Reformists sweep poll
Iranians voted this week to change their parliament: can reformists, who emerged dominant, rise to the challenge? Azadeh MoaveniM writes from Tehran
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Raging against the double standard
Lebanese staged a series of mass demonstrations last week protesting against Israeli air strikes on their country and the provocative statements by the US in support of Tel Aviv. Ranwa Yehia sums up reactions from Beirut
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Contest for the poor
Paradoxically, a strongly-worded letter by the leader of Morocco's banned Islamist movement has highlighted its declining popularity. Dalal Abu Ghazaleh reports from Rabat
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Searching for an escape hatch
Following Israel's bombing of power stations and civilian buildings, a majority of Israelis are demanding that Israel should leave southern Lebanon with or without an agreement. In this article Bahman Baktiari and Augustus Richard Norton argue that if anything the latest Israeli aggression has deepened support for Hizbullah
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