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Opinion: Time for the Arabs to Get off the Fence

Opinion: Time for the Arabs to Get off the Fence

A few hours separated two events last week: the Arab League picked a new secretary general, and its foreign ministers labelled Hezbollah of Lebanon a terrorist organization. There is nothing untoward about the appointment of Egypt’s Ahmed Aboul-Gheit as new secretary...
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Opinion: Syria – Hunger as a Political Tool

Opinion: Syria – Hunger as a Political Tool

I have had the honour of knowing two exceptional men, both of whom passed away with undying love for their birthplace: Damascus. They were my former professor and mentor Professor Yusuf Ibish, and the great Arab poet Nizar Qabbani. For those interested in Arabic...