Opinion

Sadr faces challenges after surprise win in Iraq
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Mamoon Alabbasi
Election officials prepare to count ballots shortly after the polling stations closed in Beirut, on May 6
Lebanon: New government, same choices
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Mona Alami
Making Blood Sport of Palestinian Misery
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
West’s failure to act will be cause of next Gaza massacre
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Jonathan Cook
Russia benefits from Trump’s Iran deal withdrawal
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Mark N. Katz
A stage that was set to celebrate the results of the parliamentary elections is seen collapsed on top of Martyrs statue, on May 8
Shattering the myths of Lebanese elections
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Makram Rabah
Iran’s anti-Israel bluster is getting old
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Tallha Abdulrazaq
Digital media is Arab youth’s next frontier
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Iman Zayat
Tightening race places Turkey’s Kurds at the centre
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Yavuz Baydar
Hassen Chalghoumi (L), Imam of the municipal Drancy mosque in Seine-Saint-Denis, greets Paris’ rabbi Moshe Sebbag (C) at the Ghriba Synagogue on the Tunisian resort island of Djerba
El Ghriba offers rare example of religious tolerance for Muslims, Christians and Jews
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Francis Ghiles
Unisolationism: A new word and imagination reboot for Trump’s America
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
Does this mean that Syria and other Middle Eastern societies are less likely to succeed in overthrowing violent dictatorships, particularly one that, in Syria’s case, is so deeply ingrained in the state?
Here’s why we all misjudged the Syrian uprising and war
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Stephen Starr
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) welcomes his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari during a meeting in Moscow, last February
Russia may replace and eclipse US role in Iraq
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Nazli Tarzi
Is a major Iran-Israel confrontation in the cards?
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Claude Salhani
Costly revelation. Former Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour attends a meeting in Khartoum, last April
Sudan would need a miracle to stay afloat
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Mohamad Abou el-Fadel
Shifts across cultures are affecting image of women
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Lord Grey Gowrie
Transcending politics. Israeli Arabs take part in a rally calling for the right of return for refugees who fled their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, on April 19
After 70 years, it’s time for a new Palestinian narrative
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Mark Habeeb
Tehran divided in its response to Trump
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Ali Alfoneh
Albania Must Choose Between the EU and Turkey
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The (Unrecognized) US Contribution to Bloodshed in Syria
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Iran’s Risky Game in Syria and the Shadow of Showdown with Israel
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Place your bet: Three options for the Iran nuclear deal
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Another Lens to View Syria: its Merchants
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The Iraqi Arena and the American-Russian Relations
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The Dying In Syria Rests On The Conscience Of The West
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Mission unaccomplished in Syria
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The Scandals and the Iraqi Election
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Four Lessons From the Strike on Syria
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Anatomy of a Chemical Attack
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Blowing up Lack of ‘Evidence’ in Syria Chemical Attack
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