When civilian institutions are undermined, soldiers step in..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: How the Army Is Swallowing the Ugandan State
Hospitality firm boss says Qatar World Cup will be most luxurious yet
Jaime Byrom said wealthy supporters will be flocking to Qatar from around the globe on private planes and yachts..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Hospitality firm boss says Qatar World Cup will be most luxurious yet
Protests in northern Syria slam Turkey ‘reconciliation’ proposal
Hundreds of Syrian opposition supporters denounces remarks by Turkey’s foreign minister urging for a reconciliation with Assad..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Protests in northern Syria slam Turkey ‘reconciliation’ proposal
Beirut bank standoff exposes desperation of Lebanon economic crisis
Like most people in Lebanon, Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein had no access to his money because of banks’ informal controls on flows of money..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Beirut bank standoff exposes desperation of Lebanon economic crisis
Jerusalem needs to save its trees
Too many questions have remained, without satisfying answers, regarding who is profiting when trees are cut down.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Jerusalem needs to save its trees
Hamas, PIJ ‘attracting’ many Palestinians, top Fatah official tells Post
many Fatah activists are turning to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad because they have lost confidence in their leaders, senior Fatah official Jamal Tirawi says.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hamas, PIJ ‘attracting’ many Palestinians, top Fatah official tells Post
Howard Carter stole Tutankhamun’s treasure, new evidence suggests
100 years after the discovery of the tomb of the boy king, a previously unpublished letter backs up long-held suspicions..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Howard Carter stole Tutankhamun’s treasure, new evidence suggests
Egypt’s Revolving Prison Door: Sudden Freedom for Inmates Who Languished
Political prisoners in Egypt live under constant uncertainty about how long they will be detained. So freedom often comes as a big, and welcome, surprise..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Egypt’s Revolving Prison Door: Sudden Freedom for Inmates Who Languished
Jewish students call for Ben & Jerry's to evacuate 'illegally occupied' Vermont land
Over 1,000 Israeli university students have called for the ice cream company to return the land on which their Vermont headquarters sit to the Abenaki nation who previously lived there.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Jewish students call for Ben & Jerry's to evacuate 'illegally occupied' Vermont land
How will the Right downplay the success of Operation Breaking Dawn? – analysis
Lapid and Gantz received high approval ratings for their roles in the Gaza operation, and there are three ways in which the Right are countering Netanyahu's two challengers' success in the polls.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: How will the Right downplay the success of Operation Breaking Dawn? - analysis