sarah Palin’s call to declare war on Iran
Syria warns war would have 'catastrophic results'
Ahmadinejad Expects War Before Summer
Differences Emerging Between Israel and U.S. Over Iran
GAO report: US sanctions on Iran will prove ineffective
Haaretz: Israel is Preparing to Strike Iran
Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast
AP Interview: Silva says Iran sanctions dangerous
Iran calls political opponents enemies of Islam
Iran leader: US playing 'game' in Afghanistan
IDF: Syria offers Hezbollah greater support than ever
Why Bibi Humiliated Biden
Differences Emerging Between Israel and US Over Iran
Israel Wants War by Summer, Ahmadinejad Says
To War, to War, America’s Going to War — with Iran
Netanyahu defies U.S. over Jerusalem settlement
Saudis may allow Israel’s use of air space in Iran attack
Putin Says Iran’s Nuke Plant Should Be On Line by Summer
Iranian warships set sail for Gulf of Aden
Saudis may allow Israel’s use of air space in Iran attack
Lebanese army fires on Israeli jets
Saudi Arabia Seeks Strike on Iran
Netanyahu to Ask Obama for Weapons to Strike Iran
Libya releases 214 Islamic militants
Violence clouds efforts on Middle East peace
Gates expresses “concern” over Iranian drones
Russian oil major pulls out of Iran
Obama squeezed between Israel and Iran
KBR’s Idle Hands in Iraq
Israel could use tactical nukes on Iran
Twin car bombs in Iraqi holy city kill 4
‘At war,’ U.S. justifies drone attacks in Pakistan as act of ’self-defence’
Obama wants U.N. sanctions on Iran in weeks
Six major world powers agree to pursue new Iran sanctions
Nukes? Now Iran is Threat to World Economy, Says Obama
U.S. official says intel suggests Iran plans to ship arms to Taliban
Obama excludes Iran in ban on US nuke strikes
Kristol: ‘Better’ for US to attack Iran than if Israel did
U.S. official says intel suggests Iran plans to ship arms to Taliban
Obama opens 47-nation nuclear summit, Iran condemns event
Obama tightens screws on Iran
Iran's Ahmadinejad says nuclear summit "humiliating"
No easy options for Obama if Iran sanctions fail
Q+A: Obama summit to highlight threat of nuclear terrorism
Timeline: Iran's nuclear program
200,000 civilians flee Pakistan military offensive
‘Israel may drag US into new war’
Syrian Scud Missile move puts the whole Middle East at risk
The great Islamic world war between Sunni and Shiite Muslims
Ahmadinejad urges U.N. to probe 9/11 attacks
Pentagon chief raises threat of attack as Iran taunts US with missile display
Secret Gates Memo Calls for Iran Attack
Hizbullah admits receiving Syrian scuds
New York subway bombing plot was hatched in Pakistan
Washington to use Armenian territory to attack Iran says Azerbaijani MP
U.S. Nuclear Option on Iran Linked to Israeli Attack Threat
Iranian plane buzzes U.S. carrier in Middle East
Ahmadinejad calls for new world order by Iran, Brazil
US deploys 1000s of drones in Afghanistan
Iran offers to help contain US oil spill
Iran wants US nukes dismantled
Obama’s Threat to Launch a Nuclear Attack on Iran
Media promotes far-fetched ‘bin Laden in Iran’ report
Israel primed for war on Iran: Netanyahu deputy
U.S. Shipping Tons of Deadly Weaponry to Pakistan
Iran to ship enriched uranium to Turkey in nuclear deal
Bill for Afghan war could run into the trillions
Iran and Russia clash in worst row for years
Syria accused of arming Hezbollah from secret bases
Israeli war game rehearses ‘Iran attack’
Israel stations nuclear missile subs off Iran
Tensions Between Israel and Turkey at Breaking Point
Iran haze contains depleted uranium
Gaza convoy raid may boost militancy, experts say
Israel stations nuclear missile subs off Iran
Afghan war overtakes Vietnam to become the longest conflict in U.S. history
Israeli Official Threatens to Kill Turkish PM
Most Americans and Europeans Support Impending Attack on Iran
Armada of U.S. and Israeli Warships Head for Iran
Afghanistan and the corporatization of war
US officials back away from July 2011 Afghan withdrawal deadline
Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Iran
Chatter Rises On Iran Strike
Harsh new US penalties against Iran
Ahmadinejad brands US world’s dictator
Why Hasn't Israel Bombed Iran (Yet)?
Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen Says U.S. Has Iran Strike Plan, Just in Case
Perez: 'Israel, Jordan take on terror together'
Iran Attack Would Be Airborne, Followed By “Velvet Revolution”
Israel-Lebanon border clash has Israel complaining of Hezbollah's influence
Iran vows to support Lebanon against Israeli ‘aggression’
Iraq consents to the transit of Iran’s natural gas to Syria
U.S. Assures Israel That Iran Threat Is Not Imminent
Iran Starts Nuclear Reactor, Defends Intent
Iran Unveils Nation's First Unmanned Bomber Drone
U.N.: Pakistan floods leave millions hungry, homeless
Israel planning to attack Hezbollah arms depots in Syria
Tony Blair memoirs: we must be prepared for attack on Iran
South Korea sanctions Iran – under US pressure
Iran Starts Nuclear Reactor, Defends Intent
U.S. Assures Israel That Iran Threat Is Not Imminent
Russia Helps Iran Load Fuel into Its First Nuclear Plant
Iran Unveils Nation's First Unmanned Bomber Drone
Iran Accuses Quran Burning in U.S. "Planned by Israel"
Thousands of Afghans in Anti-Quran-Burning Protest
Sarah Shourd Released From Iranian Prison, Reunited With Mom in Oman
Iran raises 9/11 conspiracies
U.S. missile strikes continue in Pakistan, 12 killed
U.S. missile strike kills 5 German militants in Pakistan
Ahmadinejad: Washington losing nerve
Ahmadinejad tells West to put more pressure on Iran
Iran Say it Has Captured “Western Spies” Involved in Nuclear Cyberattack
Is Iran Playing Geopolitical Chess with 9-11, and Winning?
Israel To Iran: Time’s Up
Ahmadinejad, near Israel’s border, slams the Jewish state
Iran acknowledges it funds Afghan government
Al-Qaida threatens Christians in Iraq with ‘destruction’?
Obama voices concerns about Mideast peace talks
EU condemns Israeli building in east Jerusalem

Updated 11/9/10 (Newest Additions at End of List)