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Arab Spring, News, Politics, Religious Life

US Congresswoman Slams Egyptian Human Rights Abuses

by Joshua Spurlock • March 28, 2013

For decades the United States has provided Egypt with millions of dollars worth of aid every year, but a growing list of human rights incidents in Egypt has an American Congresswoman calling for preconditions to be imposed on the funding.…

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Arab Spring, Peace and Conflict

UN Investigation into Chemical Weapons Use in Syria to Begin Soon

by Joshua Spurlock • March 27, 2013

Allegations that chemical weapons have been used in Syria have prompted the United Nations to investigate the claims, with a team being put together to visit the country. According to UN Secretary-General spokesman Martin Nesirky, the team will be working…

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Arab Spring, Diplomacy, News

US: ‘We Know’ Iranians Backing Assad via Iraq

by Joshua Spurlock • March 25, 2013

The United States confirmed on Sunday that flights from Iran to Syria via Iraqi airspace are carrying more than humanitarian aid, with the US convinced arms and fighters are being sent from Iran to back the Bashar al-Assad regime. US…

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Audio, In Depth, Iran Nuclear Program, Peace and Conflict

Audio: News in Review Impacts You

by Joshua Spurlock • March 25, 2013

Did you miss the news in the Middle East last week? If so, you may not realize what President Barack Obama’s reassurance to Israel means for Iran’s nuclear threat or how the civil war in Syria could impact your world,…

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Diplomacy, In Depth, Iran Nuclear Program, Special Feature

Opinion: Obama’s Israel Trip Clarifies Iranian Nuclear Issue

by Joshua Spurlock • March 22, 2013

The trip of US President Barack Obama to Israel has on the surface been relatively staid: No grandiose peace plans or attack plans. No groundbreaking decisions. But the details coming from Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shed crucial…

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Diplomacy, Iran Nuclear Program, News

Netanyahu: Iran Could Build Bomb in Year

by Joshua Spurlock • March 20, 2013

US President Barack Obama said there’s “not a lot of daylight” between the American and Israeli positions on Iran’s nuclear program, and in terms of timeline the sides are saying the same thing: Iran could build a nuclear weapon in…

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