The Egyptian-Palestinian relationship has been strained recently, but this trial by fire may forge stronger ties in the medium term. On August 6 gunmen attacked an Egyptian army checkpoint on…
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“An irreplaceable giant”, “a veteran journalist”, “a legendary maverick”, “a press baron”, are a few of so many terms national and international newspapers used to describe Ghassan Tueni on the…
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In an article earlier this year for Foreign Affairs magazine, the British historian Niall Ferguson discussed how quickly empires collapse. He noted that while many observers have tended to assume…
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The World Cup is upon us, and for a few weeks the language of amity and unity will be pushed aside by rants and rumbles of nationalistic exclusivity. In the…
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In mid-April, people surfing the Internet were able to witness a gruesome wartime killing. Swedish website Wikileaks posted a graphic videotape of an American Apache helicopter gunning down several men…
