Shia on the Rise
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Climate woes plague Africa
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'Norbit'. Not Funny
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The US-Iran nuclear standoff
JAKARTA: As local media pays more attention to domestic crises, from the…
Letter to Alan Johnston and his abductors
I hesitated many times before writing these sentences. I scribbled word after…
Europe lives in a dream world when it comes to Iran
Though the crisis triggered by Iran's illegal capture of 15 British naval…
Human rights in Syria; Pelosi's silence
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit to Damascus this week…
Hala Gorani diary: In the Middle East, asking questions gets you noticed
The most innocuous of inquiries, the most aboveboard of assignments pique the…
New book says Kissinger kept Nixon in the dark about October War
LOS ANGELES: Newly released documents show that former US Secretary of State…
Youth Views: What Iraq needs
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