Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Basij members riding their bikes in a power display in Tehran

Middle Eastern, Iranian Militia Anticipate February 26 Elections

by Mona Alami | Feb 15, 2016 | Middle East

New York- Regional tensions reached their prime in the Middle East. How will the nuclear deal affect Iranian foreign policy after the financial sanctions were lifted? Is Iranian leadership in Tehran expected to adopt more hostile stances in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and...

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This undated file picture shows some of the children recruited by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

ISIS’s Child Recruitment Overdrive

by Mona Alami | Mar 13, 2015 | Features

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Videos of teenagers and young boys being trained in the use of weapons as well as guerrilla warfare have been circulated profusely on the Internet in the last few months. These images, often released by members of the media affiliated to the...

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Volunteers from the Iraqi Shi’ite Badr Army militia take up position near Tikrit, northern Iraq, on February 6, 2015. (EPA/ALI MOHAMMED)

Tehran’s Political and Military Hegemony Over Baghdad

by Mona Alami | Mar 3, 2015 | Features

As the world focuses its attention on fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), from Syria and Iraq to Libya, the serious dangers posed by Iran-backed Shi’ite militias in Iraq are barely noticed. US President Barack Obama’s clear enthusiasm for the war on...

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A partial view of Beirut’s suburbs is seen from the Holiday Inn hotel in the Lebanese capital on April 11, 2014. (AFP Photo/Joseph Eid)

Pushed out of Home

by Mona Alami | Apr 15, 2014 | Majalla Blogs

A wave of protests has been rocking Lebanon of late, with university students and public sector employees rallying against the high cost of living. Civil defense volunteers taking part in a “Day of revolt” organized by public sector employees last week went as far as...