Eleven years of gradual economic reform have sputtered to a halt in Syria over the past six months amid nationwide revolts against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Gone are …
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As Damascus struggles to repress widespread protests across the country, now in their seventh month, it will also have to contend with a comprehensive sanctions package from the United States …
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In the days following the libyan rebels’ push into tripoli, stubborn resistance by loyalist fighters continued in various areas of the capital. With the final battles raging and the fall …
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As Libyan rebel fighters began routing government forces and advancing on the capital city of Tripoli in August, international oil and gas companies with interests in Libya (including five European …
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Tuesday, August 23 Abdallah slides his finger across the map of Tripoli. “They’re still fighting here, in Abu Salim. And in Bab Al Aziziya, of course: that’s Qadhafi’s stronghold. And …
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Images from Cairo’s Tahrir Square have become iconic symbols of the struggle against oppression and have helped inspire the fight for human rights across the Middle East and beyond; But …
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It’s a balmy September Friday evening in Damascus. Even at the tail end of the summer tourism season, visitors stream through the Old City souks. Bars, some only recently opened …
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Lacking oil and gas deposits and eager to scale back its reliance on energy imports, Jordan is taking a chance on one unconventional resource it has in abundance. The kingdom …
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From his humble tent in the south of Tripoli, Libya’s currently embattled leader Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi had under his control at least $210 billion — almost three times the worth …
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The luck of the rag-tag rebel forces in Eastern Libya has swung wildy since the uprising began in February. Revolutionaries seized the momentum early on to head west and liberate …
