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Israel, Gulf in 'strange alliance' against Iran
by Brian Murphy - November 22, 2013 - 6:27am
When U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made another stop in the Middle East this month, he received an expected earful over Washington's outreach to Iran: Don't trust Tehran, tighten sanctions even more, anything...
In Dubai workers' parallel world, a chance to sing
by Brian Murphy - October 12, 2013 - 5:27am
A classic Bollywood hit blasted across the DM Labor Camp from loudspeakers cranked to gut-rattling levels. One of the contestants, who had changed out of his work overalls a few hours earlier, shimmied on the stage...
Analysis: Iran outreach to US faces tests at home
by Brian Murphy - September 29, 2013 - 5:09am
Before leaving for the United Nations, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said he hoped to open a new era in dialogue with Washington. He returned to Tehran on yesterday with more in hand than even the most optimistic...
UAE leads Gulf front against Egypt's Islamists
by Brian Murphy - September 14, 2013 - 5:17pm
More than six months ago, Dr. Mahmoud al-Jaidah was asked to step out of line as he transited through Dubai en route home to Qatar. He has been held ever since, allowed to visit his family once a month...
Chemical allegations in Syria haunt ally Iran
by Brian Murphy - August 30, 2013 - 7:58am
For more than a generation, Iranian papers have regularly posted the announcements: Another veteran from the 1980s war with Iraq has died of complications blamed on exposure to chemical weapons from Saddam Hussein's...
Probe links lithium battery to Dubai UPS crash
by Brian Murphy - July 25, 2013 - 5:02am
A fast-moving fire that began in cargo containing lithium batteries turned the inside of a United Parcel Service plane into a "catastrophic" chain reaction of flames and smoke before a crash three years ago in the...
Dubai pardons woman at center of rape dispute
by Brian Murphy - July 23, 2013 - 5:28am
With her passport back in hand, a Norwegian woman at the center of a Dubai rape claim dispute said yesterday that officials dropped her 16-month sentence for having sex outside marriage in the latest clash between...
Qatar ruler hands power to son to mark 'new era'
by Brian Murphy - June 26, 2013 - 2:08am
Qatar's ruler formally handed power yesterday to his 33-year-old son, capping a carefully crafted transition that puts a new generation in charge of the Gulf nation's vast energy wealth and rising political influence...
Iran president may help shield rulers
by Brian Murphy - June 18, 2013 - 12:00am
For a lesson in what Hasan Rowhani's reformist-backed presidency could mean for Iran, a promise Sunday by the ultra-powerful Revolutionary Guard to cooperate with him is a good guide.
In Iran vote, reformists struggle with few options
by Brian Murphy - June 10, 2013 - 3:36am
Despite four years of non-stop pressure, arrests and intimidation, Iran's dissidents still find ways to show their resilience.
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