Results of Egypt’s phenomenally complex election are now more or less complete.
Democracy in the middle east
Regime change edges closer in Syria
It’s hard to know where to look first in the Middle East, as the region’s attempt at a transition to democracy continues to be a violent and uncertain affair.
Protests across Arab world highlight socio-economic pressures
Events in Tunisia, Algeria and Jordan over the past week reveal the socio-economic pressures building up across the Arab world that may pose significant internal challenges to regional governments, writes Tim Molesworth.
Opposition walkout throws Lebanon into a state of flux
Lebanon’s Hezballah-led Opposition has resigned en masse from the country’s fragile national unity government, triggering its collapse, writes freelance political writer Antoun Issa.
Chomsky: Why the US won’t allow peace in the Middle East
Israel and Palestine could reach a settlement, but the United States is unwilling to agree to it. It is the US who are continuing to fuel the Gaza war, writes Noam Chomsky.
The woman Ahmadinejad really needs to worry about
Zahra Rahnavard’s popularity with Iranian women could prove to be the secret weapon against President Ahmadinejad.
Tarring democrats with the “Islamist” brush
A range of observers keep telling us that Australia and other western countries face a terrorist threat from “Islamists”. No doubt the threat is real, but I’ve been saying for years that this term for it is unhelpful and offensive.
