By Associated Press CAIRO — The head of Al-Azhar, the pre-eminent institute of Islamic learning in the Sunni Muslim world,…
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The feeling of euphoria on winning parliamentary elections in several countries in the Arab world has resulted in spokesmen for…
Iran’s bellicose rhetoric and Gulf wargames in recent days have given rise to the question of whether Tehran could close…
CAIRO – The self-immolation a year ago of Tunisian street vendor Mohammed Bouazizi triggered a wave of popular protests that…
[ profile ] “Why don’t we kill them? We kill other people who are running terrorist organizations against the United…
US Sanctions Target Money Laundering Operations in Panama and Colombia Written By Andrew O’Reilly The U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday…
The conflict in Syria that some expected to simmer down is in fact boiling. This morning, suicide attackers detonated car…
Executive Summary A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 2.18 billion Christians of all…
At 10 a.m Friday Morning 2 suicide car bomb blasts shook Syria’s capital Damascus targeting heavily guarded intelligence buildings in…
METransparent Exclusive Beirut sources said that Hizbullah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah met Syria’s Bashar Assad, recently, in Damascus for a three-hour…
WRITTEN STATEMENT FREDERIC HOF, SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR REGIONAL AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE HOUSE COMMITTEE…
Pierre Moussa interviewed by Christilla Moustier In March 2011, at the dawn of the Arab spring, Pierre Moussa published “The…
In its present form, VOA’s Persian service is a waste of U.S. tax dollars. Whatever policy the United States adopts…
By JO BECKER BEIRUT, Lebanon — Last February, the Obama administration accused one of Lebanon’s famously secretive banks of laundering…
By JO BECKER BEIRUT, Lebanon — Last February, the Obama administration accused one of Lebanon’s famously secretive banks of laundering…
Concern is mounting in Washington that Iran’s potential for troublemaking will now be countered by Saudi actions that could escalate…
Michael Robbins and Mark Tessler On October 23 Tunisians went to the polls to participate in the first elections since…
President Bashar al-Assad’s interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters portrays a Syrian leader in complete denial of the situation in his…
The vicissitudes that have, for some reason, been collectively dubbed the ‘Arab Spring’ are neither Arab nor Spring. One can…
Investigating accusations that youth movements have foreign agendas due to foreign funding, the Egyptian ministry of justice reports a Salafist…
On November 30, 2011, The Washington Institute hosted a private on-the-record roundtable with Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi, founder and chairman of…
Those close to the Yemeni transitional President Abd Rabo Mansour Hadi know that he is addicted to reading books about…
The international community would do itself and Yemen a service if it looked beyond the parameters set by the Gulf…
The growing armed opposition movement against the Asad regime is becoming an increasingly important element in the Syrian equation. The…
WASHINGTON, DC – As the West ratchets up its economic pressure on Iran to halt its drive to develop nuclear…
It is a new development that some Arab states now have to figure Qatar in their calculations, as just two…
The Bahrain government needs to act speedily on the findings of the inquiry into this year’s troubles to avoid even…
Featuring Ehud Yaari and Normand St. Pierre On November 16, 2011, Ehud Yaari and Normand St. Pierre addressed a Policy…
ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA’s operations in Lebanon have been badly damaged after…
Washington’s embrace of Ennahda, Tunisia’s leading Islamist movement, should be predicated on the party’s actions matching its promises to foster…
Annick Cojean “Le Monde” met a young Libyan in Tripoli, who spoke of how she was abducted at age 15…
by Anthony Shadid DOHA, Qatar — Qatar is smaller than Connecticut, and its native population, at 225,000, wouldn’t fill Cairo’s…
By Liz Sly BEIRUT — The dramatic decision by Arab states to turn against President Bashar al-Assad could further damage…
Testimony prepared for hearing “U.S. Policy in Syria” U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South…
On November 5, Saudi Arabia announced a series of eagerly expected changes forced by the recent death of Crown Prince…
Libya’s challenges are immense, but Washington can take steps to facilitate the transition while ensuring that U.S. interests are not…
WASHINGTON, DC – Though Saudi Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir is alive and well in Washington, the plot to assassinate him may…
by GONUL TOL and ALEX VATANKA By all accounts, it’s been a tough year for Iran. The recent revelation of…
Although military action in Syria would carry some risks, not intervening in the face of the regime’s now fully revealed…
By LIAM STACK ANTAKYA, Turkey — Once one of Syria’s closest allies, Turkey is hosting an armed opposition group waging…
Since this summer, the United States has generally played a constructive role in support of the Syrian opposition. In contrast…
Only a society that can engage in introspection and self-examination can emerge from its dark past and march confidently to…
Tomorrow, October 25, Riyadh will hold a funeral for Crown Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia, who died in a New…
A document discussed Sunday by the Christian “Lady of the Mountain Gathering” rejected “any attempt to link the fate of…
New estimates of the former leader’s assets — more than $200 billion — are called ‘staggering.’ If they prove true,…
(Courtesy of: Tom Harb S.G. The International Lebanese Committee for the Implementation of UNSCR 1559 * Attached is an advance…
Today, the Asad regime crossed another red line. According to reports from Beirut, Syria dispatched troops into neighboring Lebanon to…
On October 14, 2011, Robert S. Ford and Andrew J. Tabler addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr.…
Vogue magazine famously called her a “rose in the desert”, while Paris Match proclaimed she was the “element of light…
From day one, the joy that accompanied the election of Patriarch Rai was mixed with apprehension. Many regretted the retirement…