For two months now, all eyes were on Damascus as both the regime and the opposition readied themselves for a major confrontation to gain the upper...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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Al-Akhbar examines how the Egyptian constitution’s sponsoring of Sunni Islam as the official state religion is just one among many of the country’s...
Monday, April 15, 2013
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In the wake of the Arab uprisings, Qatar is using its vast wealth and media empire to become a regional superpower. Its historic ties with the Muslim...
Friday, April 12, 2013
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Israel has opened its seaports and land border crossings for Turkish trade to and from Jordan, Iraq, and the Gulf states. In lieu of the Syrian route...
Thursday, April 11, 2013
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Syria’s main jihadi group, al-Nusra Front, declares its allegiance to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and agrees to a merger with the Islamic State...
Thursday, April 11, 2013
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The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria is no stranger to negotiations with the Syrian regime, having engaged in talks with both Hafez al-Assad and Bashar....
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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The Syrian army has conducted a number of surprise attacks in the Damascus countryside, encircling the eastern Ghouta – the belt of farmland to the...
Monday, April 8, 2013
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Egypt’s Ministry of Interior is playing a dangerous game in Alexandria, pitting the Muslim Brotherhood against the opposition and provoking fights...
Thursday, April 4, 2013
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Statements from Moaz al-Khatib are becoming their own brand. The former Syrian National Coalition head is now playing solo. No longer representing...
Thursday, April 4, 2013
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