Middle Eastern Christians; going, going ... gone
Two high-profile incidents occurred last week, at opposite ends of the Arab world.
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Eastern Ukraine fighting unlikely to drag on
A battle between opposites
'Extraordinary' to see return of caliphate
''Listen to your caliph and obey him.
Why no Thai coup reaction?
Only 'core' interest allies can count on US
''The Polish-American alliance is worthless, even harmful, as it gives Poland a false sense of security. It's bullshit.''
Defending a 'dumb war'
Whatever else you may say about the ''young war criminal'' (as British journalist Alan Watkins used to call former prime minister Tony Blair), he certainly fights his corner with great determinat
ISIL has Iraqi army on the run
The Iraqi army will have to destroy Mosul in order to save it - and it's not clear whether it can do the job even then.
Putin at Normandy has double dose of irony
Egypt's Man of Destiny - for a while
To the vast surprise of absolutely nobody, Field Marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi won the Egyptian presidential election last week.