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Ukrainian Orthodox Church gets ‘tomos of autocephaly’ at historic ceremony in Istanbul
ISTANBUL An independent Ukrainian Orthodox church was created at a signing ceremony in Turkey on Jan. 5, formalizing a split with the Russian church it…
Commentary
Arabs, boycott the election in droves
The whole existence of these parties, starting from the Arab-Jewish “Mapai” party, otherwise known as Hadash, through the “Muslim Home”…
Culture & religions
Putin’s new Russia and the ghosts of the past
‘The Long Hangover: Putin’s New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past’ by Shaun Walker (Oxford University Press, 278 pages,…
International Sports
The Words of the Deep Source Match-Fixers
Last spring, I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a number of documents from fixers at the heart…
Peres in his own words: ‘You could be dead while you’re alive, and you could also live after your death’
In the months before Shimon Peres’s passing, journalist Amira Lam held a series of meetings with the man who was…
The UK Muslim Brotherhood Review: Main Findings
Muslim Brotherhood review: statement by the Prime Minister First published: 17 December 2015 Statement by David Cameron on the findings of…
