Lebanon
Israeli forces open fire at Palestinian protesters
Israeli forces have fired on groups of protesters at borders with the Palestinian territories, Syria and Lebanon. Reports say that at least 12 people have died and dozens more have been injured. In one incident, thousands of Palestinian supporters from...
Democracy needs a civil society: lessons for the Middle East from post-communist Europe
Whether the Middle East can become -- or be made -- democratic has been a vexing question for decades. The current round of political unrest in Tunisia, Egypt, and other Arab countries raises the question again, with profound human and strategic considerations...
Wikileaks' Julian Assange 'fears US death penalty'
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who published leaked US diplomatic cables, fears he could face the death penalty in the US, defence documents say. He is fighting extradition from the UK to Sweden over allegations, which he denies, of sexual offences...
Wikileaks man Julian Assange 'ready to fight extradition'
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is ready to fight extradition from the UK at a full hearing next month, his lawyer has said. The 39-year-old Australian, who denies sexual offences against two women, is wanted by the Swedish authorities. Geoffrey...
Wikileaks to release Israel cables
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says his website will publish hundreds of what he calls "sensitive" U.S. diplomatic cables on Israel. Al-Jazeera television quotes Assange as saying the documents will include information on Israel's 2006...
Why the Arab-Israeli conflict has not yet been resolved
By Tawfik Hamid The Arab Israeli conflict has repeatedly proved itself resistant to negotiated solutions. Despite peace treaties such as the Oslo accord, hatred toward Jews and Israel has risen to unprecedented levels in the Palestinian areas and continues...
Berman places hold on US military assistance to Lebanon
Yesterday, Congressman Howard L. Berman, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the hold he placed on future U.S. military assistance to Lebanon on August 2nd, 2010: “I have been concerned for...
Hezbollah 'mentor' Fadlallah dies in Lebanon
Lebanon's top Shia Muslim cleric, seen as a key figure in the founding of militant group Hezbollah, has died at the age of 74. Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was regarded as Hezbollah's spiritual guide after the group was founded in 1982...
Olmert: Lebanon was right decision
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defended the country's decision to go to war last year with Hezbollah in Lebanon. During a tour of the northern border Thursday, Olmert said the monthlong war has made Israelis safer by reducing the threat of attacks...
Arab League leader and Assad in talks on Lebanon
Damascus (dpa) - Syrian President Bashar Assad held talks early Thursday with the Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Mussa on the political crisis in Lebanon. Mussa also met Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem for talks. He however declined...
