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The Independent Saturday 12 November 2011 Dr Jamal Naja meets me in a coffee shop just down the road from his home inAlamuddin Street, a quiet almost mischievous face, greying hair, and he lays – with great care – a black packet on the table in front of him. Tripoliin northernLebanonis an overwhelmingly [...]
Walter Pincus Staff Writer The Washington Post Tuesday, October 18, 2:24 AM As the country reviews its spending on defense and foreign assistance, it is time to examine the funding theUnited Statesprovides toIsrael. Let me put it another way: Nine days ago, the Israeli cabinet reacted to months of demonstrations against the [...]
By ANTHONY SHADID and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK The New York Times Published: October 1, 2011 BEIRUT,Lebanon— Until about two years ago, few inYemenor the Arab world had heard of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born propagandist for Islamic radicalism whose death President Obama celebrated as a major blow against Al Qaeda. “A dime-a-dozen cleric” [...]
The masses demonstrating against Israel now are the same masses who once welcomed the Israelis; the hatred has sparked, but it does not have to be this way. Haaretz Mon, August 29, 2011 The Israeli flag that was taken down by a young Egyptian from the window of the Israeli Embassy inCairowas faded and [...]
Richard Silverstein August 22, 2011 Before I get into this post, I want to make clear that I’m reporting based on a story in the Egyptian media. So I don’t know how reliable the source is or the information reported. But the idea that Egyptians may’ve perpetrated the Eilat attack is intriguing and worth [...]
The Daily Star August 22, 2011 03:22 AM BEIRUT: A TIME interview with one of the four Hezbollah members indicted by the Special Tribunal forLebanonin the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri prompted an exchange of accusations between Hezbollah and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri over the weekend. In one of the [...]
By BRIAN MURPHY, Associated Press – Fri Aug 12, 8:58 pm ET DUBAI,United Arab Emirates–Saudi Arabiais getting bolder in its strategy for dealing with theMiddle East’s uprisings. No longer waiting forWashington’s cue, the kingdom is aggressively trying to influence the regional turmoil and boost its two goals — protect fellow royal houses and [...]
Independent. Saturday, 13 August 2011 How many of the Nato admirals fighting the beast ofTripolirealise the origin of their title? “Admiral” comes from the French amiral, which comes from the Arabic amir al-bahr which means “Master of the Sea”. Our own “First Sea Lord” captures the original rather well. Then there’s the Spanish hero [...]
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