Syria: UN Rules Kamal Labwani’s Detention Illegal
(London, April 28, 2009) – Syrian authorities should immediately free Dr. Kamal Labwani, a prominent…
Monthly Archives: April, 2009
Security of arrested Mumbai attackers tightened
LAHORE: The Pakistani authorities have further tightened the security of the five Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives…
Video may have killed March 14’s star
Walid Jumblatt is rapidly becoming a star of the portable telephone screen. After being filmed…
Can the al-Asad Regime Make Peace with Israel?
PolicyWatch #1508 U.S. and European observers believe that Israel’s new government will seek peace with…
Teheran sources: Ali Larijani’s brother to replace Ayatollah Sahrurdi as Head of Judiciary
Metransparent exclusive: Highly placed sources at Iran’s Pasdaran forces have disclosed to Middle East Transparent…
Book review: THE FLUTTERIG FLAG OF JEHAD
By Amir Mir: Mashal Books, Lahore 2008, Pp306; Price Rs 700 Amir Mir has developed…
Egypt’s Campaign against Iran Sends Washington a Signal
PolicyWatch #1507 In the last week, Egypt has moved against Iran and its allies in…
Chibli Mallat interviewed by Samer Marchi
Special to Shaffaf Samer Marchi, 18, a twelfth grader at the American Community School in…
Hizbullah, a Western fascination
The killing of four Lebanese soldiers on Monday reawakens some old thoughts about a phenomenon…
Saudi Court Refuses to Block Marriage of Girl, 8, to Older Man
ADVERTISEMENTOutraged human rights groups are calling the decision by a Saudi court to — not…
Will Mitchell’s Trip Bypass Damascus?
U.S. special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell is scheduled to visit Israel, the…
UK wants Pakistan to help arrest dead al-Qaeda terrorist
LAHORE: The British authorities have sought intelligence cooperation from the Pakistani agencies for the arrest…
302 civilians, 30 jawans killed in 20 suicide hits in first 100 days of 2009
LAHORE: The ongoing spate of deadly suicide bombings across Pakistan has killed 332 people in…
Reformists, Principlists clash over oil money: 173, 270 or 280 billion US dollars in 4 years!
Source: Iran’s official “Press TV”: As Iran heads toward the June presidential polls, Reformist hopefuls…
60 drone hits kill 14 al-Qaeda men, 687 civilians
LAHORE: Of the 60 cross border predator strikes carried out by the Afghanistan-based American drones…
Syria will win Lebanon’s elections
Two months away from Lebanon’s elections, we can begin to discern clarity amid the vapors…
Amos Oz discusses his work as Israel marks his 70th birthday
By Maya Sela Amos Oz is first mentioned in Haaretz in October 1961: “Preparations continue…
Can Iran Change?
by Jon Lee Anderson Ever since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad first ran for President of Iran, four…
Western Outrage over Discriminatory Afghan Law
A new law signed by President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan requires Shiite women to ask…
Elections in Algeria: Bouteflika Wins, Legitimacy Loses
On April 9, Algerians go to the polls to elect a head of state. A…
US hunts Baitullah to counter Taliban’s spring offensive
LAHORE: The Obama administration’s March 26, 2009 decision to announce a $5 million head money…
The first ever fidayeen attack in Pakistan
LAHORE: The Pakistani authorities investigating the March 30, 2009 terrorist attack on the Manawan police…