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The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine
on : Friday, 30 Mar, 2012
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Assad and his opponents: No, after you

Syria continues to teeter on the brink of outright civil war, despite the government’s acceptance of the peace plan proposed by UN representative Kofi Annan earlier this week, one condition of which is that all military operations by both sides stop. Assad’s government does not seem to be holding up its side of the agreement, as activists in Syria are uploading videos of continued artillery fire against centers of resistance, and there are reports of government troops fighting their w...

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The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine
on : Thursday, 29 Mar, 2012
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Empty Chairs and Empty Words in Baghdad?

The meeting of the Arab League in Baghdad this week is unlikely to lead to any breakthrough in the Syrian crisis that is dominating the headlines and the diplomatic agenda. While the organization is expected to endorse the new UN-backed peace plan to end the fighting in Syria, this is unlikely to have any impact on the situation, for two reasons. The first is that the Syria government has announced that it will not listen to any initiative from the Arab League since it was suspended f...

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The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine
on : Monday, 26 Mar, 2012
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A Warning to Tehran and Pyonyang

With Iran and North Korea as background players, 53 countries gather this week in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss the dangers and challenges of nuclear power, on a Security Summ...

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The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine
on : Wednesday, 21 Mar, 2012
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A Syrian Paper Trail

This week, as Syria’s crisis shows no sign of abatement, attempts have been made to revive flagging diplomatic efforts. If any further proof were needed of the scale of th...

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The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine
on : Tuesday, 20 Mar, 2012
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A Spring in Their Step

“Norouz celebrates the revival of nature, and reminds us of the fact that darkness and gloom are bound to be followed by light, rebirth and revival. Norouz always reminds us ...

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Helena Malikyar & Tanya Goudsouzian
on : Wednesday, 14 Mar, 2012
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The Other Side of Justice in Afghanistan

When in October 1879 General Fredrick Roberts, commander of the occupying British army, delivered a condescending imperialist speech and ordered the public summary executions o...

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The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine
on : Saturday, 10 Mar, 2012
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The Majalla in Print

From 1 April 2012 The Majalla magazine will be re-launching its print edition. The new format will include greater coverage of the Middle East and hopefully secure the attentio...

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Roshan Kasem
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on : Thursday, 8 Mar, 2012
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Blood and a Propaganda War

The crisis in Syria continues to be the focus of foreign governments who are anxious of the humanitarian situation, but doubtless also worried about the political fallout and d...

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The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine
on : Monday, 5 Mar, 2012
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Iranian Elections and Ambiguities

Early vote counts from Friday’s Majlis elections in Iran show that more than 64 percent of some 48 million eligible voters cast their ballots in its 9th parliamentary electio...

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The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine
on : Saturday, 3 Mar, 2012
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Majalla launches website in Persian

Majalla magazine has launched its new website in Persian. It is the first Persian-language publication of the Saudi Research and Publishing Company (SRPC). Commenting on the...

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