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Recently freed Palestinian political prisoner Ahed Tamimi has incurred the wrath of fellow Arabs for praising the equally Arab leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah party. During a televised interview, the young female Palestinian activist who aspires to enter the legal profession expressed her gratitude to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. She said of […]
Pakistan-Afghanistan relations: Lessons learned the hard way Throughout the Cold War period, the phenomenon of ethnic Pashtun nationalism on either side of the Durand Line led to Pakistan developing an intense suspicion of multiple Afghan governments in Kabul. The Durand Line which itself is a legacy of British imperial rule in […]
At present, Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is finalising proposals for what the US President has called the “deal of the century” for peace in Palestine. But while Trump has touted the deal as a game-changer that will be embraced by Palestinians and Israelis, excerpts of the proposals that were […]
Russia, Israel and the United States issue similar statements on Iran Russia’s official policy regarding the presence of foreign troops in Syria remains consistent. Now that Moscow believes its limited mandate to fight, neutralise and contain Takfiri terrorist elements has been fulfilled, key Russian officials have stated that all foreign […]
Russian officials have stated that it is Moscow’s desire to see the rapid withdrawal of foreign troops from Syrian soil as soon as possible. This includes not only troops operating in Syria contrary to the wishes of the Syrian government but also Iranian troops and their PMU and Hezbollah allies […]
The Daraa dilemma The Syrian Arab Army is moving ever closer to the south-western city of Daraa, a place where in 2011, early foreign coordinated provocations first unleashed the wave of chaos that would balloon into the present conflict in the country. For weeks, a multi-sided game of rhetorical chicken has […]
Lebanon’s recently re-appointed Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri of the Amal Movement, a close political ally of Hezbollah, has recently given an interview with Sputnik where he openly contradicted the desires expressed by Russian President Putin who has called for a pull out of all foreign troops from Syria so that the military […]
Secretary of State Pompeo’s direct and fiery demand earlier this week that Iran withdraw from Syria overshadowed President Putin’s indirect and polite request during last week’s Sochi Summit for the same, thereby putting Syria on the spot in having to publicly deny that any such talks were ongoing in order […]
For the first time since the Hybrid War of Terror on Syria started, the country finally appears to be nearing a “political settlement” to the conflict. The Meaning Of True Friendship Syria might very well see the conclusion of a formal peace deal by the end of the year, and […]
Russia’s Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentev has just made a statement that is as clear and concise a reflection of Russia’s official Syria policy as any major official has yet to articulate. The announcement is neither novel nor in any way aberrant in the context of Russia’s long held strategy […]
