Superglue: The remarkable unity of the Muslim Brotherhood
As the greatest internal crisis the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has experienced for over half a…
Monthly Archives: February, 2010
Qari Zafar’s death in US drone stike a major blow to Pakistani Taliban
LAHORE: The reported death of al-Qaeda-linked Pakistani sectarian-turned jehadi group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s acting ameer Commander Qari…
Is Bellemare slowly preparing to bail out?
An interesting news item has appeared lately in several Arabic newspapers, including the local Al-Liwaa.…
Pakistan has a role in Rigi’s arrest
LAHORE: The dramatic arrest of the fugitive Jundallah chief Abdolmalek Rigi by Iranian authorities hardly…
Dubai: On the Front Line of U.S. Iran Policy
PolicyWatch #1634 Willingly or not, Dubai has been thrust onto the front line of diplomacy…
Pakistan’s Sikh minority facing wrath of Islamic militants
LAHORE: Investigations into the February 21, 2010 beheading of an abducted Skih citizen of Pakistan…
Beirut must brace for a UN Iran vote
The Lebanese government, cobbled together from disparate elements, has had a predictably fitful start. However,…
US drones target Haqqani network after Pakistan’s refusal to do so
LAHORE: The February 18, 2010 killing of veteran Afghan Mujahideen leader Maulvi Jalaluddin Haqqani’s younger…
India seeks intelligence info about Pak jehadi
LAHORE: On the heels of the much-awaited Indo-Pakistan secretary-level talks, the Indian authorities have sought…
The Hand Extended to Syria is Also Intended as a Blow to Iran
The Independent, February 18, 2010 The appointment of Robert Ford as US Ambassador to Syria…
UN team grills close aide of Musharraf in Bhutto murder
LAHORE: The United Nations’ Inquiry Commission probing the assassination of the former Pakistani Prime Minister…
Who’s Behind the Houthis?
Nearly 50 years ago, Yemen fought a civil war pitting the Egyptian-backed government in Sana…
Arrest of Mullah Omar’s No 2 a major blow to Taliban
LAHORE: The arrest of Afghan Taliban’s No 2 Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund from Pakistan’s…
Judicial activism may lead Pakistan towards a military intervention
LAHORE: A fresh tussle between the Pakistani President Asif Zardari and the Chief Justice Iftikhar…
Setback for Iran’s Opposition: Khamenei’s Hardline Reinforced
A few hours after the official demonstration marking the February 11 anniversary of Iran’s 1979…
Idealism and the Hariri commemoration
The debate over whether to attend the commemoration this weekend of Rafik Hariri’s assassination has…
Pakistan in a fix after Indian offer to resume talks but not composite dialogue
LAHORE: Describing the recent Indian offer to Pakistan for resumption of the stalled peace talks…
US Embassy in Pakistan lodges protest with Islamabad
LAHORE: As the Pak-US diplomatic ties touch their lowest ebb in recent times, the American…
Lashkare Jhangvi and Tehrike Taliban involved in Karachi blasts
LAHORE: The twin suicide attacks in Pakistani port city of Karachi on February 5 which…
Talks with Afghan Taliban to boost Pakistani Taliban
LAHORE: The recently held London conference on Afghanistan has fanned deep concerns about the willingness…
Killed American soldiers were part of 100-strong commando unit
LAHORE: The three American soldiers who lost their lives on Wednesday in a school bombing…
Solomon’s Baby in the Middle East
View the maps originally published with this article. “Over our dead bodies!” Najib Khatib shouted…
Grandchildren of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto want their grandmother back in Pakistan
LAHORE: Two grandchildren of the late Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto have urged the…
Arab Politics and 1989: Of a Stone That Arrived in the Mail
While Europe at the end of the 1980s was the epicenter of this ‘earthquake’, the…
US drones kill 123 Pakistanis, 3 al-Qaeda men in January 2010
LAHORE: The Afghanistan-based US predators carried out a record number of 12 deadly missile strikes…