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Somalia: U.S. Should Accept Islamist Authority, Report Says

Thursday, March 11, 2010

The United States should accept an 'Islamist authority' in Somalia as part of a 'constructive disengagement' strategy for the war-torn country, according to a new report released here by the influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on Wednesday.

Mideast: Iran, Israel Spoiling for a Fight?

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Iran and Israel appear to be spoiling for a fight, going by recent belligerent statements emanating from several regional capitals.

Mideast: Israeli Left Emerges From Coma Amid Atrocities

Monday, March 08, 2010

Amid the wave of violence that swept through the occupied Palestinian West Bank, including East Jerusalem, over the last few days, there are signs that the Israeli left may be emerging from its collective coma.

Iraq: Elections Bring Joy and Uncertainty

Monday, March 08, 2010

The holding of Iraq's third parliamentary elections on Sunday has generated a sense of satisfaction in Washington, but there is a feeling of anxiety about how the post-election negotiation process to form a new government might proceed.

Q&A: 'Israeli Siege Causing De-development of Gaza'

Monday, March 08, 2010

For the first time since September 2006, Mahmoud Abu Rahma, a leading figure in the Palestinian human rights group Al Mezan, has been granted permission to travel outside Gaza.

Politics: Fiction of Marja as City Was U.S. Information War

Monday, March 08, 2010

For weeks, the U.S. public followed the biggest offensive of the Afghanistan War against what it was told was a 'city of 80,000 people' as well as the logistical hub of the Taliban in that part of Helmand. That idea was a central element in the overall impression built up in February that Marja was a major strategic objective, more important than other district centres in Helmand.

Mideast: Palestinian Homes on 'David's Garden' Spared for Now

Friday, March 05, 2010

Outside the Bedouin-style protest tent in the heart of this Palestinian neighbourhood, the anger is palpable, but controlled.

D.R. Congo: EU Urged to Ban 'Conflict Minerals'

Thursday, March 04, 2010

After the United States senate’s move to stem the flow of money from mineral mines fuelling the brutal civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the watchdog group Global Witness (GW) is calling on Europe to follow suit.

Mideast: Occupation Turns Palestinian Women Into Breadwinners

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories, with its ubiquitous closures, checkpoints, military raids and arrests, has decimated the Palestinian economy in the West Bank and Gaza.

Afghanistan: Traffickers Step Up Import of Heroin-Making Chemicals

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Drug traffickers are increasing imports of precursor chemicals used for processing opium poppy into heroin and morphine, according to a new State Department report released here Monday.

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