Voters here say they are disillusioned, as they try to rebuild with whatever money they can scrape together
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Iraq’s Sunnis Voting Without Hope in First Election Since Islamic State
Sunnis near Tikrit say they feel disillusioned and alienated ahead of a May 12 election to elect a new prime minister
Erdogan Challengers Decry Media Blackout Before Election
Challengers to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in June’s presidential election are crying foul
Lebanon Holds First Parliamentary Vote in 9 Years
Under Lebanon’s system, voters cast 2 votes: 1 for a list of candidates and another for their candidate within that list
Tough Road for Iraq’s Female Candidates in May 12 Elections
Iraqi women running for parliament this month are undaunted, despite the many challenges they face
Why Trump Should Abstain from Decertifying the Terrible Iran Deal
The agreement with Iran has come up short in effectiveness. Neither the US nor its allies are more safe as a result of the deal; in fact, one could make the argument that its ratification exacerbated US-Iranian relations.
Local Tensions Flare Up Before Lebanese Election
Incidents of political violence are casting a shadow over Lebanon’s first general election in nine years
VIDEO: Feminism and Censorship in Arab Comic Books
Lebanese comic book artist Zainab Fasiki recently gave a talk on the interplay of feminism with Arab world’s censorship
Why Trump’s Syrian Airstrikes Didn’t Violate the War Powers Act
Trump was not declaring or instigating war by collaborating with the United Kingdom and France on the strikes. He was simply exercising the ambiguous rights given to him by the War Powers Resolution.
Danish MP and Irish activist denied access to Bahraini dissident
Two activists have been denied entry to Bahrain after they cited their reason as visiting a prominent Bahraini prisoner