It was remarkable that so few Lebanese politicians responded to the statements that Bashar Assad made last week to a…
Month: August 2008
PolicyWatch #1400 This PolicyWatch is the first of a two-part series on Jordan’s reengagement with Hamas. Last week, Jordan’s minister…
Last June, Metransparent alerted the Bahai community in the US to the case of the three Iranian Bahais imprisoned in…
The Saudi king takes more steps to show openness towards Christians, Jews and other religions. The most urgent reason is…
Weeks ago, Michel Aoun’s political adversaries were already predicting that the general’s first act once the government was formed would…
In Egypt, the official al-Ahram Printing House refused to print an issue of the left wing “al-Badil” because of a…
NEW YORK — Madonna, this is a bit late because I was caught up writing a piece protesting the absence…
CAIRO — In a Muslim country where the numbers of women wearing the veil are rising, and so — by…
When Pervez Musharraf seized power in 1999, he was besieged by American demands that his military stop supporting the Taliban…
If you’re wondering what happened yesterday in Tripoli, where a bomb exploded alongside a bus, killing several Lebanese soldiers and…
Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James Glassman addressed The Washington Institute’s Special Policy Forum on July…
There is growing concern in Israel and the United States that Hizbullah intends to alter the status quo in Lebanon…
(Photo: Dalila before and after 7 years in prison) For once, we are hoping Syrian public opinion is wrong! For,…
In February 2008, a four-member Washington Institute delegation visited the Kurdish Regional Government(KRG) in northern Iraq on a fact-finding mission.…