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Toufic Sultan Recalls to Asharq Al-Awsat Mutual Hatred between Hafez al-Assad and Yasser Arafat
Beirut: Journalists sometimes hear shocking statements—ones they lock away in their memory, fearing their repercussions. Some are too violent, too damaging, or too costly to repeat. Others risk swift ...
On This Day: Trump declares national emergency over COVID-19
In 2020, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On this date, the novel ...
Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on nearly $30B in U.S. goods
Canadian officials on Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on $29.8 billion of U.S.-produced goods after the Trump administration ...
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The Cancellation of Khaled Sabsabi Reveals Australia’s Conservative Turn
With elections looming, what do accusations of antisemitism in the artist’s work reflect about a country divided?
95 coffins, countless wounds: Lebanon grapples with Hezbollah’s ‘victory’ over Israel
Even in Lebanese villages that incurred heavy losses during Hezbollah's war with Israel, support for the militant group ...