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Gov’t committee against siege: Egypt blocking Australian delegation

It said that Cairo should have rather facilitated entry of those solidarity teams that try to alleviate part of the suffering of the Gaza inhabitants, noting that the Australian team

Russia asks for expediting an end to the Gaza siege

Quds Press news agency said on Saturday that Sultanov, during a meeting with Karin Abu Zaid the UNRWA commissioner general in Moscow, mentioned his country’s efforts to unite the Palestine

Cracks in the Middle East

The increasingly intense, public expressions of dissent in Iran continue to fascinate. These are scenes we are not used to.

On Democracy Promotion

Rich: Good points about U.S. democracy promotion. I would add that “promoting democracy abroad” can mean vastly different things in different contexts. When it meant aiding the Nicaraguan Contras under

Geert Wilders and the Right-Wing Populist Threat

The recent elections for the European Parliament showed that, as elsewhere, political change is on

“There Are Parallels between Islamism and National Socialism”

In 1945, following the Second World War, many prominent Nazis sought refuge in Arab countries. The Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has addressed this chapter of history in his latest novel.

How to Achieve Israeli-Palestinian Peace

President Barack Obama’s seminal address in Cairo marked a turning point in America’s relations with the Muslim world. His message was clear and incontrovertible: It is issues of politics and