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WikiLeaks reveals 5 Arab countries concerned about Iran
It’s common knowledge that the Israeli government considers Iran an existential threat, and that it has been trying to persuade the US to act more forcefully. And while there have always been rumblings of discontent with Iran among Arab nations, the WikiLeaks release Sunday provides concrete evidence that Israel isn’t the only one in the region to feel worried. The now-disclosed but formerly secret diplomatic cables reveal that several Sunni-led Arab nations, particularly Saudi Arabia, also sought to curb Shiite-led Iran. Below are five Arab countries keeping a watchful eye.
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The Monitor's View: WikiLeaks helps Obama, Arabs jointly confront Iran nuclear program
The WikiLeaks release of secret American diplomatic dispatches has a silver lining. It revealed the real Arab stance on Iran and its nuclear program – and it lines up with Israel's. The truth can't hurt in that cause.
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Wikileaks report stokes anti-US hardliners in Pakistan
Wikileaks reports indicate that the US has mounted a secret effort to remove highly enriched uranium from a Pakistani reactor since 2007, reinforcing what until now had been a conspiracy theory.
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Letters to the Editor - Weekly Issue of September 13, 2010
Readers write in about Islam and the West, and illegal immigration.
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BlackBerry ban in UAE will reportedly extend to visitors, too
BlackBerry ban: Visitors to Dubai will have to do without BlackBerry e-mail, messaging and Web services starting in October, as the United Arab Emirates imposes a ban on the mobile devices.
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Vuvuzela fatwa: United Arab Emirates bans the loud plastic horns
Vuvuzela fatwa: The United Arab Emirates has issued a religious edict against vuvuzelas, saying that they can damage fans' hearing.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/02
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Sex and the City 2: movie review
The story line is barely there, but fabulous clothes are on full display throughout ‘Sex and the City 2.’
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Of course Abu Dhabi has a gold-dispensing ATM
Dispensing gold bars and coins, the brainchild of a German entrepreneur is the first international machine to be unveiled in the nascent "Gold to Go" brand.
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Move over American Idol: Hissa Hilal in finals of Arab reality TV poetry contest
Saudi poet Hissa Hilal competes, beneath a veil, for the $1.3 million prize Wednesday night in the finals of Million’s Poet, a hit Arab reality TV poetry contest.
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Dubai assassination puts tough-talking cop Dahi Khalfan Tamim in spotlight
The expanding investigation into the Dubai assassination of a Hamas official – with Britain alleging this week that Israel forged passports used by the alleged killers – has drawn attention to the methods and style of Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai's longest-serving police chief.
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PlanetSolar: The sun-powered super yacht
World's largest solar boat, PlanetSolar, will silently and cleanly carry two men around the globe.
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With mounting anger at Israel over assassination, Dubai walks a fine line
Dubai seeks to balance anger over speculation that Israel was behind the assassination of Hamas official Mahmoud Mabhouh at a Dubai hotel with its desire to remain a trade hub open to all, even Israelis.
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French warship to Russia: Risky precedent or a cruise ship painted gray?
The US and other NATO allies worry that the French sale of a $750 million Mistral warship to Russia will set an arms-trading precedent. But analysts say the ship does not yet represent the transfer of cutting-edge technology to Russia.
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Israel: Hamas commander killed in Dubai was key arms smuggler
Analysts and defense officials in Israel say that Mahmoud Mabhouh, who was found dead in his room in a Dubai luxury hotel on Jan. 20, was the point man for transferring weapons from Iran to Gaza.
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Gray water's grass roots
In a grass-roots effort, a Los Angeles community pushes the plant-saving practice of reusing water from showers, baths, sinks, and washers.
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US walking a tightrope with its Yemen policy
The US is ramping up military aid to Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, in an effort to go after Al Qaeda linked militants. But too heavy a footprint, analysts warn, could prove a recruiting boon for militants.
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World's tallest building: Is the Burj Khalifa a herald of economic woe?
The world's tallest buildings usually open when the economy has crashed, just like Monday's opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
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World's tallest building opens in Dubai with a new name
The Burj Dubai (“Dubai Tower”) is now the Burj Khalifa, named after the president of Abu Dhabi. The 2,716-foot tower boasts the world's highest mosque and world's highest nightclub.
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