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H1 New York Times Big Gains for Iraq Security, but Questions Linger The government is making great strides in tamping down violence, but Iraq still lacks the formal rules to divide its power and spoils

Ha’aretz – IAEA Chief vows to resign if Iran is attacked Oil prices jump on report of Israeli drill preparing for Iran attack; Iran cleric: Israel to get slapped if it strikes

Los Angeles Times Israel's peace efforts widen

Talks with Syria and Hezbollah are a shift from a U.S.-backed isolation strategy. Some accuse Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of trying to divert attention from his domestic troubles

Iran is offered conditional nuclear talks

A European incentive proposal includes an offer for a six-week period for preliminary talks to resolve the nuclear standoff if Tehran refrains from increasing its enrichment capacity.

Sistani quietly opposing U.S. presence

The Times Archive since 1785

Michael Hirsh / Newsweek:

Barack's Bounce — The latest NEWSWEEK Poll shows the Democrat with a 15-point lead over McCain.

Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 44%

Hagel says he'd consider VP offer from Obama

In Doubt for the Monarchy Autocratic Modernization in Saudi-Arabia Iris Wurm Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), Germany Download the full-text document (968 KB)

Asia Times 'President' Larijani: A star is born Thanks to the patronage of Iranian heavyweights like Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's parliament, is the man most likely to challenge President Mahmud Ahmadinejad in elections next year. Unless, that is, Ahmadinejad can reverse his sliding fortunes by turning the economy around. - Sami Moubayed

'Breakthrough' in Iraq pact
Although no details have emerged, United States and Iraqi negotiators say they have made a breakthrough in talks for a pact to provide a legal basis for the future presence of US troops in Iraq. Opponents of such an accord, notably Shi'ite cleric Muqtada Sadr, could yet have the last word

Weekly Standard Obama's Pooh-bah A childish foreign policy. by William Kristol

Are We Safer? by Reuel Marc Gerecht

Yes, George W. Bush has made America more secure since 9/11.

Darkness at the End of the Tunnel Penetrating the Iranian underground. by Gabriel Schoenfeld

Guardian UK tops world table of weapons sales Controversial deal with Saudi Arabia catapults Britain to top of last year's world arms export league

The great petrol gamble Dilip Hiro: By increasing the Saudi petroleum output and calling an oil summit, King Abdullah has raised hopes of dampening the market

The answer lies in oil Robert Fox: The multinationals negotiating deals to exploit oilfields in Iraq should reflect on the gloomy historical precedents

Time out for Hamas Jonathan Spyer: The 'period of calm' between Hamas and Israel is a period of rest, strengthening and consolidation before hostilities begin again

IHT RELIGION AND AMERICA Back to basics

By ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER AND TOD LINDBERG We have lost sight of the ways in which turning back to America's founding values - including faith - can once again unite us in the face of common problems.

EU leaders argue over whom to blame for Irish treaty vote The leaders delayed efforts to salvage the treaty until autumn after a two-day meeting that produced an attack by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France on the handling of trade negotiations

RFE/RL Armenia 'Shall Overcome' In an exclusive commentary, President Serzh Sarkisian acknowledges that Armenia is a country in transition, but says Yerevan is working hard to deepen reforms and strengthen democratic institutions

Financial Times Security fears over food and fuel crisis Western countries have upgraded the food and fuel crisis into a national security concern as they fear record high energy and agriculture commodity costs are destabilising key developing regions of the world

A Choice of Enemies This account of US engagement with the Middle East gives a sense of the pressures and trade-offs facing American presidents, writes Gideon Rachman

The Times There are no winners in Afghanistan Historically, British defiance turns to compromise. Why should it be different in Afghanistan? Matthew Parris

Regional diplomacy filling the vacuum
Al-Ahram Weekly

H 2 Rice: "Davaya müdahale edemeyiz"

Amerika ve AB'den kapatmaya karşı net mesaj

Armed Forces Party’s plan to straighten out society by YASEMİN ÇONGAR*

The American The Case Against Turkey’s Ruling Party By Michael Rubin It is not secular, liberal, or democratic. In fact, Prime Minister Erdoğan has become the Turkish Vladimir Putin.

The Crisis in Turkey By Mustafa Akyol Extreme secularists are seeking to overthrow a government of Muslim democrats. Let’s hope they don’t succeed.

Kurds Support US-Iraqi Accord to Ensure Protection From External Threats - Article

[YORUM - ABDÜLHAMİT BİLİCİ] Amerika, 27 Mayıs'ta da tarafsızdı!

Semih İdiz Obama’nın Ermeni merakı ABD’ye pahalıya patlar

Guardian Turkey find an even later twist Turkey bettered Croatia from the penalty spot after a dramatic extra-time equaliser in quarter-final

Barney Ronay: Turks leave it late again

The Times Bilic and Croatia crash out on penalties

FT SPORT: Turkey break Croatian hearts with late miracle

Avrupa basını: En deli maç, Türk mucizesi

Dünya basını: Bu Türkler kaç canlı

[YORUM - H.D.S. GREENWAY] Türkiye'nin dağılan hayali

Taraf exposes army’s covert operations plan