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Algerian men look at national newspapers at a newsstand in Algiers in this January 2013 file photo. (Ouahab Hebbat/AP)

Opinion: Twenty-Five Years of Al-Hayat

by Samir Atallah | Nov 17, 2013 | Opinion

Al-Hayat newspaper celebrated twenty-five years since the publication of its first edition from London yesterday. This is truly a suitable occasion to express congratulations, and to pen a few words about the newspaper. The current version of the newspaper was...

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Hard drug users take part in a group session as part of a program that they follow to fight their addiction on September 26, 2013 at the Hasnouna clinic in the Moroccan city of Tangiers (AFP PHOTO /FADEL SENNA)

Opinion: Tangiers, the Home of Novelists and the Unwanted

by Samir Atallah | Nov 11, 2013 | Opinion

The city of Tangiers was built on its writers and its port. I am almost tempted to say that it was also built on poverty, cheap commodities and the Bohemian life of its expatriate population. One of the early visitors of the city in the modern era was Alexandre Dumas...

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A picture taken on October 18, 2013, shows a rebel fighter standing behind a broken television in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO / KARAM AL-MASRI)

Opinion: The Security Council and the Fate of the Syrian Nation

by Samir Atallah | Oct 21, 2013 | Opinion

The Arabs have had a long and tragic history with the Security Council, a body that has never protected them. During its deliberations, Arab causes have often fallen victims to the international struggle for influence, as well as the use of the veto, a tool the most...

Opinion: Satire is dead…again

by Samir Atallah | Oct 17, 2013 | Opinion

I don’t know about you, but I personally feel relieved, if not ecstatic. There have been two huge, unmatched international events: First, the acceptance of the Syrian regime of the destruction of its chemical weapons arsenal. Second, the Nobel Peace Prize being...

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan after their news conference in Istanbul December 3, 2012. (REUTERS/Osman Orsal)

Opinion: Defining “Sultan” and “Emperor”

by Samir Atallah | Sep 15, 2013 | Opinion

Two transformations that had a direct impact on the Arab world took place concurrently during the last century. First, Turkey revived its interest in Arab affairs, seeking to establish better ties after long ignoring us. The second was the fall of the Soviet Union. In...