The candidate from the Muslim Brotherhood was declared the winner of the Egyptian presidential elections on Sunday, while the exact powers of the presidential position remained unclear. Israel, meanwhile, accepted the election results while encouraging Egypt to maintain the peace…
The bloody conflict that has continued in Syria has had repercussions in Lebanon, including gun battles between supporters and opponents of the embattled Syrian regime. However, the two main political factions in Lebanon are trying to work things out with…
After reports of another brutal massacre in Syria in which dozens of civilians were killed by forces loyal to the regime, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the political protection given the Damascus government by Russia and China is becoming…
Less than two weeks after roughly 100 civilians were murdered by troops and groups believed to be linked with the Syrian regime, the Syrian National Council (SNC) claimed another 80 civilians have been killed in “yet another vicious massacre.” The…
The past week has been an intense one in the Middle East, including the much-anticipated nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers and the massacre in Syria and subsequent diplomatic fallout. But despite all the press releases and statements,…
Two days after dozens of civilians were killed in the Syrian town of Houleh, United Nations envoy Kofi Annan expressed his horror at the incident while visiting Syria. The UN Security Council condemned the brutality, which involved artillery shelling of…