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Notion of Freedom

Notion of Freedom

[caption id="attachment_55233166" align="alignnone" width="620"] (Credit: Samir Sayegh)[/caption] Calligraphy has always been a part of the…

Ati Metwaly 20 July , 2012
The Fall of Beit Assad
Politics

The Fall of Beit Assad

[caption id="attachment_55233161" align="aligncenter" width="539"] Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad waves as she stands under a portrait of her…

Stephen Glain 19 July , 2012
Descent into Chaos
Politics

Descent into Chaos

[caption id="attachment_55233151" align="alignnone" width="548"] Rebels calling the assault on the capital 'Operation Damascus Volcano'[/caption] As…

Andrew Bowen 18 July , 2012
Shared Values
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Shared Values

[caption id="attachment_55233129" align="alignnone" width="555"] Donald Rumsfeld greets Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi in 2002[/caption] The…

Stephen Glain 18 July , 2012
Libya’s Wild Card
Politics

Libya’s Wild Card

When Mr. Mohammed Al-Sowan, head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Justice and Development party, told me with surprising confidence last week that Libya…

Jacqueline Shoen 17 July , 2012
For Every Action
Politics

For Every Action

[caption id="attachment_55233113" align="alignnone" width="620"] Hillary Clinton meets with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem [/caption] …

Stephen Glain 16 July , 2012
Global Photography: Humility and Humanity
Culture & Social Affairs

Global Photography: Humility and Humanity

[caption id="attachment_55233076" align="alignnone width="528"] Credit: David Constantine[/caption] David Constantine’s photography expresses a…

Noam Schimmel 13 July , 2012
Reading Putin
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Reading Putin

[caption id="attachment_55233050" align="alignnone" width="620"] Vladimir Putin[/caption] On Monday during the Syrian National Council’s visit to…

Andrew Bowen 12 July , 2012
Libya-in-Waiting
Politics

Libya-in-Waiting

[caption id="attachment_55233017" align="alignright" width="620"] Libyan national electoral commission workers watch as the election results come out…

Jacqueline Shoen 11 July , 2012
The Arab Spring is Approaching Iran
Politics

The Arab Spring is Approaching Iran

[caption id="attachment_55233024" align="alignnone" width="620"] Dr. Ashraf Mishrif[/caption] Earlier this month, America and Europe imposed new…

Mustafa El Dessouki 11 July , 2012
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A collage of Israel's policy of destruction and starvation in Gaza. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Unpacking Israel's decisive turn towards savagery

23 April 2026

Israel's gloves-off approach since 2023 didn't emerge out of the blue; it is deeply rooted in Zionist and Israeli military thought.

Majed Kayali
Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

Marco Mossad
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
Politics

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel

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