Politics

Hiyam Kossayfi
The Lebanese Parliament was all set to pass the Orthodox Gathering Law. The parliamentary election law, which would allow each sect to vote only...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Ahmad al-Moussawi
Baghdad – The battle to succeed Iraqi President Jalal Talabani began on Monday, May 13, with the public prosecutor calling for a replacement. As for...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Elie Chalhoub
Close to 900 candidates registered to run in Iran’s presidential election, due to be held in mid-June. Of the 37 well-known politicians that entered...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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The Lebanese state is teetering on the edge of a void and nothing suggests that the political forces involved can avoid the impending constitutional...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Elie Hanna
It is as if the marching order has come from the US Secretary of State John Kerry in Moscow: Forward unto Geneva II, the follow-up conference to a...
Monday, May 13, 2013
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Yazan al-Saadi
As Syrians living outside of Syria are desperate to bring their family and friends out of harm’s way, one place has firmly and quietly restricted its...
Monday, May 13, 2013
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Marah Mashi
Latakia – News of nearby clashes continues to unsettle the people of Latakia, Syria. The battles in the adjacent mountains have cast a shadow on this...
Saturday, May 11, 2013
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Abdel Kafi al-Samad
Not even the gloomiest pessimists would’ve predicted that a few days from now, Lebanon’s Future Movement would have to face a vote over an electoral...
Friday, May 10, 2013
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Nicolas Nassif
Lebanon’s key governmental and security institutions are grinding to a halt one by one – the Najib Mikati cabinet resigned, parliament’s term ends in...
Friday, May 10, 2013
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