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14 January 2012 -- In his recent attack on the Syrian opposition and foreign “conspirators,” Syrian President Bashar Assad resorted to defending pan-Arabism, and accused those who he considers ...
13 January 2012 -- Although the Americans, the Europeans and the rest of the world so far perceive Iran’s threats to shut down the Hormuz Strait as being a mere maneuver stemming from its state of ...
Karbala, 10 January 2012 -- To many, graffiti is an eye sore. But some Iraqis wish they could have their old graffiti back. It was all about love and humour whereas today’s is political and religious, ...
09 January 2012 -- The current political crisis in Iraq is often portrayed as a sectarian conflict between the Shia prime minister on the one hand and the deputy prime minister and vice-president – ...
07 January 2012 -- The dog returns to its vomit, and the sow returns to her mire/ And the burnt fool's bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the fire." Kipling was right. Britain is out of Iraq and ...
06 January 2012 -- He rarely leaves his house. He has been shot at by gunmen in a passing car. He gets death threats over the phone. "Traitor," the callers say. "American agent." Tarek, 27, is a quick-witted, ...
Dubai, 05 January 2012 -- When hundreds of thousands of people across the Arab world poured into the streets in 2011 to demand freedom from dictatorship, they set in motion a series of events which ...
Washington, 05 January 2012 -- The recent escalation in Iranian threats to blockade oil shipments and attack United States Navy vessels are meant to push up the price of oil and divert domestic opinion ...
05 January 2012 -- The challenges and threats being made by the Iranian regime against the entire world recall the stances taken by Saddam Hussein during several phases of his rule over Iraq. The Iranian ...
03 January 2012 -- Goodbye 2011. Once again America has closed a military adventure, one which eight years ago President GW Bush proudly declared to be a "mission accomplished." But it was a campaign ...
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