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demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group slogans as they wave the group’s flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq in June 2014. (AP)

Opinion: Enduring Misguided Western Policies . . . Again

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Apr 27, 2015 | Opinion

When, in 2003, the US and the UK decided to attack Iraq, bring down its regime, destroy its security and military apparatuses and cleanse its political life of what remained of the Ba’ath Party, their plan was met with reservations from the international...

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Opinion: Arab Shi’ites are Iran’s First Victims

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Apr 21, 2015 | Opinion

In the early days of my postgraduate university studies in London, I had a decent and frank Bahraini friend and colleague; he was a cultured and diligent researcher. This was during the time of the Iran–Iraq War, which naturally formed one of our main concerns. One...

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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 25th death anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, in Tehran June 4, 2014. (REUTERS/leader.ir/Handout via Reuters)

Opinion: The Truth about “America’s Project”

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Apr 15, 2015 | Opinion

With every day that passes, Operation Decisive Storm proves just how necessary, and hence, justifiable it is. The conspirators inside Yemen have made huge investments over the past few years in funding sectarian infrastructures, organizations, logistics, as well as...

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(FILES) A picture taken on July 3, 2014 shows Vice President of the European Commission Catherine Margaret Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Mohammad Zarif (R) meeting during the so-called EU 5+1 talks with Iran at the UN headquarters in Vienna. Negotiators from Iran and six world powers meet in Vienna from November 18, […]

Opinion: ‘Protectorates’ of the post-Lausanne Era

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Apr 8, 2015 | Opinion

Two thoughts came to my mind after listening to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, then US President Barack Obama and the following day Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani speak on the Iran nuclear deal. The first thought was that all agreed that what was...

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Supporters of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the son of Yemeni former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, hold their weapons as they chant slogans during a demonstration demanding presidential elections be held and the younger Saleh run for the office, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, March 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Opinion: Saving Yemen

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Apr 1, 2015 | Opinion

Only firm action works with those who understand nothing but the language of force, respect no agreements and treat dialogue as a maneuver to gain time. The outcomes of the Yemen National Dialogue Conference have been turned into a travesty in the eyes of most Yemenis...