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Heavy-handed reaction to demonstrations across the country have resulted in at least 34 deaths, revealing Maliki’s authoritarian approach to dealing with a wide range of grievances

With 24-hour news coverage following every move, the authorities have come under intense pressure to calm the situation on the streets. GSN examines the timeline of recent unrest

Large numbers of defence suppliers have signalled their long-term commitment to supporting United Arab Emirates’ plans to develop an industrial manufacturing base by signing new long-term agreements based on new offset policy guidelines, state news agency WAM reported on 9 February.

The overthrow of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his kleptocratic family has shaken other authoritarian rulers and revived the ‘Arab street’. Across the Arab world populations are stirring, while governments may struggle to accommodate local variants of the ‘Tunisia effect’

As well as being an economic linchpin for the global and US economy, Qatar is also one of Washington’s trickiest regional partners, with internal politics and neighbouring Iran making this a less than straightforward relationship

Bahrain criticises Rafale fighter. US-Iraq $100m arms deal

Foreign minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal proposed a Nato-backed Arab army to destroy the Iranian-backed Hizbollah movement in Lebanon in 2008. Documents released by WikiLeaks suggest that certain military operations against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, claimed by Sanaa to be the work of Yemeni forces, were carried out by the US.

The GCC states have differing views on the Iranian threat, with hardliners pushing for military action and others preferring the diplomatic route

Governments seek Atacms deals, US in $71m Javelin missile sale

The Defence Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA) notified US Congress in October of a possible foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia worth

UK troops set to leave in 2011, Car bomb kills northern rebels

North Korea is involved in the continuous support of nuclear and ballistic missile-related activity in Iran and Syria, according to a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) report.

Air force to test homemade S-300, UH-60M deliveries, Apache fleet

The confusion of a post-Saddam Iraq has presented Iran with countless opportunities to extend its tentacles of influence. GSN outlines the Islamic Republic’s strategy for keeping its rival at bay

The US Defence Department was ordered to draw up detailed contingency plans for launching military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Attacks on Christians in Iraq have increased in recent weeks. Defence secretary Robert Gates has announced that the US will boost support to Yemen following October’s foiled bomb plot