A Foreign Ministry document prepared shortly after the Second Lebanon War challenges Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s claim of major differences…
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In an article published recently on the Arab liberal websites Aafaq, Middle East Transparent, and Modern Discussion, Egyptian liberal Hesham…
Israel missed a reasonable opportunity for a cease-fire with Hezbollah during the first week of the Second Lebanon War, which…
This article was first published on The Other Malaysia website, which we just “discovered”. We advise readers of Metransparent to…
One week on from permission to publish “without restrictions”, fresh obstacles arrive. Tensions underline multi-ethnic coexistence. The issue undermines Badawi’s…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — When a Saudi court sentenced a young woman to 200 lashes in November after she…
WASHINGTON — United States intelligence analysts are not convinced by the evidence offered so far by Pakistani authorities that a…
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – The Syrian government denied on Tuesday that President Bashar al-Assad had promised to release seven dissidents who…
Israel needs to internalize that even its supportive friends on the international stage conceive of the country’s future on the…
On December 24th, Saudi writer Iman Qahtani sent us an article (in arabic) on the arrest of Saudi blogger Fouad…
The following is a controversal summary of Iran’s PressTV interview with Lebanses leader Walid Jumblatt. Jumblatt published a communique accusing…
The power of Shiite Muslim clergy has eroded in favor of various competing groups within a unique religious, civil, social…
The Annapolis summit and the efforts to revive the peace process have exacerbated the tension that already existed between Prime…
A demoralizing aspect of much international political behavior, commentary, or policy counsel on Syria in the past two years has…
By its nature, war is a formative event. Often when war begins, various processes come to an end and are…
A new study commissioned by Germany’s Interior Ministry warns of a growing threat from the radicalization of Muslims in the…
Former US Diplomat John Bolton is no longer in office, but he still has a lot to say about American…
Immediately before publishing this communiqué from HRW, friends in Damascus informed us of the arrest of Walid el Bunni, brother…
While the world obsesses this week over whether the ill-fated Annapolis conference will result in the ultimate Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement,…
Syrian authorities this week arrested more than 30 people who had been working for political change, escalating a crackdown on…
New York: It was oddly delicious watching a has-been dictator bask in the undeserved tribute of a Western host’s welcome,…
On December 4, President Bush met in the White House with a few pro-democracy members of the Syrian opposition, including…
By Thomas E. Ricks Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 11, 2007; A03 A former top Pentagon official blamed the…
Saddam Al-Ashmouri For Yemen Times SANA’A, Dec. 8 — Last week, the Yemeni Parliament agreed to rescind Parliament member (MP)…
By Peter Baker and Dafna Linzer They call them “deep dives,” special briefings for President Bush to meet with not…
The French daily “Le Monde” confirmed today the arrest of journalist Guillaume Dasquié in relation with the following article, whose…
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian writer Ali Abdullah has been jailed three times in the past 13 years. One of…
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 — American intelligence agencies reversed their view about the status of Iran’s nuclear weapons program after they…
Wednesday afternoon, Saad al-Hariri’s Mostaqbal party agreed to a constitutional amendment that would allow Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Suleiman…
** It is their ‘good’ one that is the real ‘bad.’ An emotional Musharraf relinquished his post by handing over…
November 2007 (somewhere) Ya Allah I am a humble believer in my good forties. My knowledge of Islam goes back…
Saudi Arabia’s intelligence operations are set to undergo restructuring to cope with international information challenges, head of the Saudi Intelligence…
By LARA SETRAKIAN Nov. 21, 2007 — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice is defending a sentence of 200 lashes for…
The U.S. provided Israel with information about Syrian air defenses before Israel attacked a suspected nuclear site in Syria, Aviation…
Ten weeks have passed since the Israel Air Force attacked in Syria, and there is still no reliable information about…
** FREEDOM OF SPEECH: ‘ALL THE OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES ARE DICTATORSHIPS’ Facebook ban marks latest in series of restrictions that…
By Faiza Saleh Ambah JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 21 — Saudi officials have revoked the license of human rights lawyer…
On 18 October 2007, the Human Rights Committee completed its review of Libya’s fourth periodic report, which was due for…
NEW YORK – Israel and the United States are generally considered Siamese twins, with a common mouth and heart. The…
Another Buddha destroyed, and the world answers with silence The world watched in horror when Taliban forces destroyed the monumental…
Preparation of the World Public Opinion for Starting War with Iran When the war with Iraq was about to start,…
The overwhelming majority of Pakistanis are moderate; it is my hope that they will unite in a coalition of moderation…
The Pakistani president uses the Islamist boogeyman to tighten his grip on power and quell an independent judiciary. November 6,…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated four individuals affiliated with the Syrian regime’s efforts to reassert Syrian control…
– Abir Zaki