Middle East
Spurred by youth protests, Palestinian leaders to hold unity talks
March 17, 2011Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced yesterday he will go to Gaza next week for unity talks with Hamas leaders, following mass youth demonstrations demanding an end to Palestinian disunity.
Read moreLibya: Just say “no” to a no-fly zone
March 9, 2011Any such attack would mean destroying the Gaddafi regime's anti-aircraft missile installations, almost surely resulting in civilian casualties on the ground.
Read moreEgypt and Iran: Middle East giants awaken
March 2, 2011The outcome of events in Egypt and Iran has the potential to reshape the region for the coming century.
Read moreLibyans don’t want U.S. military intervention
March 1, 2011U.S. warhawks McCain and Lieberman are pressing for military action on Libya, but many others oppose it, including Libyans themselves.
Read morePoem of the week: Nizar Qabbani’s “The Old World is Dead”
February 24, 2011This unnamed verse, written in 1970, seems as if it could have been written yesterday in half a dozen nations - and in some U.S. states as well.
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