By Global Issues UNITED NATIONS, Dec 04 (IPS) – On November 27, Israel, Lebanon, and a host of mediating states agreed upon a ceasefire agreement that would establish a permanent cessation of warfare between the two parties. As of December 3, there have been no reported instances of Hezbollah directing attacks toward Israel that resulted […]
By Erika Solomon, Ronen Bergman and Adam Rasgon Even as Israel bombarded Syria, officials say the U.S. and Gulf countries were working to weaken its president’s alliance with Tehran. Rebels’ shock advance has dampened those hopes. Source: The New York Times Category: Aleppo (Syria), Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Russia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, […]
By Marc PERELMAN France 24 spoke to Hicham El Alaoui, King of Morocco Mohammed VI’s cousin and lecturer at the University of Berkeley in California. He is the author of “Pacted Democracy in the Middle East: Tunisia and Egypt in Comparative Perspective”, a comparative study of two countries during the Arab Spring. Turning to the war led […]