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Graham Fuller’s Scorecard on Predictions for 2015–Part 1

THE LEVANT NEWS -- by Graham E. Fuller -- Having rashly ventured last year into making predictions for the coming year of 2015 in the Middle East, how do those assessments bear up today, one year later? This self-graded scorecard comes in two separate articles: due to space limitations I take up here today two […]

"Muslim Brotherhood" will not be banned: Cameron

David Cameron has said the UK will not ban the Muslim Brotherhood, but stressed that having links with the group could be a “possible indicator of extremism”. In a written statement, the British Prime Minister on Thursday said the Brotherhood would continue to be reviewed to ensure that it does not break UK laws linked […]

ISIS- The Hour Has Struck

THE LEVANT NEWS -- by Graham E. Fuller-- ISIS, with its horrific attack on purely civilian targets in Paris, has established new realities about its nature, capabilities and intentions. The need for its elimination can now no longer be in doubt. It is not that Parisian lives are more important than others, but Paris changes […]

EU says parts of Britain’s reform demands ‘problematic’

The Levant News-- The European Union has labeled parts of a reform plan in the 28-nation bloc proposed by British Prime Minister David Cameron as "highly problematic," saying they clearly lead to discrimination between European citizens and restricts some fundamental freedoms. A spokesman of the European Commission, the powerful executive wing of the EU, said […]

Divided EU Leaders To Offer Cash For Syria Refugees

The Levant News - - European Union leaders could promise billions of euros in new funding for Syrian refugees at an emergency summit on Wednesday where they will also try to patch up bitter divisions over the migration crisis. Meeting for dinner a day after interior ministers overrode furious objections from four eastern states in a […]

Hungarian riot control police showing no mercy for Migrants

The Levant News -- While trying to figure out new ways to enter Hungary on Tuesday, migrants faced a beat down as Hungary riot control police caged 29 people along with a terrorist and lobed tear gas shells and water cannons on the migrants. The clashes between migrants and police started soon after Hungary shut […]

Refugees and Responsibilities

The Levant News - by Graham E. Fuller -- The picture last week of the little Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi dead on the beach in Turkey is one of those iconic pictures whose intense human face forces deeper reflection, especially upon publics for whom distant tragedies tend to be statistics rather than specific human stories. I […]

The Turkish Enigma

THE LEVANT NEWS -- By George Friedman for Stratfor -- In my "Net Assessment of the World," I argued that four major segments of the European and Asian landmass were in crisis: Europe, Russia, the Middle East (from the Levant to Iran) and China. Each crisis was different; each was at a different stage of […]

Lift the crippling sanctions Iran has imposed on itself

THE LEVANT NEWS –- As a businessman and financier, I share the exhilaration of millions of Iranians at the nuclear deal struck between Tehran and the world’s big powers last week. Ours is a country that has always wanted to do business with the rest of the world; now we will get our chance. But […]

Zarif after deal: 'The world has changed'

by Ali Hashem for Al-Monitor -- THE LEVANT NEWS -- VIENNA: On the famous balcony in Palais Coburg, Al-Monitor spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif a few hours after he, along with EU special representative Federica Mogherini, had announced the historic deal concluding a 13-year standoff over Iran’s nuclear program. The interview was […]

Any Iran-US Rapprochement Will Weaken Israel’s Influence: Jim Lobe

By: Kourosh Ziabari -- Iran Review’s Interview -- Iran and the group of six world powers have about one month to make history and reach a comprehensive agreement to end the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program. Officials in Tehran have already indicated that they would be open to the possibility of extending the talks for […]

Will Yemen kick-off the 'War of the two Blocs?'

By Sharmine Narwani* for RT-- There is media confusion about what is going on in Yemen and the broader Middle East. Pundits are pointing out that the US is looking schizophrenic with policies that back opposite sides of the fight against al-Qaeda-style extremism in Iraq and in Yemen. But it isn’t that hard to understand […]

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