On 17 June 2011, Syrian state media announced that Rami Makhlouf, a notorious business tycoon and cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, was quitting...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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Visitors to Damascus convey that Bashar al-Assad believes that Syria “could have easily appeased its people...by firing a few rockets into Israel in...
Thursday, May 9, 2013
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Updated 12:27 pm: Qatar has strongly condemned an al-Qaeda-linked suicide attack that targeted its officials in Somalia's capital, in a statement on...
Monday, May 6, 2013
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Gulf countries always fail the freedom of the press test, as seen with the 2013 World Press Freedom Index issued by Reporters Without Borders....
Friday, May 3, 2013
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A Qatari court has sentenced a foreign hairdresser from an unspecified Asian country to 40 lashes over consuming alcohol in the Gulf state, a local...
Monday, April 22, 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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Mideast powers opposed to President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the US in...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
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Suddenly, the Arabs became men. They awoke to the fact that they possess military capabilities ready for use. But where? In an Arab land. And against...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
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Though international politics may be taking precedent at the March 25 Arab League summit, there are some fundamental Arab realities that have...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
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