Is A Second Revolution Brewing in Libya?
Region: Libyan Arab JamahiriyaBy Fozia Mohamed On February 15, 2011, two days before the scheduled ‘Day of Anger', Libyan women relatives of the prisoners of Abu Salim correction center, staged one of their usual protests in Benghazi to demand... more
Views: 790Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Area Mired Conflict
Region: UzbekistanRow over location of electricity poles erupts into violence, reflecting deeper tensions in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas. By Altynai Myrzabekova, Inga Sikorskaya, Anvar Khaldarov After skirmis... more
Views: 846President Bashar Al Assad's Rare Speech
Region: Syrian Arab Republic
By Syria Deeply As part of our collaboration with Syria Deeply [1] we are cross-posting a series of articles that capture civilian voices caught in the crossfire, along with perspectives on the conflict f... more
Views: 1258Kabul: Face-to-Face Meeting with Taleban
Region: AfghanistanParis conference latest attempt to talk about talking peace. By Mina Habib, It may not have amounted to formal peace talks, but a two-day meeting outside Paris last month at which Taleban repres... more
Views: 695Israeli Media Criticized by Leftist for Coverage of Gaza Conflict
Region: IsraelBy Elizabeth Tsurkov The latest round of fighting between Israel and Gaza militants was covered around the clock in Israel. Media outlets largely adopted the government's narrative and justifications for the offensive. ... more
Views: 907Social Media a Battleground in Light of Airstrikes
Region: IsraelBy Jillian C. York Back in 2008, during Israel's attack on Gaza that left more than 1,400 (more than 700 of whom were civilians) dead, individuals the world over took to social media [1] to comment on the attacks and... more
Views: 2483Invasion of Gaza Planned by Israel?
Region: IsraelBy Amira Al Hussaini Gazans braced themselves for another day of continuous shelling, as news trickles in of the possibility of an Israeli ground invasion. The short version of why the latest bout of fighting flared ... more
Views: 797Bombs Falling in Gaza
Region: Israel
By Amira Al Hussaini Gazans stayed up all night as Israel continued to pound the Palestinian enclave. The situation flared up when Israel and Gaza exchanged fire - which still continues now - after Israel ki... more
Views: 810Iran: Collapse of Iran's Regime and Fall of Currency?
Region: Iran
By Fred Petrossian The Iranian rial hit a record low on Tuesday October 2, 2012, yet Iranian authorities appear confused and powerless face to this financial tsunami. Sanctions [1] are being blamed for the national curr... more
Views: 1095Interpretations of Syrian Revolution Oversimplified
Region: Syrian Arab Republic
Revolution is a struggle to dislodge the Assad regime, not the internecine conflict it is sometimes portrayed as. By Najah Dimashqieh The Syrian revolution that erupted in March... more
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