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A possible star turn in Italy for a leading papal contender
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the new head of the Italian bishops conference, smiles during a press conference in Rome, Friday, May…
Commentary
Lokman Slim’s culture war with Hezbollah should not be forgotten after assassination
On February 4, Lokman Slim, a writer, publisher, political analyst, filmmaker, and NGO director was assassinated in south Lebanon, with…
Commentary
The story of Syria, Turkey, and the Arab League
I do not like what Erdogan is doing in Syria though he has the tacit approval of the US, Russia,…
Culture & religions
The Shah’s Ride
In an interview, Ray Takeyh discusses his recent book on the reign of the late Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Ray…
Russian Military Specialist Mikhail Khodarenok: ‘No One In Moscow Is Going To Fight Israel Because Of Strikes On Iranian Targets In Syria’
Gazeta.ru’s military correspondent Mikhail Khodarenok responds to an analysis by Panagiotis Nastos in the Greek news agency Pentapostagma. Nastos claimed…
Negotiating the Whirlwind: Can Secretary of State John Kerry break through in Syria?
John Kerry, the sixty-eighth Secretary of State of the United States, was born to a temperament of wintry rectitude. He…
