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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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May 14, 2014
Baha’i Leaders in Iran Mark Six Years in Prison
Today, May 14, marks six years in prison for the seven leaders of the Baha’i community in Iran. Their biographies can be found here, and they are citizens whose only crime is their religion. They we…
November 23, 2011
Egypt
Egypt: Who Will Be The Prime Minister?
When Field Marshal Tantawi accepted the resignation of the Sharaf government yesterday, he did not announce a new prime minister. Why? Apparently the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) cannot…
April 24, 2014
United States
This Week: Palestinian Unity, GCC-Qatar Comity, and Syrian Duplicity
Significant Developments Palestinian Unity. The Israeli cabinet voted unanimously to suspend peace talks with the Palestinian Authority today because of the unity agreement announced yesterday betwe…
March 2, 2012
Israel
Middle East Matters This Week: Syria Besieges, Egypt Relents, and Iran War-Talk
Significant Middle East Developments Syria. Developments shifted back this week to the intense fighting in Syria, especially the siege of Homs. On Thursday, Syrian rebels announced their retreat fro…
February 7, 2013
Egypt
Is Egypt Too Big To Fail?
Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency reported on Tuesday that the country’s foreign reserves have dropped to $13.6 billion, a little more than a billion dollars below the Central Bank’s “critical…
