http://middleeast.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Middle East Issues GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-05-08T20:03:26Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/10/israel-at-60-revisiting-the-balfour-declaration.htm Few documents in Middle Eastern history have had as consequential and controversial an influence as the Balfour Declaration of 1917. But who was it named for, and what was the... http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/10/israel-at-60-revisiting-the-balfour-declaration.htm 2008-05-10T14:24:17Z http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/08/forum-israel-at-60-will-it-survive-as-a-democracy.htm Next week Israel turns 60. To Israelis, it's both a proud and anxious anniversary. The country is as rich, economically vibrant and strong as it's ever been. It's also in... http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/08/forum-israel-at-60-will-it-survive-as-a-democracy.htm 2008-05-08T20:03:26Z http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/07/rumbles-of-war-in-lebanon-again.htm That's how it was in Lebanon back in 1974 and 1975, just before the outbreak of civil war: labor strikes turning violent, protesters blocking roads, setting tires on fire, clashing... http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/07/rumbles-of-war-in-lebanon-again.htm 2008-05-07T08:06:02Z http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/05/review-the-much-too-promised-land.htm Aaron David Miller was an Arab-Israeli specialist at the State Department for almost a quarter century. He served six administrations along the way, Democratic and Republican, beginning with the Carter... http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/05/review-the-much-too-promised-land.htm 2008-05-05T08:25:44Z http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/01/bahrains-first-human-rights-film-festival.htm It isn't often that an Arab nation will hold an event where human rights hold center stage. Today and tomorrow, however, Bahrain is holding the first Human Rights International Film... http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/01/bahrains-first-human-rights-film-festival.htm 2008-05-01T15:43:31Z http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/01/israel-marks-holocaust-remembrance-day.htm Restaurants, cinemas and theaters closed, flags were lowered to half staff, and at one point sirens blared across the country--not as warning of an attack, but as a signal to... http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/05/01/israel-marks-holocaust-remembrance-day.htm 2008-05-01T12:24:45Z http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/04/29/the-uaes-newest-english-language-daily.htm The Arab world has a new English-language daily newspaper. The National was launched on April 17 in Abu Dhabi , one of the six wealthy emirates that form the... http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/04/29/the-uaes-newest-english-language-daily.htm 2008-04-29T19:33:02Z http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/04/28/afghanistans-soap-operatic-chaos.htm Guns Over Afghanistan: The shadow of repression stalks the beleaguered country, especially from within. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) One of the very few funny bits in A Thousand Splendid Suns... http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/04/28/afghanistans-soap-operatic-chaos.htm 2008-04-28T19:16:38Z http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/04/27/syria-the-golan-and-peace-with-israel.htm The Wrong Way Home: Israeli soldiers have been occupying Syria's Golan Heights since 1967 even though the area's strategic importance is non-existent and Israel stands to lose far more than... http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/04/27/syria-the-golan-and-peace-with-israel.htm 2008-04-27T20:46:44Z http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/04/23/the-1974-and-1975-egyptian-israeli-disengagement-treasties.htm American Talleyrand: Henry Kissinger has always imagined that when it came to strategy, he could see further than anyone. His achievements in the Middle East, however, were more limited than... http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/04/23/the-1974-and-1975-egyptian-israeli-disengagement-treasties.htm 2008-04-23T15:35:23Z