WASHINGTON, Sept.

Experts said at a water conference on Thursday that the desert is making a comeback in the Middle East, with fertile lands turning into barren wastes that could further destabilize the area.

POMONA, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern Conflict Studies Group (MCSGroup) announces the January 29, 2010 release of the new simulation board game Battle for Baghdad.

DUBAI, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent survey by the market research company Real Opinions in the Middle East on the first 100 days since US President Obama was inaugurated shows that although the image of the US and leadership on the global stage has improved, performance on issues closer to home in the Middle East are dividing opinion. There is success for Obama with overall opinion of the US from a Middle Eastern perspective improving by 42%.

NEW YORK, March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC is gravely distressed by the lavish welcome afforded to Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir, whose arrest on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes is sought by the International Criminal Court, at the Arab League summit in Qatar. "Welcoming an accused mass murderer with a kiss on the red carpet is morally repugnant," said AJC Executive Director David Harris.