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A year later: Hamas´ rule deepens in Gaza
A year after Hamas militants seized power in five days of fighting with security forces that were commanded by Mohammed Dahlan and other anti-Hamas Fatah figures, it has become clear that Israel's boycott of Gaza has not significantly weakened Hamas and the control of the Islamist organization is deepening. ...
The victory of Hezbollah breaks the political stalemate in Lebanon
In the third week of May and as a response to a series of provocations from the pro-US government led by Fouad Siniora, Hezbollah militias swept through the capital Beirut and inflicted a comprehensive defeat on rival pro-government militias. The Lebanese Army stood aside and watched as Hizbollah militias, aided in many areas by fighters of Amal, the second biggest Shiite-dominated party, took over the streets....
Iraqis reject the agreement on the permanence of US troops and bases in their country
Since some details of the US proposal for the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which will establish the status of US forces in Iraq, and of a strategic framework for the relations between both countries came to light, Iraqi politicians from all trends have paraded in front of microphones to denounce such proposals. Some commentators likened the US position to the Iraqi-British treaty of 1930...
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