The King Speaks Frankly. Maybe a Little Too Frankly
 Mideastposts - In the past week, the lengthy article published in The Atlantic, based on various interviews conducted with HM King Abdullah, has been making the media rounds. (For those who haven’t read it, please take a look here, as my goal is not to summarize it). Suffice to say, it’s made waves locally despite the fact that probably 99% of the people have not read it and local media has stayed away from offering a complete translation (which has caused even more confusion).
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France backtracks on drive to arm Syrian opposition forces
 Al Arabiya - Nicholas Vinocur and Catherine Bremer - Reuters - French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday that the situation in Syria was still too unsure to start supplying weapons to opposition forces, an idea France backs in the longer term.
France and Britain are both pressing for the relaxation of an arms embargo on Syria so that arms can flow to outgunned rebels waging a two-year-old uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Qatari tankers sail to the rescue of Britain's gas supply crisis
 The Independent - Charlie Cooper - The UK is working at 40 per cent above its usual gas capacity for the time of year thousands of homes without power as snow continues to fall
Britain’s rapidly dwindling gas supplies will be boosted by the arrival of a giant tanker from the Arabian Gulf today, as the unseasonably severe March weather continues to place increasing demands on the National Grid.
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US worries over Syria, Iran behind push for Israel's apology to Turkey
 Thomas Seibert - The National - ISTANBUL - US concerns over threats from Syria and Iran may have been behind Israel's surprise apology to Turkey after almost three years of a deepening rift, according to comments by officials and analysts yesterday.
Friday's apology for the deaths of nine Turks in an Israeli commando raid on a Turkish ship carrying aid for Gaza in May 2010 removed an obstacle to improving bilateral ties. But relations between Turkey and Israel, both important US allies, will not heal overnight, they said.
Iran will destroy Israel cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if attacked – Supreme leader
 RT - Iran’s most powerful authority, Ayatollah Ali Khemenei, said the Islamic Republic would raze the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa “to the ground” if Israel launched a military strike against it.
“At times the officials of the Zionist regime [Israel] threaten to launch a military invasion, but they themselves know that if they make the slightest mistake the Islamic Republic will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground,” Ayotollah Ali Khamenei said during an address on live state television.
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