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FILE – In this Sept. 13, 2005 file photo, the flags of member nations fly outside the General Assembly building at the United Nations headquarters in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree, File)

Opinion: United Vileness

by Samir Atallah | Jul 21, 2013 | Opinion

I liked the idea and function of the United Nations because it is an arena for dialogue and dispute resolution. Even after discovering its limitations, I was still convinced that it was the best invention by politicians after the two world wars. On its podium, Castro...

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Sunni Muslims chant “Allahu Akbar”, meaning “God is great”, during an anti-government demonstration in Falluja, 50 km (31 miles) west of Baghdad April 26, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohanned Faisal)

Opinion: What happened to the Arab superpowers?

by Samir Atallah | Jun 16, 2013 | Opinion

In the Arab world, there were four historic superpowers: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Syria. These four states are split predominantly along two axes, namely the Islamic world and the Arab world. As for Egypt, it had a third sphere of influence in Africa. Iraq tried...

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Secretary of State John Kerry pauses during his joint news conference with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Kerry and Al-Mutanabbi

by Samir Atallah | Mar 18, 2013 | Opinion

This acknowledgment may indicate a lack of professionalism on my part, and for this I express regret: I do not read most political statements, nor do I force myself to “skim” through them, or tire myself with analyzing, and I reject the title of political analyst...

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Egyptian members of the Black Bloc group, who present themselves as the defenders of protesters opposed to President Mohamed Morsi’s rule, attend a march to the presidential palace in Cairo on February 1, 2013. (AFP PHOTO)

Changes in the Arab Street

by Samir Atallah | Mar 13, 2013 | Opinion

What we term as the “Arab street” is simply perceived in the non-Arab world as “public opinion”. For non-Arabs, the Arab street not only represents the causes of those who have enough time to take to street and stay there, it also represents the sentiments of everyone...

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Iraqi women living in Yemen hold up the Iraqi flag used during the Baath Party’s rule under ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, as they take part in a protest in front of the Iraqi Embassy, in the capital Sanaa on January 16, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Baghdad Ten Years Later

by Samir Atallah | Mar 9, 2013 | Opinion

A decade has passed since the huge American mistake that saw then President George W. Bush shooting himself in the foot. The difference between this president and his father, George Bush Senior, is that the latter brought together a coalition of 33 different...