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Tag Archives: Shi’ites
Gulf Regimes: The real Game – Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem Post- 11/03/2011 From a strategic point of view, the Iran-led regional axis has until now emerged as a net earner from the “Arab Spring” of 2011. In Egypt and Tunisia, two stable, pro-Western Arab regimes have fallen, giving way … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Khalifa, Al-Sauds, Bahrain, Iran, King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia, Shi'ites
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The Question of Power in Lebanon
Global Politician- 12/05/2008 When recent events in Beirut pose a simple, fundamental question: Who rules in Lebanon. The answer proposed by Hizbullah last week is that the government of Fuad Saniora and Saad Hariri is to be permitted to hold … Continue reading
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Tagged Beirut, Fuad Saniora, Hizbullah, Lebanon, March 14 movement, Saad Hariri, Shi'ites, Walid Jumblatt
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Hezbollah’s Delusions
Global Politician- 12/10/2009 The latest events in Lebanon offer an image in miniature of larger regional developments. The Iranian-backed Shi’ite Islamist movement Hezbollah is pursuing a long-term strategy intended to eventually deliver Lebanon into its hands. In the short term, … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Qaida, Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon, March 14 movement, Salafi, Shi'ites
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