U.S. Department of State

Middle East and North Africa - 2001-2010

-11/22/10   Algeria: Current Issues  [252 Kb]
-04/16/09   Algeria: Current Issues
-07/23/03   The Al-Jazeera News Network: Opportunity or Challenge for U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East? Updated
-08/15/08   Al Qaeda in Iraq: Assessment and Outside Links  [144 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/27/08   Arab League Boycott of Israel  [102 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/12/07   Arab League Boycott of Israel -- NEW!
-03/24/05   Bahrain: Key Issues for U.S. Policy -- Updated
-09/29/10   Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy  [218 Kb]
-04/26/10   Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy  [207 Kb]
-10/17/08   Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy  [74 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/15/05   The Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative: An Overview -- Updated
-06/06/05   The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA): Origin, Characteristics, and Institutional Authorities -- Updated
-02/14/03   Congressional Action on Iraq 1990-2003: A Compilation of Legislation Updated.
-04/24/07   Congressional Authority to Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq -- Updated
-02/26/08   Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning the Prospective Security Agreement Between the United States and Iraq  [244 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/02/10   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11  [544 Kb]
-05/15/09   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
-10/15/08   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11  [341 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/14/08   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations since 9/11  [334 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/23/08   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11  [329 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/11/08   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11  [317 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/08/08   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11  [306 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/14/05   The Cost of Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Enhanced Security -- Updated
-08/15/08   Defense Contracting in Iraq: Issues and Options for Congress  [203 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/18/08   Defense Contracting in Iraq: Issues and Options for Congress  [190 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/28/10   Defense Logistical Support Contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Issues for Congress  [379 Kb]
-07/02/10   Department of Defense Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Background and Analysis  [468 Kb]
-08/13/09   Department of Defense Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Background and Analysis
-09/29/09   The Department of Defense's Use of Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Background, Analysis, and Options for Congress
-06/22/10   The Department of Defense's Use of Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Background, Analysis, and Options for Congress  [364 Kb]
-07/23/08   Department of Defense Fuel Costs in Iraq  [79 Kb]  -- NEW!
-09/22/06   Disarming Libya: Weapons of Mass Destruction -- NEW!
-05/12/09   Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations
-03/26/09   Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations
-08/12/08   Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations  [236 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/29/07   Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations -- Updated
-02/01/08   The Egypt-Gaza Border and Its Effect on Israeli-Egyptian Relations  [196 Kb]  -- NEW!
-09/21/05   Egypt: 2005 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections -- Updated
-05/23/02   Egypt-United States Relations  -- Updated
-12/21/05   European Views and Policies Toward the Middle East -- Updated
-10/15/03   FY2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism: Military Operations & Reconstruction Assistance Updated
-05/05/05   FY2005 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan, Tsunami Relief, and Other Activities -- Updated
-10/08/08   The Gulf Security Dialogue and Related Arms Sale Proposals  [134 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/14/08   The Gulf Security Dialogue and Related Arms Sale Proposals  [119 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/02/10   Hamas: Background and Issues for Congress  [764 Kb]
-10/08/10   Hezbollah: Background and Issues for Congress  [654 Kb]
-11/23/05   Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq: Effects and Countermeasures -- NEW!
-11/08/06   India and Iran: WMD Proliferation Activities -- NEW!
-10/29/08   In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001: Dismissals of Claims Against Saudi Defendants Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)  [106 Kb]  -- NEW!
-01/03/03   Iran: Arms and Weapons of Mass Destruction Suppliers Updated.
-05/09/02   Iran: Current Developments and U.S. Policy -- Updated
-11/25/08   Iran: Ethnic and Religious Minorities
-12/12/06   Iranian Nuclear Sites -- Updated
-08/13/10   Iran-Iraq Relations  [181 Kb]
-04/15/10   Iran-Iraq Relations  [173 Kb]
-10/11/06   The Iran-Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) -- Updated
-03/02/05   The Iran Nonproliferation Act and the International Space Station: Issues and Options -- NEW!
-01/16/07   Iran: Profile and Statements of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- NEW!
-01/13/10   Iran: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy
-06/04/09   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq
-04/07/09   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq
-02/13/09   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq
-01/07/09   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq
-10/21/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [77 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/17/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [76 Kb]  - Updated
-08/22/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [76 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/25/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [76 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/16/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/14/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [77 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/09/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [77 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/06/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/24/08   Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/09/10   Iran Sanctions  [496 Kb]
-10/07/10   Iran Sanctions  [480 Kb]
-08/03/10   Iran Sanctions  [467 Kb]
-06/23/10   Iran Sanctions  [415 Kb]
-04/09/10   Iran Sanctions  [339 Kb]
-02/02/10   Iran Sanctions  [319 Kb]
-12/09/09   Iran Sanctions
-10/08/09   Iran Sanctions
-07/09/09   Iran Sanctions
-06/04/09   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
-05/01/09   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
-04/14/09   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
-03/09/09   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
-02/02/09   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
-07/23/08   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)  [76 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/23/08   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)  [77 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/23/04   Iran's Ballistic Missile Capabilities -- Updated
-02/04/09   Iran's Ballistic Missile Programs: An Overview
-07/21/08   Iran's Ballistic Missile Programs: An Overview  [68 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/22/10   Iran's Economic Conditions: U.S. Policy Issues  [372 Kb]
-06/15/09   Iran's Economic Conditions: U.S. Policy Issues
-01/15/09   Iran's Economic Conditions: U.S. Policy Issues
-08/22/08   Iran's Economy  [250 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/12/08   Iran's Economy  [227 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/03/07   Iran's Influence in Iraq -- Updated
-02/02/07   Iran's Influence in Iraq -- Updated
-03/08/07   Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments -- Updated
-02/22/07   Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments -- Updated
-02/09/07   Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments -- Updated
-12/29/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
-11/25/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
-11/12/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
-09/18/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
-11/20/08   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
-06/23/08   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status  [134 Kb]  -- NEW!
-12/23/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-12/10/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-11/17/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-09/17/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-03/31/09   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-12/04/08   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-06/22/09   Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections
-10/26/10   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [726 Kb]
-09/22/10   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [720 Kb]
-08/20/10   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [714 Kb]
-07/23/10   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [724 Kb]
-06/11/10   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [695 Kb]
-05/24/10   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [690 Kb]
-02/16/10   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [699 Kb]
-04/01/10   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [698 Kb]
-03/11/10   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [694 Kb]
-01/06/10   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-12/07/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-11/03/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-10/05/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-09/30/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-09/04/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-08/06/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-07/10/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-06/22/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-05/19/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-04/14/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-03/13/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-02/20/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-01/28/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-12/31/08   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-10/08/08   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [490 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/04/08   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [498 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/06/08   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [496 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/30/08   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses  [490 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/25/07   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses -- Updated
-04/02/07   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses -- Updated
-03/13/07   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses -- Updated
-01/23/07   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses -- Updated
-01/05/07   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses -- Updated
-03/27/03   Iraq: A Compilation of Legislation Enacted and Resolutions Adopted by Congress, 1990-2003 Updated.
-04/28/08   Iraq and Al Qaeda  [147 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/05/04   Iraq and Al Qaeda: Allied or Not? -- NEW!
-10/07/10   Iraq Casualties: U.S. Military Forces and Iraqi Civilians, Police, and Security Forces  [186 Kb]
-06/11/10   Iraq Casualties: U.S. Military Forces and Iraqi Civilians, Police, and Security Forces  [185 Kb]
-02/25/10   Iraq Casualties: U.S. Military Forces and Iraqi Civilians, Police, and Security Forces  [185 Kb]
-09/27/02   Iraq: Compliance, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy -- Updated
-03/31/03   Iraq: Divergent Views on Military Action Updated.
-06/24/05   Iraq: Elections and New Government -- Updated
-04/10/07   Iraq: Elections, Constitution, and Government -- Updated
-03/20/07   Iraq: Elections, Constitution, and Government -- Updated
-02/27/07   Iraq: Elections, Constitution, and Government -- Updated
-01/26/07   Iraq: Elections, Constitution, and Government -- Updated
-10/16/02   Iraq: Former and Recent Military Confrontations With the United States -- Updated
-03/18/05   Iraq: Frequently Asked Questions About Contracting -- Updated
-02/14/08   Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks  [76 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/31/08   Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/14/08   Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/07/08   Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/27/08   Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates  [69 Kb]  -- Updated
-11/22/06   Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates -- NEW!
-09/17/09   Iraqi Civilian, Police, and Security Forces Casualty Statistics
-11/17/06   Iraqi Police and Security Forces Casualty Estimates -- NEW
-08/15/08   Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis?  [152 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/23/07   Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis? -- NEW!
-01/18/07   The Iraqi Security Forces: The Challenge of Sectarian and Ethnic Influences -- Updated
-03/19/03   Iraq: Map Sources Updated.
-02/07/07   Iraq: Milestones Since the Ouster of Saddam Hussein -- NEW!
-07/17/09   Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy
-04/02/08   Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy  [337 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/19/03   Iraq: Oil-For-Food Program, International Sanctions, and Illicit Trade Updated.
-01/19/05   Iraq: Paris Club Debt Relief -- Updated
-11/16/10   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks  [296 Kb]
-10/04/10   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks  [288 Kb]
-08/24/10   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks  [271 Kb]
-07/01/10   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks  [275 Kb]
-04/28/10   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks  [272 Kb]
-03/03/10   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks  [248 Kb]
-01/15/10   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-12/08/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-11/18/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-06/02/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-04/22/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-03/25/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-02/17/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-01/02/09   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks
-10/22/08   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks  [78 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/25/08   Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks  [79 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/29/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-10/28/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-07/08/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-06/08/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-05/07/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-04/02/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-03/02/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-02/05/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-01/14/09   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-12/17/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
-10/28/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [415 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/02/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [416 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/08/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [442 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/12/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [444 Kb]  -- Updated
-07/21/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [438 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/26/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [436 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/04/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [436 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/09/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [433 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/18/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [433 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/31/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [429 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/21/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [431 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/10/08   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security  [430 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/27/07   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security -- Updated
-03/27/07   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security -- Updated
-02/22/07   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security -- Updated
-02/09/07   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security -- Updated
-01/17/07   Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security -- Updated
-03/11/05   Iraq: Post-Saddam National Elections -- Updated
-03/03/03   Iraq: Potential U.S. Military Operations Updated.
-09/03/08   Iraq: Reconciliation and Benchmarks  [79 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/04/08   Iraq: Reconciliation and Benchmarks  [79 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/24/08   Iraq: Reconciliation and Benchmarks  [78 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/05/08   Iraq: Reconciliation and Benchmarks  [77 Kb]  -- Updated
-05/12/08   Iraq: Reconciliation and Benchmarks  [77 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/08/08   Iraq: Reconciliation and Benchmarks  [76 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/13/08   Iraq: Reconciliation and Benchmarks  [75 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/12/09   Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance
-08/20/08   Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance  [224 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/24/08   Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance  [232 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/06/09   Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy
-12/01/08   Iraq: Regional perspectives and U.S. Policy
-04/04/08   Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy  [344 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/12/07   Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy -- NEW!
-01/26/09   Iraq's Debt Relief: Procedure and Potentional Implications for International Debt Relief
-03/31/08   Iraq's Debt Relief: Procedure and Potential Implications for International Debt Relief  [128 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/06/06   Iraq's Debt Relief: Procedure and Potential Implications for International Debt Relief -- Updated
-09/23/04   Iraq's Trade with the World: Data and Analysis -- Updated
-11/28/05   Iraq: Summary of U.S. Forces -- Updated
-10/31/02   Iraq: The Turkish Factor Updated.
-07/21/04   Iraq: Transition to Sovereignty -- Updated
-03/15/07   Iraq: Tribal Structure, Social, and Political Activities -- NEW!
-10/07/03   Iraq: UN Inspections for Weapons of Mass Destruction Updated
-06/26/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-05/28/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-04/16/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-04/03/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-01/29/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-12/29/08   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-10/31/08   Iraq: U.S. Casualties  [50 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/28/08   Iraq: U.S. Casualties  [50 Kb]  -- Updated
-06/21/02   Iraq-U.S. Confrontation -- Updated
-01/08/03   Iraq: U.S. Efforts to Change the Regime Updated.
-11/20/04   Iraq: U.S. Military Operations and Costs -- Updated
-03/17/03   Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts, the Iraqi Opposition, and Post-War Iraq Updated.
-04/22/03   Iraq War: Background and Issues Overview Updated.
-03/04/03   Iraq War? Current Situation and Issues for Congress Updated.
-03/25/03   Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Capable Missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Updated.
-09/02/03   Iraq: Weapons Programs, U.N. Requirements, and U.S. Policy Updated
-03/10/03   Iraq: Weapons Threat, Compliance, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy Updated.
-01/15/09   Israel and Hamas: Conflict in Gaza (2008-2009)
-01/08/10   Israel and the Palestinians: Prospects for a Two-State Solution
-12/10/08   Israel and the Palestinians: Prospects for a Two-State Solution
-04/02/09   Israel: Background and Relations with the United States
-09/08/08   Israel: Background and Relations with the United States  [292 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/26/08   Israel: Background and Relations with the United States  [278 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/30/07   Israel: Background and Relations with the United States -- Updated
-06/09/09   Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy
-03/09/09   Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy
-10/30/08   Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy  [1120 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/08/08   Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy  [1114 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/23/08   Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy  [312 Kb]  -- Updated
-04/10/07   Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy -- Updated
-04/28/05   Israeli-United States Relations -- Updated
-06/23/10   Israel's Blockade of Gaza, the Mavi Marmara Incident, and Its Aftermath  [321 Kb]
-06/16/10   Israel's Blockade of Gaza, the Mavi Marmara Incident, and Its Aftermath  [255 Kb]
-02/02/05   Israel's Proposal to Withdraw from Gaza -- Updated
-04/26/05   Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance -- Updated
-05/21/02   Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance -- Updated
-10/14/10   Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations  [314 Kb]
-04/09/10   Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations  [345 Kb]
-10/30/09   Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations
-07/24/09   Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations
-06/09/09   Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations
-10/17/08   Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations  [253 Kb]  -- Updated
-10/30/06   Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues -- Updated
-10/01/10   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq  [279 Kb]
-06/03/09   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq
-04/06/09   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq
-10/23/08   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq  [247 Kb]  -- Updated
-09/12/08   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq  [247 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/05/08   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq  [157 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/12/06   The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq -- Updated
-06/29/05   Kuwait: Post-Saddam Issues and U.S. Policy -- Updated
-11/04/10   Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy  [308 Kb]
-12/09/09   Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
-05/20/09   Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
-04/03/09   Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
-12/06/08   Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
-08/03/10   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations  [369 Kb]
-11/30/09   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
-07/23/09   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
-05/19/09   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
-01/21/09   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
-12/16/08   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
-05/02/05   Libya -- Updated
-09/17/08   Libya: Background and U.S. Relations  [283 Kb]  -- Updated
-08/06/08   Libya: Background and U.S. Relations  [286 Kb]  -- Updated
-12/31/01   Middle East: Attitudes toward the United States
-05/18/09   Middle East Elections 2009: Lebanon, Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq
-02/08/05   The Middle East Partnership Initiative: An Overview -- Updated
-05/14/02   The Middle East Peace Talks -- Updated
-02/09/05   The Middle East Television Network: An Overview -- Updated
-03/28/02   Middle East: U.S. Foreign Assistance, FY2001, FY2002, and FY2003 Request
-04/11/05   Military Construction in Support of Afghanistan and Iraq -- Memorandum
-02/03/10   Morocco: Current Issues  [208 Kb]
-12/04/08   Morocco: Current Issues
-05/26/05   Morocco-U.S. Free Trade Agreement -- Updated
-12/04/08   Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy
-04/02/09   Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress
-12/15/08   Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress
-10/28/08   Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress  [800 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/28/08   Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress  [659 Kb]  -- Updated
-02/22/08   Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress  [639 Kb]  -- NEW!
-04/27/05   Palestinian Education and the Debate Over Textbooks -- NEW!
-04/26/05   Palestinians and Middle East Peace: Issues for the United States -- Updated
-01/08/10   The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations
-08/12/02   Persian Gulf: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2002 NEW!
-06/10/02   PLO and Its Factions NEW!
-07/14/03   The Persian Gulf States: Post-War Issues for U.S. Policy, 2003 Updated
-03/21/07   Post-War Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Training, Peacekeeping, and Reconstruction -- Updated
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-03/18/05   Post-War Iraq: A Table and Chronology of Foreign Contributions -- Updated
-01/07/10   Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Legal Issues
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-05/13/08   The "Red-Dead" Canal: Israeli-Arab Efforts to Restore the Dead Sea -- NEW!
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-04/26/10   Syria: Background and U.S. Relations  [340 Kb]
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-01/10/05   Syria: Political Conditions and Relations with the United States After the Iraq War -- NEW!
-05/14/02   Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues -- Updated
-07/02/09   Troop Levels in the Afghan and Iraq Wars, FY2001-FY2012: Cost and Other Potential Issues
-06/29/09   Tunisia: Current Issues
-12/07/10   The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy  [255 Kb]
-12/23/09   The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation
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-07/31/08   The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy  [73 Kb]  -- Updated
-03/18/03   United Nations Security Council -- Its Role in the Iraq Crisis: A Brief Overview Updated.
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-11/13/06   U.S. Forces in Iraq -- Updated
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-04/25/07   U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel -- Updated
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-07/16/09   U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
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-04/27/07   U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians -- Updated
-06/15/10   U.S. Foreign Assistance to the Middle East: Historical Background, Recent Trends, and the FY2011 Request  [323 Kb]
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-06/13/05   U.S. Foreign Assistance to the Middle East: Historical Background, Recent Trends, and the FY2006 Request -- Updated
-12/21/06   U.S. Foreign Assistance to the Middle East: Historical Background, Recent Trends, and the FY2007 Request -- Updated
-12/02/05   U.S. Intelligence and Policymaking: The Iraq Experience -- Updated
-05/15/09   U.S.-Iraq Agreements: Congressional Activities and Legislative Response
-07/11/08   U.S. - Iraq Strategic Framework and Status of Forces Agreement: Congressional Response  [157 Kb]  -- NEW!
-07/13/09   U.S.-Iraq Withdrawal/Status of Forces Agreement: Issues for Congressional Oversight
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-12/12/08   U.S.-Iraq Withdrawal/Status of Forces Agreement: Issues for Congressional Oversight
-09/28/10   U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom  [152 Kb]
-10/09/06   U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement -- Updated
-09/01/10   U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon  [250 Kb]
-05/20/09   U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon
-04/01/09   U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon
-01/08/10   U.S. Security Assistance to the Palestinian Authority
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-11/01/10   Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations  [449 Kb]
-01/13/10   Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations
-07/07/09   Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations
-01/22/09   Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations
-01/04/07   Yemen: Current Conditions and U.S. Relations -- Updated