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Silenced sentries
February 23, 2012 01:27 AM
Wednesday’s tragedies in Syria, particularly in Homs, provide an occasion to highlight several salient truths about the crisis under way in that country as it heads for its grim.
Tender mercy?
February 22, 2012 01:33 AM
To legislate the transport allowance or not to legislate the transport allowance?
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Path to failure
February 21, 2012 01:30 AM
Many Yemenis are rightly questioning whether Tuesday’s vote constitutes the democratic future they have fought for; whether this is really the promised end to Saleh’s 33-year rule.
Shortsighted state
February 20, 2012 01:08 AM
The regional situation is on the boil, particularly in next-door Syria, with a series of real-world repercussions for Lebanon in terms of refugees.
Green conscience
February 18, 2012 01:31 AM
Pollution in Lebanon is rife and obvious, from its sea to it rivers and quarries.
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Too little, too late
February 17, 2012 01:28 AM
President Assad may have thought that his call this week for a referendum on a new constitution on Feb. 26 was perfectly tailored to meet one of the opposition’s key demands.
 
Little to celebrate
February 16, 2012 01:17 AM
Friday marks a year since the beginning of the revolution that overthrew Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
 
Golden chance
February 15, 2012 01:39 AM
To mark the 7th anniversary of Rafik Hariri’s assassination, the pillars of the March 14 movement assembled to hear a set of addresses by the coalition’s leading figures.
 
A living legacy
February 14, 2012 01:43 AM
Tuesday marks the seventh anniversary of the assassination of FPM Rafik Hariri, an event of far-reaching consequences from which this country has never fully recovered.
 
The talk of Tripoli
February 13, 2012 02:13 AM
A spate of several days of tension, civil strife and bloodshed in Tripoli appears to be in the process of winding down, as the usual suspects appear...
 
Backdoor politics
February 11, 2012 01:55 AM
When it comes to their attitude toward Syria’s uprising, what is clear is that the Iranians are trying to project in their position support for the government...
 
Which way up?
February 09, 2012 02:42 AM
At this stage in its political transition Egypt should be in the news for its work trying to address the multi-faceted problems and challenges that its people face.
 
A tale of two cities
February 08, 2012 01:30 AM
This week’s visit to Damascus by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov might inspire one to rely on literary allusions in discussing the development.
 
Moscow’s card
February 07, 2012 01:12 AM
After slamming the West’s reaction to Syria as “hysterical,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Damascus Tuesday.
 
Back to square one
February 06, 2012 01:38 AM
The Arab League recently mobilized for action on the crisis in Syria, holding meeting after meeting, and discussion after discussion...
 
Shambolic state
February 04, 2012 01:49 AM
What happened on the football field of Egypt’s Port Said city Wednesday had nothing to do with the game that had just been played.
 
Absolute failures
February 03, 2012 02:07 AM
Over six months after this March 8 Cabinet was sworn in, it appears that the 30-man team has begun sailing in uncharted waters.
 
Democracy in name
February 02, 2012 01:44 AM
The Egypt created after the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, almost one year ago, while allegedly founded on democratic principles.
 
Buoyed by Russia
February 01, 2012 12:52 AM
The debates about the near future of Syria are under way at the United Nations in New York and elsewhere around the world.
 
Old scare tactics
January 31, 2012 01:54 AM
The topic of security loomed large in the news over the weekend, ever since word quickly spread Friday evening that an assassination or two might be in Lebanon’s immediate future.
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