Resent articles by the "APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East" from The Free Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comen-usFarlex, Inc.Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:39:23 GMT360http://www.thefreelibrary.comhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif17565Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Legislative+Polls+Set.-a0214471270
In co-ordination with the three-man Presidency Council, the government on Dec. 8 set March 7 as the date for Iraq's legislative elections. March 7 comes after a constitutional deadline for the poll, but still 10 days before Maleki's mandate expires, thus avoiding a political vacuum. The parliament at night on Dec. 6 passed a last-minute deal to overcome divisions on a new electoral...]]>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tehran+Says+Saudis+Gave+Atom+Expert+To+US.-a0214471269
Tehran on Dec. 8 accused Saudi Arabia of handing over top Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri to the US. At a news conference in Abu Dhabi with UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Iranian Foreign Minister Manushehr Mottaki on Dec. 8 made the same charge. He was shown making the statement by the Saudi-owned pan-Arab TV al-Arabiya.

'Amiri, thought to be...]]>