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Egypt massacre

Washington again displays its hypocrisy by failing to label the arrest of Egypt’s freely elected president by the military a coup. 

If no one can rule and power-sharing is impossible, what now?

Aleppo

A special report from behind rebel lines. Says one fighter, ‘The hatred in our hearts is growing. I worry that one day it will be bigger than our dreams.’

Hezbollah supporters in Syria

The Lebanese militia is now deeply embroiled in the Syrian civil war, which has become part of a regional struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran. 

Syrian soldier

“Humanitarian” intervention would only deepen the humanitarian disaster.

Egypt protest

Forced into retirement by Brotherhood pressure, renowned left-wing Egyptian journalist Hani Shukrallah discusses the government’s project to control the media.

Bahrain protest

Two years after the Arab Spring came to Bahrain, protesters are still fighting rampant human rights abuses—a bloody battle that isn't likely to end anytime soon.

Stephane Hessel

Remembering the French resistance spy, diplomat, Buchenwald survivor and human rights defender.

Clashes across the country have put the legitimacy of the Morsi government in question.

Cairo

How the neoliberal urban development schemes of the Mubarak regime have gained new life under the Muslim Brotherhood.

Blogs

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the opportunity for collaboration with Russia in Syria.

September 16, 2013

Stephen F. Cohen went on CNN to talk about the opportunity Putin is giving the USA.

September 16, 2013

Prof. Stephen F. Cohen goes on HuffPost Live to promote diplomacy with Russia.

September 13, 2013

Blowback into Jordan is a new concern.

August 13, 2013

Despite EU attempts to broker a peaceful political settlement, the prospect of continued bloodshed is very real.

July 30, 2013

Sharif Abdel Kouddous, speaking from Cairo, joined Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! to analyze the allegations against ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, the protests surrounding his arrest warrant and the response from the Obama administration.

July 26, 2013

More and more, it seems that the revolt that mobilized against the Muslim Brotherhood was manipulated by the powers-that-be.

July 11, 2013

The fissures between between Egypt’s interim government and the Muslim Brotherhood party it replaced in power continue to widen.

July 10, 2013

Staff quits en masse over Qatar-imposed favoritism for the Brothers.

July 10, 2013

Yes, our Congress. It’s doing that.

July 9, 2013
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