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Islamists always believed the U.S. was weak. Recent political trends won’t change their view. D uring the Cold War, two…
‘Kerry’s and Kennedy’s and democrats’ shortsightedness on Iraq is a classic example of instant gratification in politics. The real change…
Reporters Without Borders Press release 13 May 2007 SYRIA Reporters Without Borders voiced outrage at the three-year prison imposed today…
The first time I met Anwar al-Bunni, in June 2005, one of Syria’s numerous state-owned newspapers had just called him…
The first time I met Anwar al-Bunni, in June 2005, one of Syria’s numerous state-owned newspapers had just called him…
Intentionally or not, Israeli assaults put Siniora in an extremely difficult situation and put the regime in danger
No sooner had Condoleezza Rice finished shaking hands with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem last week at the Sharm el-Sheikh…
– Pierre Akel
On the 50th anniversary of the purging campaign launched in 1957 by Communist China’s founding father Mao Zedong to terrorize…
They want neither Sharia, nor a coup, but a fully democratic Turkey. First they demonstrated in Ankara, then in Istanbul,…
His Majesty, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, may God bless him King of Bahrain The Women Petition Committee pays…
BY MICHAEL YOUNG, BEIRUT–This week Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh with…
ZARQA, Jordan — Abu Ibrahim considers his dead friends the lucky ones. Four died in Iraq in 2005. Three more…
Political parties, MPs and civil society organisations in Egypt are now busy investigating how the constitutional amendments approved last March…
Seven young men who were engaged in developing a youth discussion group and for having some articles published on the…
– Nir boms – Zvi Barel
To All, Worldwide, Human Rights & Civil Society’s Organizations, including UN-Council on Human Rights As well as to Public Figures…
LONDON: Pakistan is in a fix. Some call it a defining moment others describe it as a cross-road or the…
Iqbal Latif Citizens of Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Thursday staged a peaceful protest against the violence of religious extremists who…
The only two major terror operations for which Khaled Shaikh Mohammed claims no credit, in his recently released testimony to…
In an article on the Arab reformist websites Aafaq (April 9, 2007) and Middle East Transparent (April 8, 2007), Egyptian…
Daily Star staff It’s never easy to discern movement in the midst of glacial stalemate, but the ice has definitely…
– David Schenker – Jane novak – Michael Young – Robin wright – Ariel Cohen
Pakistan has come to be a failing state in the rapid process of being Talibanised. Its internal situation as it…
What is it about the blogosphere that can transform perfectly credible academics into unethical hit men? The object of my…
The winds of change may be sweeping across Yemen. President Ali Abdullah Saleh recently appointed Dr. Ali Mohammed Mujawar as…
My article on India’s huge book industry two weeks ago seems to have encouraged numerous readers to inquire about the…
Jacques Chirac still has some weeks left in office, but as of this Sunday, when France votes in the first…
On a Pakistan government website, it says: “2007 has been declared the ‘Year of Tourism’ by the Pakistan Government.” We…
Michael Young As France prepares to vote in the first round of its presidential election on April 22, an indispensable…
London: Certain signs precede certain events. Those who read celestial signs seem to believe that finally time has come for…
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s speech on Sunday formalized Hizbullah’s divorce from the rest of Lebanese society, confirming there is a fundamental…
Last week, French Jews celebrated the Grand Sanhedrin convoked by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807. The Emperor submitted to a gathering…
India was recently the ‘Guest of Honour’ country at the Paris International Book Fair (PIBF), which was held from 23…
We can thank the US speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, for having informed Syrian President Bashar Assad, from Beirut,…
Agence France-Presse – 03 April, 2007 The new petition – the first during the reign of King Abdullah- represents the…
THE STILL BORN WORLD CUP HOW DID ICC GET IT ALL WRONG AS THE SUMS DON’T ADD UP In my…