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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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The Guardian, 30 Dec 2010
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Archive 2004-2005
2005
20 killed as Egyptian police evict Sudanese protesters
The Guardian, 31 Dec 2005
Sunnis shun government talks in protest at election results
The Guardian, 30 Dec 2005
Claims of electoral fraud threaten political stability - UN backing of poll angers Iraqi minority groups…
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