by Samir Atallah | Dec 1, 2016 | Opinion
On Sunday the 27th of November, I wrote about the death of Fidel Castro, and the article was entitled “Warrior’s Rest”. I was contacted by a colleague who only contacts me when he catches me offending or making a mistake, and who hurries to deride me and take revenge...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Lebanese sources described Hezbollah’s attack on an Israeli patrol, passing through the bordering Shebaa farms on Monday, as an attempt to mitigate pressure on Iran in light of Arab seclusion, after meddling into internal judicial affairs of Saudi Arabia, and...
by Mohammad Abdi | Feb 28, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
Ben Affleck’s Argo won the Oscar for Best Picture as expected. The film’s storyline builds on the real-life seizure of the US Embassy in Tehran by Iranian students in 1979 and the ensuing 444-day hostage crisis. Events unravel from the perspective of a CIA agent,...