Busse Library provides these webpages for students and faculty seeking information on countries in the Middle East. Websites reflect a small portion of available government and social resources. Busse Library titles are provided for research needs.
Nations included in this region : Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
Government Resources
- Egypt : The Ministry of Foreign Trade
- The Egyptian Presidency
- Government of the Republic of Cyprus
- Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Islamic Transitional State of Afghanistan -- offical site for transition government
- Israeli Government: Official Website
- Kuwait National Assembly
- Ministry of Information, Sultanate of Oman
- The National Assembly : Jordan
- Pakistan.gov: Official Gateway to the Government of Pakistan
- The Permanent Mission of Iraq to the UN -- detailed news/updates of current war in Iraq
- The Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Presidential Palace: Lebanon
- Qatar: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Republic of Turkey: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Saudia Arabian Information Resource: Ministry of Information
- State of Bahrain
- Syria: Government: NationMaster.com
- Yemen Government Homepage
Society and Culture Resources
- Arab Net : Qatar
- Arab Net : Saudia Arabia
- Arab Net: Yemen
- Bahrain National Museum
- British Council : Bahrain
- Cyprus: History: Lonely Planet
- A History of Cyprus
- History of Egypt
- History of Kuwait: CountryReports.org
- History of Oman: CountryReports.org
- History of Syria: CountryReports.org
- History: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Iran: History, Land, and People
- Israel: A Country Study: Library of Congress
- Jerusalem 3000: Three Millenia of History: University of Southern Main, Osher Map Library
- Lebanon : ArabNet
- A Living Tribute to the Legacy of King Hussein I of Jordan
- Ministry of Tourism: Syria
- Turkey: Profile: CountryReports.org
- UAE Interact: Ministry of Information and Culture: Virtual Museum
General Resources on Region
- ArabNet
- CIA World Factbook
- CountryReports.org
- Yahoo: Middle East
- WWW Virtual Library : Middle Eastern Studies
Busse Library Resources
- The Arab-Israeli conflict : looking for / c1992. DS 119.8.A7 A7x
- Hammond atlas of the Middle East. c1991. G7420 .H35 1991
- Burke, Edmund. Struggle and survival in the modern Middle East / c1993. CT1866. S77 1993
- Efrat, Moshe. Superpowers and client states in the Middle East / 1991. JX1581. M628 S87 1991
- Freedman, Robert Owen. Moscow and the Middle East : Soviet policy / 1991. DS63.2.S65 F72 1991
- Goodwin, Jan. Price of honor : Muslim women lift the veil of silence / 1994. HQ1170. G66 1994
- Kazemi, Farhad. Peasants and politics in the modern Middle East / c1991. DS62.4 .P4 1991
- Matthews, Eamonn. The Gulf War. c1996. Video DS 79.72 .G85
- Owen, Edward Roger John. State, power, and politics in the making of the modern Middle / 1992. DS63. O94 1992
- Sasson, Jack M. Civilizations of the ancient Near East / 1995. DS57. C55 1995 Ref
- Simon, Reeva S. Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East / c1996. DS43. E53 1996 Ref
- Vicker, Ray. The kingdom of oil; the Middle East : its people / [1974] HD9576.N36 V52
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