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attack soldiers, which might have led to the deaths of French soldiers. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/clinton-gates-iran-nuclear-ambitions1670.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/clinton-gates-iran-nuclear-ambitions1670.html Middle East Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:32:00 -0500 Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates on how US and allies might persuade Iran that nuclear weapons would not be in their best interests. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/un-official-speaks-out-afghanistan1657.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/un-official-speaks-out-afghanistan1657.html Middle East Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:52:00 -0500 Peter Galbraith, recently dismissed from UN mission in Afghanistan, accuses Karzai's government of 'blatantly stealing an election.' http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/islamic-creationism1616.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/islamic-creationism1616.html Middle East Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:29:00 -0500 Creationists in Turkey are on a mission to defend their Islamic faith against Darwin's theory of evolution. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/israel-military-war-crimes1614.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/israel-military-war-crimes1614.html Middle East Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:45:00 -0500 Israel launches diplomatic offensive against UN report accusing Israeli military of war crimes during the war in Gaza last winter. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/al-qaeda-greatly-weakened1608.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/al-qaeda-greatly-weakened1608.html Middle East Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:24:00 -0500 A current assessment claims al-Qaeda network weakened, its ties to Taliban fraying, and the appeal of its ideology waning. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/debate-over-afghan-election1581.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/debate-over-afghan-election1581.html Middle East Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:55:00 -0500 Richard Holbrooke and other envoys meet to pursue a fair outcome to Afghanistan's presidential primary election. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/afghan-election-us-efforts1556.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/afghan-election-us-efforts1556.html Middle East Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:37:00 -0500 Much is stake for the US as Afghanistan's election is a test of the Obama administration's policy and counter-insurgency campaign there. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/rocky-start-ahmadinejad-second-term1531.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/rocky-start-ahmadinejad-second-term1531.html Middle East Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:41:00 -0500 Dark cloud of popular dissent marks Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's official inauguration to second term as President of Iran. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/what-motivates-the-taliban1506.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/what-motivates-the-taliban1506.html Middle East Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:44:00 -0500 Former Taliban leaders and US counter-insurgency experts explore the Taliban's motivations, and whether the US military is making progress in understanding them. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/pakistan-vs-taliban1499.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/pakistan-vs-taliban1499.html Middle East Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:41:00 -0500 Pakistan is in the middle of a war against Al-Qaeda’s allies, the Taliban -- how Pakistan has turned against the movement it once supported. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/rise-and-fall-taliban1489.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/rise-and-fall-taliban1489.html Middle East Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:23:00 -0500 Tracing the rise and fall of the Taliban in the past 15 years, and its current influence in Afghanistan and Pakistan. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/moussavi-calls-iran-government-illegitimate1469.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/moussavi-calls-iran-government-illegitimate1469.html Middle East Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:20:00 -0500 The opposition leader also said the crackdown following the disputed June 12th election amounts to a coup. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/us-troop-withdraw-iraq-stability1458.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/us-troop-withdraw-iraq-stability1458.html Middle East Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:04:00 -0500 Iraqis celebrate the pullout of US troops, but US forces will still be the "911" for Iraqi security in tough situations. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/bbc-persian-tv-iran-censorship1449.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/bbc-persian-tv-iran-censorship1449.html Middle East Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0500 The Iranian government is targeting the BBC's Persian language TV channel in its censorship of all foreign media coverage. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/the-real-mir-hossein-mousavi1438.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/the-real-mir-hossein-mousavi1438.html Middle East Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Mousavi has become the public face of Iran's protest movement, and some are calling him the Gandhi of Iran. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/election-protests-iran-clerics1437.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/election-protests-iran-clerics1437.html Middle East Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Rifts within the ruling parties and the theory that the election may have been rigged to oust Iran's ruling clerics. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/iran-unrest-online1441.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/iran-unrest-online1441.html Middle East Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:00:00 -0500 As their government shuts down media coverage, Iranians are using the web to access and distribute information. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/ahmadinejad-stays-in-power-iran1431.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/ahmadinejad-stays-in-power-iran1431.html Middle East Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Protests rocked the streets of Iran over the weekend as citizens reacted to the apparent victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the country's presidential election. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/election-drama-iran1425.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/election-drama-iran1425.html Middle East Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:40:00 -0500 Political dramas are unfolding in Iran in the days leading up to this Friday's presidential election. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/iran_s_election_goes_online1417.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/iran_s_election_goes_online1417.html Middle East Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Iran's President Ahmadinejad is on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube -- as are Iran's other candidates. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/understanding-pakistan1402.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/understanding-pakistan1402.html Middle East Thu, 28 May 2009 11:27:00 -0500 Probing the complexities of Pakistan on a granular level and what U.S. Military strategists face in the region. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/obama-afghanistan-strategy1394.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/obama-afghanistan-strategy1394.html Middle East Fri, 22 May 2009 09:00:00 -0500 The Obama Administration is refocusing the US military on nation building in Afghanistan in the midst of an insurgency. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/conflict-pakistan-swat-valley1392conflict.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/conflict-pakistan-swat-valley1392conflict.html Middle East Fri, 22 May 2009 09:17:00 -0500 Security and humanitarian conditions in Pakistan's remote regions where fighting has displaced more than a million people. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/iran-presidential-campaign-missile-lauch1393.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/iran-presidential-campaign-missile-lauch1393.html Middle East Fri, 22 May 2009 09:59:00 -0500 Many believe Iran's recent missile test is part of President Ahmadinejad's campaign as he faces re-election next month. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/on-patrol-troops-afghanistan1381.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/on-patrol-troops-afghanistan1381.html Middle East Thu, 14 May 2009 11:41:00 -0500 The U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division is part of the first installment of additional American forces deployed to Afghanistan. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/obama-video-address-iran.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/obama-video-address-iran.html Middle East Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:29:00 -0500 Iranians and Iranian-Americans think Barack Obama's video message was nuanced, genuine, and a departure from past U.S. presidents. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/america-new-path-middle-east.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/america-new-path-middle-east.html Middle East Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:50:00 -0600 Four years after the Bush Administration severed relations with Syria, Hillary Clinton said two US diplomats will go to Damascus. 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