07 October 2009
The events related to the issue of Palestine gathered momentum after the trilateral meeting between Barack Obama, Benyamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas in New York, which clearly ended in a stalemate. It seems that the American administration wanted to announce the gridlock in the Middle East peace process in order to
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17 August 2009
What are the political dimensions of the recent escalation in Gaza between Hamas and the Salafi group of Jund Ansar Allah, which led to the killing of about 28 persons, including the Emir of the group Abdul-Latif Moussa and injuring about 130?
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06 January 2009
The Jewish war machine continues to unleash its bombs on Gaza, tearing the bodies of women, children, elderly and youths, and destroying their homes, mosques, schools and livelihoods, while hundreds of thousands of soldiers, officers and commanders of the so-called frontline countries stand debilitated behind
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28 May 2008
General Michel Suleiman was appointed as President of the Lebanese republic in line with the Doha agreement on Sunday 25th May 2008. In his inaugural speech before the Lebanese parliament, Michel Suleiman talked about issues related to the Lebanese reality and the future of Lebanon.
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10 January 2008
The Pentagon’s release of the footage showing five Iranian high-speed boats taunting US ships coincided with George Bush’s visit to the region. This visit came several weeks after the Annapolis conference that heralded the resumption of negotiations between the “Israelis” and the Palestinians over the final status
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03 October 2007
The US Senate vote on the partition of Iraq has coincided with the preparations for the autumn conference which President George Bush had called. Although the bill is not binding on the US President, it however signals the imminence of the partition, especially since the US research centres have been probing and
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21 June 2007
In the wake of the speech the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered yesterday, it became clear that he intended to consolidate the estrangement with Hamas. He described its groups as putschists, killers and traitors who accused others of Kufr. It became also evident that Abbas did not seek to contain the rift
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10 April 2007
The Riyadh Summit came in the wake of vigorous international moves aimed at generating a peaceful settlement to the Palestinian issue. The moves included the shuttle diplomacy of Condoleezza Rice, the statements of George Bush and several American officials, the meetings of the United Nations Secretary General Pan
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03 December 2006
n the wake of a marathon of political bickering between the 8th March Movement, which includes Hezbollah, the Amal movement and the movement of Michel Aoun, and the 14th March Movement, which includes the movement of al-Hariri, Walid Jumblatt and Amin Gemayel (the Phalange Party), huge crowds from the 14th March
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19 October 2006
The pattern of violence in Iraq is constantly increasing and the Kuffar continue to stoke up the sectarian strife between the brothers in Aqeedah. The objective of the Kuffar is to lure the Muslims of Iraq towards reaching a conviction of the necessity to divide the country along ethnic and sectarian lines due to the
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25 July 2006
The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice described the war between Hezbollah in Lebanon and “Israel” as part of “birth pangs of a new Middle East”. She dismissed the persistent calls for an immediate ceasefire describing it as a “false promise if the root causes of the conflict are not addressed. She added: “An immediate
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12 July 2006
In a lightening operation against the Israeli army, Hezbollah succeeded this morning (Wednesday) in capturing two Israeli soldiers. A few days earlier, the head of the Palestinian Authority, Ismael Haniya had proposed a five-point initiative that included a ceasefire and negotiations over the issue of the captured
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23 January 2006
The trend of elections, referendums and the accentuation of the people’s choice in the (Middle East) region coincide with America’s demands and calls for what she refers to as “reforms” as well as with her progress towards imposing her will. This is reflected in the execution of her plans and projects aimed at reshaping
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30 October 2005
The end of the visit to Iraq by the Arab League Secretary General coincided with the Independent Electoral High Commission announcing success in the referendum on the Iraqi draft constitution by 78.59% after ten days of delay. Amr Moussa had put forth the initiative of the Arab League aimed at organising a conference on
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01 March 2005
The assassination of al-Hariri served as the spark after which the Lebanese opposition carried out a host of escalatory measures, which led to igniting the political scene in Lebanon and to the resignation of the Karami government yesterday; the region is expected to witness some serious developments aimed at shaping
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