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Lebanon May 16, 2008

Four days that changed the Middle East

Events in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon continue to move erratically, with simultaneous gestures of political compromise and armed clashes that have left 46 dead in the past week.
Human RightsPalestine May 16, 2008

Hamas condemns the Holocaust

As the Palestinian people prepare to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba ("catastrophe") - the dispossession and expulsion of most of our people from our land - those remaining
Palestine May 16, 2008

Harper’s extreme posture no way to support Israel

"Unfortunately, Israel at 60 remains a country under threat – threatened by those groups and regimes who deny to this day its right to exist," he told a Toronto celebration
InterviewsIslamic MovementsLebanonOther Opinions May 16, 2008

Interview with Secretary General of the Islamic Group in Lebanon on the Current Crisis

The takeover of Beirut by the largest opposition faction in Lebanon Hezbollah represented a violent earthquake to the already weakened Lebanese state. Recent military confrontations in the city were reminiscent
Human RightsMB VS. QaedaReports May 16, 2008

They Don’t Blame al-Qa’ida. They Blame Musharraf

Weird, isn’t it, how swiftly the narrative is laid down for us. Benazir Bhutto, the courageous leader of the Pakistan People’s Party, is assassinated in Rawalpindi – attached to the