United Arab Emirates

http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/geography-iranian-power-robert-d-kaplan Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Robert D. Kaplan's new book, The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate , which will be...

Analysis of Nabil Sha'ath's remarks Nabil Sha'ath's remarks (below) are a strikingly bold and candid exposition of the Palestinian negotiating position, but even more so, they are a window on the mood of the Palestinian...

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MOSCOW -- Russia expects a mild U.S. response to what could be a $1.5 billion arms deal between Moscow and Iran. Russian officials and analysts said the Bush administration does not want to divert...

Most Israelis, if they know anything about the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, know that they’re rich, vulnerable, far from the conflict with Israel, and dangerously close to Iran. It’s this combination of factors...

Al Ayyam, Oct. 9, 2005 Seeking shelter from Palestinian gun battles. Executive Summary: Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to a virtual Egyptian takeover of the Gaza Strip and has invited other Arab regimes to plant...

UAE & UNRWA – IN $ Year UAE UAE RED CROSS Total $ 2011 1,824,959 1,800,000   3,624,959 2012 1,000,000 2,163,331 3,163,331 2013 2,600,000 18,564,502 21,164,502 2014 16,800,000 42,953,021 59,753,021 2015 16,799,937 8,004,634 24,804,571 2016 16,800,000 9,935,051 26,735,051 2017 12,800,001 2,147 12,802,148 2018 53,800,000 - 53,800,000 2019 51,800,000 - 51,800,000   SOURCE: UNRWA.ORG

In early November, shortly after Israel had pulled out of Gaza, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom met with UNRWA's new commissioner-general, Karen AbuZayd. Shalom suggested, during that meeting, that it might be time for...

http://jcpa.org/article/qatars-support-of-hamas-jihadist-forces/#sthash.dk14HQuF.dpuf Vol. 14, No. 30       September 23, 2014 Qatar is unquestionably engaged in international terrorist financing. According to the U.S. Treasury’s division for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, “Qatar, a longtime U.S. ally, has...