Politics

Nicolas Nassif
As diplomatic deadlock ensures that the conflict in Syria is set to drag on, officials say the US wants to see opposition enclaves established on the...
Friday, June 8, 2012
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Joe Dyke
As the Iraqi government announced the winners of a series of new contracts for oil and gas exploration and extraction in the country last week (May...
Thursday, June 7, 2012
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Doha Shams
Forced to flee, denied entry to Arab countries, and unable to return to their homeland, former Palestinian residents of Iraq are on the Iraqi-Syrian...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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Yazan al-Saadi
A dark truth behind humanity’s technological progress is the ability to conduct war in terrifyingly fresh ways, going far beyond sticks and stones to...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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Patrick Galey
The sentencing of former warlord Charles Taylor last week reminded the world of the existence of – and the lasting damage caused by – that most...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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Nasser Charara
UN envoy Kofi Annan’s recent trip to Damascus revealed that his bid to resolve the crisis in Syria is faltering. By his own admission, his six-point...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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Nicolas Nassif
The parties concerned have yet to provide their final replies to President Michel Suleiman’s invitation to revive the stalled National Dialogue by...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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Robert Abdallah
The Palestinian residents of Baddawi refugee camp in northern Lebanon are increasingly being caught in the crossfire, sparking fears that the camp...
Monday, June 4, 2012
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Abdel Kafi al-Samad
Recent events in North Lebanon’s Tripoli have brought its main square into the spotlight, but the struggle over the identity of the square and the...
Monday, June 4, 2012
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