This article makes a common argument. Hardliners on one side of a rivalry are good thing for the hardliners on the other side -at least
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Khamenei’s Plan For Succession In Iran -Huffington Post
This article looks at who might succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s Supreme Leader, or rahbar-e mo’azzam. Although Khamenei’s health is not particularly poor at
Rapid Increase of Diabetes Strains Middle East’s Health Agencies -New York Times
With all of the violence and ideological strife, issues of health and poverty are often overlooked in the Middle East. They may seem mundane in
Eight unprecedented hours with “Mr. Everything,” Prince Mohammed bin Salman. -Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 has already been discussed here, see: https://jtdevinemta.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/saudi-arabias-vision-2030-various/ However, this article, based on a lengthy interview with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi
Shimon Peres -Various
Shimon Peres died at age 93 this week. He was one of the founding fathers of the Israel state and held virtually every key government
The new PKK: unleashing a social revolution in Kurdistan -ROAR
The PKK was once animated by a misture of nationalism and Marxist/Leninism. However, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan adopted a form anarchism while in prison, Murray