The birth of Syria's 'state of barbarism'
The regime set up by Hafez al-Assad after the coup d'état of November 13, 1970, had only one objective: Its own continuity, ...
Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns 'no guarantees' fragile peace in Gaza will hold
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces ...
The slow rise of Hafez al-Assad, from pan-Arabism to Syrian nationalism
Before joining the military and building an Alawite caste around himself, Hafez al-Assad was a fervent supporter of the ...
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What religion was Jimmy Carter? Carter's evolving faith reshaped politics and social issues
Before reaching the 1978 peace deal between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel ... Jonathan Alter, as he traced his Christianity, Begin’s Judaism and Sadat’s Islam to their common ancestor ...
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Models for reconciling with politics
In Africa, Maryse Quashie, a regular columnist for La Croix International, believes figures such as Jimmy Carter, Nelson ...