The Middle East

1. Cradle of monotheism: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

2. A strategic bridge and highway.

The oil jugular of the Western world.

4. The conflict between Arabs and Jews.

5. The Arab split: Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

6. The emerging peace: an Israeli-Palestinian accord.

7. Islamic fundamentalism in the region: a rising tide?

8. Peaceful future.

9. Turkey.

10. Iran.

11. Iraq.

12. Kuwait.

13. Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

14. Oman.

15. saudi Arabia.

16. Yemen.

17. Egypt.

18. Syria.

19. Lebanon.

20. Palestine and the Palestinians.

21. Israel.

22. Jordan.