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Items by Khairallah Khairallah
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Removing Iran from Syria
There have been occasional reports that Iran is reducing its military presence in Syria. Should they be taken seriously? Probably not, because Syria has become an integral part of the “Islamic Republic” of Iran’s expansionist project. The regime in Tehran has linked its fate to this ongoing project, so...
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What Rafic Hariri’s trial won’t expose
After fifteen and a half years, on 7 August the international Special Tribunal for Lebanon will issue its ruling on the murder of Rafic Hariri and his companions including Bassel Fleihan, for a crime that took place on 14 February, 2005. Unless there is a huge surprise, it is unlikely...
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Searching for a Palestinian national project
No one will disagree that Palestine’s chairmanship of the G77 is a great moral victory, especially since this group – which started with 77 members – has grown over the years to reach 134 UN member states. Palestine is not a full member of the UN but rather is...
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Obama and the Gulf: Relying on a mirage
There are summits that do not make any difference, and this was the case with the summit held by the leaders of the GCC countries with US President Barack Obama in Riyadh. The American president wasn’t asked to completely side with the positions of the Gulf states as much...
