Quietly, the UAE builds a "

mercenary army"

A speed bump in U.S.-Saudi ties;

Pledging loyalty in Bahrain...;

... as Saudi-Iranian Cold War simmers

Morocco protesters reject monarchy's reforms;

Fatah, Hamas sign unity deal, but questions linger;

Iran and Saudi battle through Bahrain;

Tajikistan's Islamic party on the rise

NATO steps up assistance to Libyan opposition;

Qatar supplies Libyan rebels with "

defensive weapons"

';

Camp Ashraf under fire;

Syria wracked by protests

Turkey to host Taliban talks?;

Libya crisis puts Qatar in the spotlight;

Washington cutting off arms to Lebanon?;

Bishkek interested in U.S., Russian CT centers

Boosting Yemen's special forces;

A second nuke site in Syria?;

Bahrain opposition figure returns from exile;

Russian cruise missiles to Syria still on track