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Saturday, 19 Nov, 2011
Less than a year ago, when the first tremulous shoots of the Arab Spring were pushing through North African clay, practically every political analyst and commentator agreed that whatever was growing in Tunisia and Egypt would not—could not—take root in Syria. Political society was too closed, they said, and President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime would be sheltered from the fervour of regional popular protests by a robust authoritarian system.
Nevertheless, today the widely held view is ...
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Thursday, 17 Nov, 2011
In a meeting last week between Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and political party representatives from Tunisia’s new constituent assembly, President Abbas reportedly revealed that the PLO would not seek a UN General Assembly vote to upgrade Palestine’s UN observer status. A source attending the meeting, who requested to remain anonymous, also confirmed that Abbas emphasized that the PLO would accept nothing less than UN membership. In light of this goal, the PLO would continue its...
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Thursday, 17 Nov, 2011
Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, updated the frame of reference for understanding the challenges, opportunities a...
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Sunday, 21 Aug, 2011
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Thursday, 21 Oct, 2010
Two seats away from his father, paramount leader of the country, and next to one of the most powerful military officials, sits a party member who resembles his grandfather, the...
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