Recent elections in Tunisia and Lebanon have underscored the different realities affecting political ‘Islamist’ victories While the 2011 Arab Spring tremors in Tunisia and Lebanon are subsiding, two elections have given a sense of the current state of political forces in the region, in very different contexts. Both the municipal vote in Tunisia and the […]
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The Christian Zionists managed, through the positioning of Mike Pence and fellow believers in the White House, an incredible measure of influence over the most powerful nation on earth On 18 July, US Vice President Mike Pence delivered the keynote speech at the annual summit of Christians United for Israel (CUFI). Founded in 2006 by
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Israel has been exposed as an oppressive, ruthless state that violates international law by using lethal, high-velocity bullets against peaceful protesters Non-violent popular resistance is not new to the Palestinian people. It was practised in the famous six-month civil disobedience strike of 1936 and reached an impressive level during the First Intifada, forcing the Israeli
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Exposé reveals some of the biggest names in the Indian media agreeing to business proposal by undercover reporter seeking promotion of Hindutva agenda and influencing of electoral outcome for a price. New Delhi: Nearly two months after Cobrapost first reported how some media houses were prepared to strike business deals to promote the Hindutva agenda and help polarise
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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in December 2017 (AFP) Prince Khaled: I have received a large number of emails from within the police and army in support of my call. DUSSELDORF, Germany – A dissident Saudi prince has called on his uncles to depose King Salman and
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Donald Trump announced the move in a speech at the White House on Tuesday (Reuters) The most significant foreign policy move of the Trump presidency so far risks confrontation with Tehran and feeds growing rift with Europe Donald Trump has announced that the US will withdraw from the landmark Iran nuclear deal, in the
Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE stand out in their praise for Trump’s unilateral decision to leave Iran deal The international community – with the exception of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – condemned US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Those who criticised
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Tehran’s dismissal comes as US calls Netanyahu speech ‘compelling’ even as EU official says no proof Iran violated deal. Iran’s top officials have bristled at the Israeli prime minister’s allegations that Tehran secretly pursued a nuclear weapons programme, dismissing them as “lies” aimed at influencing US President Donald Trump ahead of a crucial deadline for the
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A UC Berkeley lecturer is under attack for hosting an event with a Palestinian member of Israel’s parliament who challenged Israel’s claim to be a democracy. The campaign to punish Hatem Bazian in California comes amid renewed attempts in South Carolina to codify a definition of anti-Semitism which conflates criticism of Israel with anti-Jewish
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