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US Arms Sales All About Iran

Article by Jean-Loup Samaan Updated Tue, May 14 
The novelty of the latest US arms sales to Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates was not their scale or content, but the sign of a US realignment of allies to deter Iran, explains Jean-Loup Samaan.
(REUTERS/Amir Cohen)
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Arab Gulf States
Struggle Against Islamists

Article by Michael Stephens Updated Thu, Apr 25 
Michael Stephens writes that the reactions of some of the Arab Gulf states to the challenge of Islamic activism are doomed to frustration.
(REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed)
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UAE Arrests Activist
For 'False News' Tweets

Article by Matt J. Duffy Updated Fri, Apr 5 
An Emirati activist arrested and charged with "spreading false news" on Twitter is yet another sign of dwindling free speech in the United Arab Emirates, writes Matt Duffy.
(REUTERS/Regis Duvignau)
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UAE Bars Foreign Journalists
From Trial

Article by Matt J. Duffy Updated Thu, Mar 7 
The UAE has barred foreign journalists from covering the sedition trial of 94 Emiratis accused of sedition, writes Matt Duffy.
( REUTERS/Mosab Omar )
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UAE Deports 125 Lebanese Citizens

Article by An Al-Monitor Lebanon Pulse Contributor in Beirut Updated Thu, Feb 28 
The UAE recently deported some 125 Lebanese citizens, as Lebanese Shiites also face harassment in Libya, reports an Al-Monitor Lebanon Pulse contributor.
(REUTERS/Sharif Karim)
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US Budget Woes Compound
Differences with GCC

Article by Barbara Slavin Updated Mon, Feb 11 
Despite security and commercial ties with the United States, there is a growing trust deficit between Washington and Arab states on the Persian Gulf that fear the spread of Arab democratic movements and worry that the U.S. will sacrifice their interests for a deal with Iran.
(REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed)
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GCC States Learn Lessons
From the Eurozone Crisis

Article by Zakaa al-Khaledi Updated Mon, Feb 4 
With the gap growing in inflation and interest rates among GCC member states, Zakaa al-Khaledi writes that they must learn the lessons of the Eurozone to create the appropriate conditions for launching their own single currency.
(REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)
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How the UAE Can Avoid
Another Real Estate Bubble

Article by Nasser al-Saaidi and Claudio Skardovi Updated Wed, Jan 30 
The UAE seeks ways to mitigate the risk of another economic downturn and avoid a housing bubble, write Nasser al-Saaidi and Claudio Skardovi.
(REUTERS/Jumana ElHeloueh)
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Lebanese Living in UAE
Fear Deportation

Article by Nasser Chararah Updated Tue, Jan 22 
Due to alleged security concerns, the United Arab Emirates has adopted a policy of deporting many of the nation’s Lebanese expatriates, causing both economic and emotional hardship, writes Nasser Chararah.
(REUTERS/Sharif Karim)
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GCC Members Consider
Future of Union

Article by Abd al-Hadi Khalaf Updated Tue, Mar 26 
Saudi Arabia surprised members of the GCC by broaching the subject of a full Gulf Confederate Union, writes Abd al-Hadi Khalaf.
(REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed)
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