by David Patrikarakos | Jun 13, 2014 | Majalla Blogs
On Monday, June 16, Iran will kick off its FIFA World Cup campaign in Brazil with a match against Nigeria. It’s likely to be the start of a disappointing campaign. If Iran is to qualify for the next round, it will have to finish at least second in a group containing...
by Catherine Shakdam | Jun 4, 2014 | Majalla Blogs
Yemen’s fuel crisis began in 2011, at the height of the Arab Spring, a time when political activists backed by Yemen’s opposition called for the immediate resignation of then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Back then, Yemen’s fuel crisis was seen as a byproduct of the...
by James Denselow | May 28, 2014 | Majalla Blogs
The Syrian government’s capture of Homs, the so-called ‘capital of the revolution,’ and Bashar Al-Assad’s inevitable victory in the upcoming presidential “election” appear to put the regime in a stronger position than ever before—but have these short-term victories...
by Tasbeeh Herwees | May 25, 2014 | Majalla Blogs
When supporters of Khalifa Haftar stormed the headquarters of the Libyan General National Congress (GNC) late last week, it was not so much a demonstration of his political power as it was a confirmation of the fundamental weakness of the central government—even...
by Arash Aramesh | May 24, 2014 | Majalla Blogs
Not too long ago, Iranian state television aired a documentary on what it said was an “exemplary family” and a “special home.” The family’s home was simple, as one would expect in a rural village in northwestern Iran. The family’s income, like that of most other...
by James Spencer | May 12, 2014 | Majalla Blogs
For fifty years during the second half of the twentieth century, the Soviet Union and the West were locked in a Cold War, a period of mostly static adversity marked by ideological and military posturing mainly in Europe, but including financial and military support...
