One reason the term “Arab Spring” is a misnomer is because of the participation of non-Arabs, including Kurds in Iraq and Syria as well as Berbers in Morocco and Libya… Continue reading
In the recent destruction of Commonwealth war graves in Benghazi, Libya, you can see not just the desecration of graves, but attacks on crosses… Continue reading
The UN’s Human Rights Council released an unedited version of a 220-page report on Friday detailing Muammar Gaddafi’s last hours when rebel fighters moved into Sirte… Continue reading
Asharq Al-Awsat conducted a lengthy telephone interview with Al-Hassi from Tripoli… Continue reading
A year ago this week, on January 25, 2011, the ground began to crumble under then-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s feet… Continue reading
Conflicts between Sunni and Shia Muslims are not at all new, but… Continue reading
At the end of 2011 is anyone in the Arabic-speaking world better off as a result of the upheavals of the Arab Spring… Continue reading
The “Arab Spring” is the name given to the tumultuous political events of 2011… Continue reading
It’s time for the Fifth Internationale, that of the Muslim Brotherhoods… Continue reading
On Saturday, Saif al-Islam Qaddafi told Reuters News Agency that he was feeling well after his earlier arrest… Continue reading
What we are seeing is a political Islamist tsunami… Continue reading
When Abdul Jalil talks about reforms, he is (and was) doing so with an Islamist agenda in mind… Continue reading
Fifty Libyan Muslim Brotherhood mercenaries arrived in the Gaza Strip from Tripoli last month… Continue reading
Islamism will be the dominant political force in Libya… Continue reading
According to multiple eyewitnesses one can now see both the Libyan rebel flag and the flag of al Qaeda fluttering atop… Continue reading
How could Qatar’s foreign policy best be defined during the Arab Spring… Continue reading
The shadowy, scattered and underground Islamist forces have become powerful… Continue reading
Libya’s transitional leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil was quite clear about his intentions for liberated Libya… Continue reading
What a myopic view the Western media and its array of “experts” have concerning the so-called “Arab Spring”… Continue reading
On December 24, Qaddafi loyalists descended on the predominately Amazigh (Berber) town of Yefren, attacking the homes of Berber leaders… Continue reading
Once the fact of Muammar Qaddafi’s abrupt demise on Thursday is absorbed, Libya will be left with the same power struggle between… Continue reading
What can we learn from the death of Libyan dictator Moammar Qadhafi… Continue reading
In a nod to his father’s dream to serve as grand regional mediator… Continue reading
According to a local Libyan political observer the Qaddafi family has been in a tailspin lately… Continue reading
Questions swirl around the death outside Sirte Thursday of Muammar Qaddafi… Continue reading
Throughout the ongoing unrest in the Middle East and North Africa… Continue reading
The September 12-16 tour of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Egypt, Tunisia and Libya has occasioned the question what role… Continue reading
Today, I stand before you to show the world that a new Libya is coming to life… Continue reading
On the front lines there are a lot of them, they are jihadists, dangerous, militant in their beliefs… Continue reading
The Obama administration finally acknowledged that al Qaeda elements had been fighting in Libyan rebel ranks in last week’s capture of Tripoli… Continue reading
The United States has recognized the Transitional National Council (TNC) of Libya as the provisional government of that country… Continue reading
The world’s longest ruling head of state, Mu’ammar al-Qadhdhafi (the correct transliteration of his name), would have been ruler of Libya for exactly 42 years on… Continue reading
Members of the Al Qaeda-linked Libyan Islamic Fighting Group are in control of the former strongholds of Muammar Qaddafi captured by Libyan rebels… Continue reading
In recent days the Iranian media has given considerable attention to the developments in Libya… Continue reading
A few hours ago I wrote that the Egyptian military government reportedly told Israel that a major Israeli offensive… Continue reading
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