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Yemen’s Saleh Addresses Nation from Hospital Bed
Badly wounded and burned Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh appeared on Yemeni television on Thursday in a pre-recorded address that reiterated his intent to hold […]
Free Libya Forces Advance in Western Mountains
Rebel forces took the city al-Qawalish on Wednesday, extending their control toward the capital and putting them in striking distance of the key city of […]
10 Ways Arab Democracies Can Avoid American Mistakes
Dear Arab World: Your peoples have demonstrated enormous courage and idealism in challenging a whole series of seedy police states throughout the Middle East. In […]
Syrian Tanks enter Hama
Syrian tanks entered the outskirts of Hama on Monday morning, killing 3 as they cracked down on the protests that have wracked this city in […]
The Arabs’ Fourth of July
The United States today is celebrating the declaration of independence issued by a murky group of dissidents in 1776, who, had they been rounded up […]
Rebels offer Qaddafi Libyan Retirement
Free Libya leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said Sunday that Muammar Qaddafi could remain in Libya in retirement if he gave up power. This offer is […]
Syrians Protest in the Thousands, 24 Killed
Protesters came out in rural towns such as Amouda and Deraa again on Friday, calling for the ouster of the Baath regime of Bashar al-Asad. […]
US Reaching out to Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
The Obama administration has decided to open direct contacts with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood long ago gave up violence and has been a […]
US Public Backs Obama, Wants out of Afghanistan
79% of Americans agree with President Obama’s plan to take a third of US troops out of Afghanistan over the next two years, and 59% […]
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