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Middle East and North Africa

-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
-03/24/05   Bahrain: Key Issues for U.S. Policy -- Updated
-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.
-02/26/08   Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning the Prospective Security Agreement Between the United States and Iraq [244 Kb] -- Updated
-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
-07/23/08   Department of Defense Fuel Costs in Iraq [79 Kb] -- NEW!
-09/22/06   Disarming Libya: Weapons of Mass Destruction -- NEW!
-08/12/08   Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations [236 Kb] -- 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!
-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
-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!
-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
-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
-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
-11/20/08   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
-06/23/08   Iran's Nuclear Program: Status [134 Kb] -- NEW!
-12/04/08   Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
-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
-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!
-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
-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!
-08/15/08   Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis? [152 Kb] -- Updated
-03/19/03   Iraq: Map Sources Updated.
-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
-11/17/06   Iraqi Police and Security Forces Casualty Estimates -- NEW
-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
-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
-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
-08/20/08   Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance [224 Kb] -- Updated
-03/24/08   Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance [232 Kb] -- Updated
-12/01/08   Iraq: Regional perspectives and U.S. Policy
-04/04/08   Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy [344 Kb] -- Updated
-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
-10/07/03   Iraq: UN Inspections for Weapons of Mass Destruction Updated
-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)
-12/10/08   Israel and the Palestinians: Prospects for a Two-State Solution
-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
-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
-04/28/05   Israeli-United States Relations -- Updated
-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
-10/17/08   Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations [253 Kb] -- Updated
-10/30/06   Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues -- Updated
-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
-12/06/08   Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
-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
-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
-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
-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
-08/12/02   Persian Gulf: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2002 NEW!
-07/14/03   The Persian Gulf States: Post-War Issues for U.S. Policy, 2003 Updated
-06/10/02   PLO and Its Factions NEW!
-03/18/05   Post-War Iraq: A Table and Chronology of Foreign Contributions -- Updated
-08/25/08   Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Background, Legal Status, and Other Issues [326 Kb] -- Updated
-01/24/08   Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations [898 Kb] -- Updated
-03/17/04   Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations -- Updated
-05/13/08   The "Red-Dead" Canal: Israeli-Arab Efforts to Restore the Dead Sea -- NEW!
-05/24/02   Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations -- Updated
-06/16/08   Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized in Iraq? [179 Kb] -- NEW!
-05/01/08   Syria: Background and U.S. Relations [264 Kb] -- Updated
-02/26/08   Syria: Background and U.S. Relations [247 Kb] -- Updated
-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
-12/08/08   The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy
-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.
-08/08/08   U.S. Embassy In Iraq [65 Kb] -- Updated
-07/24/08   U.S. Forces in Iraq [69 Kb] -- Updated
-04/07/08   U.S. Forces in Iraq [69 Kb] -- Updated
-01/23/08   U.S. Forces in Iraq [68 Kb] -- Updated
-11/13/06   U.S. Forces in Iraq -- Updated
-01/02/08   U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel [154 Kb] -- Updated
-01/30/09   U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
-10/08/08   U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians [75 Kb] -- NEW!
-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
-07/11/08   U.S. - Iraq Strategic Framework and Status of Forces Agreement: Congressional Response [157 Kb] -- NEW!
-12/12/08   U.S.-Iraq Withdrawal/Status of Forces Agreement: Issues for Congressional Oversight
-10/09/06   U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement -- Updated
-01/28/08   The World Bank and Iran [77 Kb] -- Updated
-01/22/09   Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations

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