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- Analysis and testimonies / Media Watch / Middle East
- 25 Jan 2017
Libyan Labels: a journey through the Guardian’s coverage of the Libyan disaster
In this analysis we examine Libya’s recent history looking through the eyes of the Guardian, the flagship of liberal western outlets, and its reporting. As with most other western media, […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 25 Jan 2017
Controlling the Narrative on Syria
Investig’Action: In this essay, Louis Allday analyses the mainstream narrative with regard to Syria and its main vectors: the myth of western non-intervention, whitewashing inconvenient truths about the opposition, intimidating […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 06 Jan 2017
Remembering “Archbishop of the Arabs” Hilarion Capucci
Hilarion Capucci, the exiled Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem who was also known as the “Archbishop of the Arabs,” died last week in Rome aged 94. Capucci dedicated his […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 26 Dec 2016
Israel among world’s worst jailers of journalists
As of 1 December, there were 259 journalists jailed worldwide, according to the annual census conducted by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) – the highest number on record. By […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 21 Dec 2016
Group headed by Trump’s Israel envoy pick sued for war crimes
David Friedman, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to Israel, has raised millions to fund settlements in the occupied West Bank, including Beit El, north of Ramallah. President-elect […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 26 May 2016
The Arab Spring: US black ops and subversion
According to the spin of the NATO countries, the aim of the 2011 uprisings in much of the Middle East and North Africa – the so-called “Arab Spring” was to embrace “Western values.” Disinformation […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 15 Jul 2011
Obama, Sarkozy, how many children did you kill this night ?
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- Middle East / Understanding the Muslim World
- 16 Mar 2011
Libya: popular uprising, civilian war or military attack?
Over the last three weeks there have been confrontations between troops loyal to Colonel Gaddafi and opposition forces based in the east of the country. After Ben Ali and Mubarak, […]
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- Middle East / Understanding the Muslim World
- 23 Feb 2011
Whither Egypt? Whither the Arab World
After clinging to power for thirty years, Mubarak has finally stepped down. What are the key issues in the Egyptian revolution? And what are the implications for the United States […]
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- Africa / Analysis and testimonies / Middle East / Understanding the Muslim World
- 22 Feb 2011
Mohamed Hassan : The causes of the Tunisian revolution go well beyond Ben Ali and his party
The Tunisians have brought down the dictator Ben Ali. Today they continue to struggle against his people heading the transition government. In this latest chapter of our series ‘Understanding the […]