Baghdad hit by deadly car bomb

"A car bomb blew up in Baghdad, killing a civilian and wounding four others, an Interior Ministry official said. The Sunday attack underscored the fragility of relative calm in the Iraqi capital; violence levels have...

The President’s next step…. Appointing a national unity government for Le...

BEIRUT 15:35 GMT – Now that Lebanon have a president, after 7 months, the Lebanese are waiting for the formation of the national unity government. After last Sunday’s presidential election, the Lebanese people...

Shutting Down Future: Beirut Battles Claim TV Stations

As Hezbollah makes its way through Beirut, some of the victims are local television stations."The violent clashes between Lebanon's pro-government forces and Hezbollah-led opposition have had an immediate impact on...

Lebanon in turmoil as Shiite gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods

UPDATE: 1:53PM ESTAfter three days of deadly street battles, Hezbollah has seized control of West Beirut, pushing Lebanon dangerously close to an all-out civil war.At least 11 people have been killed so far." Convoys...

Within an Hour... The Security Council Will Vote on Establishing the Internat...

New York May 30, 2007 6:45pm GMT/2:45 EDT- Today is a very important and Historical day for Lebanon and the Lebanese people. Within les than half an hour, the Security Council will vote on establishing the...

The Heroism of Arab Democrats by Rami G. Houri

"DOHA, Qatar -- The Second Forum on Democracy and Political Reform in the Arab World that I attended this week in Doha, Qatar, is an exercise in hope and determination, despite the lack of practical results to date. The Arab region remains the world’s last collectively...

Congressional delegation meets with MB - again

"Congressional delegation meets with MB - again May 28th, 2007 at 12:08pm Issandr El Amrani Remember how a few weeks ago a Congressional delegation met — both in parliament and at an embassy function — MPs from the Muslim Brotherhood? That time around, the Egyptian...

Islamic Democrats? NYT Sunday Magazine

"The arrest and imprisonment of political opponents is nothing new in Egypt, which has been ruled by a succession of authoritarian leaders since 1952; secular democrats are in jail along with the Islamists. Egypt is generally rated as one of the more repressive countries in...

Smoke and Mirrors: Is the US softening its stance towards the outlawed Muslim...

"The relationship between the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and the US administration seems to have been receiving much foreign and local media attention in recent weeks. This month's issue of Newsweek, for instance, features a lead story suggesting an "apparent softening" in...

Egypt’s opposition MPs boycott constitutional debate

"More than 100 opposition lawmakers walked out of the Egyptian parliament on Sunday to protest the government’s moves to push through new constitutional changes which opponents say would “open the way to a police state” and tighten the ruling party’s grip on power. As...

DEALING FROM WEAKNESS

"Yesterday's cold-blooded assassination of a prominent anti-Syrian official in Lebanon should be all the answer that's needed to the growing international clamor for the Bush administration to reach out and talk to...

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