Why a cornered Iran is also a problem for China

Even when appeals to open the Hormuz Strait come from a close ally like Beijing, they fall on deaf ears in Tehran. But hope is not yet lost.

Yang Xiaotong

Isolating Iran

[caption id="attachment_55228036" align="aligncenter" width="595" caption="Britain and other EU countries are considering a battery of sanctions against Iran after events in Tehran. (Picture: AFP…

Jacqueline Shoen

The Brother Leader

[caption id="attachment_55227996" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="No one could have predicted the power that Mohamed Badie is gaining in Egypt every day."][/caption] The press conference was…

Political Editor: Majalla

The Farsi1 Effect

[caption id="attachment_55227905" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Farsi1 programs like El Clon are drawing attention for their Christian messages (Photo: www.farsi1.tv)"][/caption] Last…

Nima Khorrami Assl

The Arab Storm

[caption id="attachment_2646" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Protesters hold (L-R) Yemeni, Syrian and Egyptian flags in support of anti-regime uprisings as tens of thousands of Egyptians…

Andrew Bowen

A Storm Before the Calm

[caption id="attachment_55227880" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Water is sprayed at protestors as they clash with police in Cairo on January 25, 2011 (Photo © Reuters/Amr Dalsh)"][/caption…

Alastair Beach

Democracy in Action

[caption id="attachment_55226046" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Demonstrators shout slogans on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis as they take part in a protest for a secular state "][…

Jacqueline Shoen

One of the People

[caption id="attachment_55227769" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Hamdeen Sabahi"][/caption] Gamal Abdel Nasser, was a unique politician. Although it has been more than four decades since…

Safaa Azab

Syria Sans Assad

[caption id="attachment_55227709" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A pro-government rally in Damascus"][/caption] Less than a year ago, when the first tremulous shoots of the Arab Spring…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine

Shifting Energy Landscapes

[caption id="attachment_55227694" align="alignleft" width="288" caption="Daniel Yergin"][/caption] Daniel Yergin is a leading energy analyst and his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Prize, is highly…

Andrew Bowen