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[OMANTRADERS.NET] Dubai News: Facts & News From The Fastest Growing City In The ...: international: Boundary agreement was signed and ratified with Oman in 2003 for entire border, including Oman’s Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah enclaves, but contents of the agreement and detailed maps showing the alignment have not been published; Iran and UAE dispute Tunb Islands and Abu Musa Island, which Iran occupies.

[justfouryou.info] Dubai News: Facts & News From The Fastest Growing City In The ...: In 1971, six of these states - Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al Quwain - merged to form .including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah enclaves, but contents of the agreement and detailed maps showing the alignment have not been published;

[The Race for Iran] The GCC's Dilemma on How to Deal with Iran's Nuclear Program « The ...: Given the very real defense vulnerability of the Arab Gulf States in terms of limited self-defense and deterrence capabilities coupled to the absence of any trust regarding Iranian intentions, there is a growing recognition within the GCC leadership that it would be completely irresponsible to mortgage one’s future security by either relying on the United States to do the right thing or depend on Iran to come to its senses ultimately and become a good neighbor. Neither is it acceptable to just sit and wait until the day when the reality of an Iranian program becomes clear alongside Iranian nuclear hegemony.

[GlobalSecurity.org] Arabian Gauntlet / OPLAN 1019: In a December 1982 declaration accompanying signature on the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Iran appeared to require prior authorization for warships to enter territorial sea and limited transit passage right in Strait of Hormuz to signatories of 1982 Convention. Iran's declaration stated: "In the light of customary international law, the provisions of article 21, read in association with article 19 (on the Meaning of Innocent Passage) and article 25 (on the Rights of Protection of the Coastal States), recognizes (though implicitly) the rights of the Coastal States to take measures to safeguard their security interests including the adoption of laws and regulations regarding, inter alia, the requirements of prior authorization for warships willing to exercise the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea."

[Backspin] Greg Dyke - Media Backspin: In a more recent decision of the International Court of Justice from March 2001, the Persian Gulf island of Zubarah, claimed by both Qatar and Bahrain, was described by the Court as "disputed territory," until it was finally allocated to Qatar.

[Midpress - Middle East] Remember when”¦ Iraq attacked Iran, sparking the Iran-Iraq War ...: Iran, which had already cut off Iraq’s access to oil export routes through the Persian Gulf, responded to the Iraqi attacks on merchant shipping by launching its own attacks on Saudi and Kuwaiti ships. Kuwaiti vessels were transporting Iraqi oil and the government of Kuwait, along with Saudi Arabia, was actively aiding Saddam in the war against Iran, thus legally making them co-belligerents in the war and legitimate targets.

[Iran Press Service - News Feed] How Israel Lost to the Iranians (Iran Press Service): There are three separate litigations, which are taking place simultaneously in several European countries, all of them pertaining to a complex legal and business entity called Trans-Asiatic Oil Limited, and relating to one of the biggest secrets between Israel and Iran: the past oil connections between the two countries. Three years ago one of the arbitrations ruled that Israeli fuel companies have to pay the Iranian National Oil Company tens of millions of dollars.

[UrbanSurvival] Focus on Future Events « UrbanSurvival: If you wanted a poster-child for a country that could use a war, Iran might be it.  A BusinessWeek analysis by Ian Bremmer notes that Iran’s hardliners are facing increasing opposition, and with 25% unemployment and elections due in June of this year, things bear watching closely:

[Jewlicious THE Jewish Blog] Jewlicious » Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich: How do you say “Israel ...: This became most evident several months ago, when the assorted outlets of the Republican blogosphere suddenly started slipping an identical line of propaganda into their usual “analysis:” “No one should be surprised by the Iranian involvement with Iraqi insurgents since we’ve been at war with Iran since 1979.” You know, “We’re at war with Eurasia, and have always been at war with Eurasia.” THAT was the basis of my criticism of WEVS’s comment that “we were already attacked;” by Iran; by “we,” I was referring to the U.S. The links you provide in your last comment all relate to Israel (or, in the case of the Argentinean bombing, worldwide Jewry).

[zengleping3 - zengleping3 - 和讯博客] jordan Jordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia cheap ed hardy ...: Jordan's cosmopolitan capital city boasts plenty of historical sites, a thriving nightlife scene that evolves so quickly that hot spots open and close before they are published in guide books and magazines, a rapidly growing culinary scene with restaurants serving a plethora of international dishes including anything from regional dishes to Western dishes and even Asian cusisine like sushi, a plethora of modern shopping malls and cultural events from around the world.[104][105]Al Karak is built around an important Crusader castle from around the times of Salah al-Din, "Crac des Moabites" now known as Al-Karak Castle. Religious sites Madaba, well known for its Byzantine mosaics, as well as important religious sites such as: The "terra Santa" Madaba Map of the Holyland.The River Jordan, Bethany Beyond the Jordan the biblical Bethabara where Jesus of Nazareth was baptized, by John the Baptist.Mount Nebo, where Moses was said to have gone to get a view of the Promised Land before he died.

[EthioBlog] Ethiopia - Interview with Ambassador Brook Hailu Beshah: If the Ethiopian troops withdraw, which seems likely, then the al-Shabaab, an Islamic insurgency group fighting the TFG since 2004, will definitely take over Mogadishu and it will not be far before we see an Islamic Republic of Somalia. They want to establish not a secular Somalia, but an Islamic one, which I think is detrimental, to the Somali people, to the neighboring countries, to the whole African continent, plus to the western interests, as well as the American interests.

[The Spectator.co.uk Melanie Phillips Blog] The essential history | The Spectator: I suppose that it has occurred to more than one of us posting here that the G20 governments which include all our Western democracies are relying on the Oil-rich countries of the Middle east to bail them out of the dire straits they find themselves in and as a consequence they are likely to be more sympathetic to arab causes and agendas and less to Israel's. The built-in bias against Israel in the UN will prop up the expressions of outrage were anyone to complain of such uneven treatment and Israel is likely to be marginalised.This will not give Hamas and Hezbullah licence to commit furthe atrocities but in all probability will ameliorate world reaction against them while the everlasting anti-semitism of of the west will support this in addition to the Muslim vote.

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