After Ban on Travel for Urgent Cancer Treatment
Press release from former member of Syrian Parliament Riad Seif: More than two months after…
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Iraq on the Path to a Shiite Dictatorship
Baghdad’s new Kurdish-Shiite coalition may end efforts at national reconciliation with the Sunnis. But a…
As Democracy Push Falters, Bush Feels Like a ‘Dissident’
Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 20, 2007; A01 By the time he arrived in…
Al Qaeda’s Travel Agent: Damascus International Airport is a hub for terrorists
The United States is at last making significant progress against al Qaeda in Iraq–but the…
Defense Agency Proposes Outsourcing More Spying
By Walter Pincus Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 19, 2007; A03 The Defense Intelligence…
Saudi activists call for release of reformists
More than 60 Saudi activists have signed a petition calling for the release of a…
If you pay, we’ll be sure to look the other way
Nicolas Sarkozy is as pro-American a president as France will ever have. But when he…
I am «Fatima» …. (Writings on a Small Family Book)
Translation By Amira Kashgary Saudi Poet and dissidetn Ali Al-Dumaini dedicated this poem: To Fatima…
Muslim women caught between would-be liberators and would-be saviours
The Iranian photographer and writer Haleh Anvari is fed up with being fought over by…
How the ‘Good War’ in Afghanistan Went Bad
Two years after the Taliban fell to an American-led coalition, a group of NATO ambassadors…
PAKISTAN: EMERGENCY LEAK AND AFTER
London: “Emergency is being imposed in Pakistan ”. There was an element of finality in…
A victory on the path to oblivion
So, Michel Aoun’s candidate won. If the general knew any better, he would realize that…
Back to an old template in the Gulf
The United States plans to sell Gulf countries at least $20 billion worth of military…
Is Michel Aoun walking into a trap?
All the signs are that the voting will go ahead in the Metn by-election this…
As U.S. Rebuilds, Iraq Won’t Act on Finished Work
Iraq’s national government is refusing to take possession of thousands of American-financed reconstruction projects, forcing…
What Use Were All The Wars?
VELEN, Germany — If turning 40 isn’t challenging enough, try preparing for this milestone when…
When Stalinism thrives in Tehran
My friend, the intellectual Kian Tajbakhsh, is in jail in Iran for, well, being an…
Physicians for Human Rights: “an outrageous case”
EXONERATE Pardoned Bulgarian Nurses and Palestinian Medic Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) called for the…
If the Metn votes, Aoun can be beaten
Michel Aoun has taken a risk in deciding to contest the Metn by-election against the…
Syria Occupies Lebanon. Again.
A land grab proportionally equivalent to a foreign power occupying Arizona. Tuesday, July 24, 2007…
The Fatah-Hamas Conflict: Roots and Implications
The Events in Gaza The Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip was the culmination of…
Losing My Jihadism
BURAIDAH, Saudi Arabia Islam needs a Reformation. It needs someone with the courage of Martin…
Pakistan’s Islamists fail to rouse the masses as liberals confront dictatorship
The Islamic revolution could not be televised in Pakistan for a simple reason. It never…
Switching off the Iraq war is not an American option
These have been traumatic weeks for the White House, as its strategy of holding the…
Al-Qaeda’s Gains Keep U.S. at Risk, Report Says
By Karen DeYoung and Walter Pincus Al-Qaeda has reestablished its central organization, training infrastructure and…
A minefield ahead for Bernard Kouchner
July 14 was the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille in France. A day…
Human Rights Watch
(New York, July 18, 2007) – After a Saudi court forced a married couple to…
The role of Arab Christians in the modernization of contemporary Arab World
St Joseph University Faculty of Religious Sciences Center for Study, Documentation and Research on Arab…
CIA Said Instability Seemed ‘Irreversible’
Early on the morning of Nov. 13, 2006, members of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group…
Terror Watch: The Return of Al Qaeda
A new National Intelligence Estimate raises concerns that the terrorist group is growing stronger. WEB…
Mostly, a divine victory for disinformation
It says something that one year after the summer 2006 war, we’re not sure whether…
U.S. Envoy Offers Grim Prediction on Iraq Pullout
By JOHN F. BURNS and ALISSA J. RUBIN BAGHDAD, July 9 — As the Senate…
Yemen: ICRC activities January to May 2007
In the Sa’ada region of North Yemen, confrontations between government forces and the Believing Youth…
Step away from the bomb shelter – for now
The young man in shorts who was waiting for the elevator in the General Staff…
Strategic rift in Bahrain’s royal court
Some members of the ruling family reportedly back hard-line Sunni groups; others advise helping disenfranchised…
Asia is increasingly going nuclear
In his recent survey, Professor Purnendra Jain, head of Asian Studies at Australia’s Adelaide University,…
Europe and Islam
It is sometimes forgotten that the content of history, the business of the historian, is…
Chaotic Lebanon Risks Becoming Militant Haven
BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 6 — Minutes before Islamic militants and government troops began killing each…
When Dictators Dictate: Why do Arab thugs always get away with murder?
In his remarkable book, Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, Simon Sebag Montefiore does…
Some common sense from Javier Solana
After the attack against a Spanish patrol two Sundays ago, Spain’s military began cooperating with…
George W. Bush: We must help millions of Muslims
As the Imam mentioned, half a century has passed since one of our great leaders…
The President, butcher and the tomato seller
Core members of Iran’s council of Economic governance – The President, butcher and the tomato…
Jakarta’s war on terror won high marks
Recently, the Indonesian government was praised highly by the United States and neighbouring countries, including…
The dismantling of Resolution 1701
For those following events in South Lebanon, the deadly attack on Sunday against soldiers of…
Bahrain still practicing violence against women through Family Courts
Secretary / Special Rapporteur on violence against women Higher Commissionaire of Human Rights Geneva, Switzerland…
Is there finally peace in Yemen?
The Sa’ada war in northern Yemen may be coming to a close. The Yemeni government…
Iraqi court sentences ‘Chemical Ali’ to death
An Iraqi special tribunal yesterday sentenced Saddam Hussein’s cousin, known as ”Chemical Ali” to death…
Iran Cracks Down on Dissent, Parading Examples
(Image: A police officer forced a young man whose clothes were deemed un-Islamic to suck…
Iran’s and Syria’s plan: an interpretation
Many Lebanese, particularly in the majority camp, have been preoccupied with the court being set…
The Failed States Index 2007-Sudan tops the list
The Failed States Index 2007 There are 177 states included in the 2007 index, compared…