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Assad is so scared by Mubarak's trial that his media have totally ignored it, even though it's most sensational trial in Arab history.

Sectarian undertones compound commercial worries, experts say; called "worst crisis between the two states since the Saddam era"

Activist says Syrians won't repeat mistakes made in neighboring Iraq, where fighting between Sunnis, Shi'ites broke out after the fall of Hussein.

Suicide bomber, car bomb planted outside a governor's house in the central Iraqi city kill at least 21 people and injure more than 30.

Spring has turned to summer in the Middle East and it promises to be a long hot summer of strife

Some operations suspended in Libya; French oil major loses production at Yemen oil field, BP chief exec: "I wouldn't describe us as worried."

Syria is unlikely to be the next Arab state to witness anti-government unrest.

On his new hit Arabic language album, rocker grandson Dudu Tassa is rejuvenating the Kuwaity brothers' music here.

A US administration that has so far been sending out confusing signals, and an Egypt lacking a democratic tradition do not bode well for the future.

Whether they are democrats or autocrats, we fully expect they will continue to hate us.