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Robert Fisk, Middle East correspondent of the Independent newspaper, detests the internet and has often said so: "To hell with the web, it’s got no responsibility" (2008), "We should stop drinking this digital poison" (2013) and "Our addiction to the internet is as harmful as any drug" (2014).
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Archive: Yemen
2011
Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh resigns – but it changes little
Comment Is Free, 24 Nov 2011
The president's regime, and all it stands for, remains intact. What Yemen needs is a more effective parliament
Yemen needs more than a UN resolution to oust Saleh
Comment Is Free, 17 Oct 2011…
Archive: Syria
Syria's stalemate raises the spectre of civil war
Comment Is Free, 15 Sep 2011
Assad's opponents are putting pressure on the international community to act in Syria, but who would intervene, and how?
Saudi Arabia's message to Syria, decoded
Comment Is Free, 8 Aug 2011
It is Iranian…
Archive: Saudi Arabia
Alwaleed bin Talal: from Saudi prince to king of Twitter?
Comment Is Free, 20 Dec 2011
The $300m deal has caused some alarm, but this royal family member is much more progressive than his relatives
Saudi Arabia's message to Syria, decoded
Comment Is Free, 8 Aug 2011
It is…
Archive: Libya
Gaddafi's fall unlikely to alarm Arab leaders
The Guardian, 22 Aug 2011
Assad, Saleh and others will not lose any sleep and are unlikely to draw lessons from the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya
After Gaddafi, let's hope for the best in Libya
Comment Is Free, 22 Aug 2011
Yes, Gaddafi…
Archive: Lebanon
Lebanon and Israel need a proper border agreement
Comment Is Free, 4 Aug 2010
Focusing on a pact to calm border tensions is far better than arguing over who fired the first shot in this week's confrontation
Drawing conclusions
Comment Is Free, May 31, 2007
The investigation into…
Archive: Israel/Palestine
Guardian Focus podcast: What will UN recognition of a Palestinian state mean?
The Guardian, Audio (30min 27sec), 19 Sep 2011
We discuss the implications of Palestinians asking for UN recognition of statehood, with views from the Middle East, the US and Britain
Lebanon and…
Archive: Iraq
Pride and prejudice: The targeting of gay men in Iraq
Near East Quarterly, December 2010
Journalism court threat to Iraqi media
Comment Is Free, 25 Jul 2010
Iraq's proposed new journalism court is a further blow to the country's already oppressed media
Beautiful Iraq
Comment Is Free…
Archive: Egypt
Egypt's raids on NGOs are about control
Comment Is Free, 30 Dec 2011
Restricting NGO funding is typical of authoritarian regimes happy to take foreign aid but less happy about human rights
Egypt raids on NGOs hint at wider crackdown
The Guardian, 29 Dec 2011
Even charitable work can…
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