Israel's state-Druze rift (tags)
Israeli Druze close association with the state is increasingly under threat with violent scenes in a Galilee village and protests over land confiscations.
Iraqi guns: Smugglers and bunglers (tags)
With Iraq sliding into civil war amid repeated reports detailing the large-scale loss of US-provided weaponry, questions arise regarding the Pentagon's alleged relationship with international gun runners.
US escalates ME arms race (tags)
US military package for allied Middle East states is designed to create a de facto Sunni Arab front against Iran as the region slips deeper into crisis.
High noon for Israel's political gunslinger (tags)
Russian-Israeli billionaire Arcadi Gaydamak will succeed both in whitewashing his dubious past and emerging as a political kingmaker in the next Israeli elections.