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 | Hugo Chavez has ruled Venezuela since 1999, aiming to put into place his dreams of a Bolivarian revolution and infuriating critics with his curbs on press freedom and free enterprise. With the shadowy revelation in 2011 of his treatment for cancer, speculation has been growing about what could happen in a post-Chavez Venezuela. Here's where Chavez has taken the country over more than a decade. ...Read more | |
Chavez: Be Good to Carlos the Jackal
Venezuela's leader is praising the virtual inventor of late 20th-century-style terrorism as a revolutionary and cautioning France to be good to him. ... Read more
| Syria Protests Arab League Suspension
Is the international community - specifically, the regional neighbors - taking concrete action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's slaughter of opposition demonstrators? Yes, and let's hope it's sustained and yields results. ... Read more
| The Arab League
The League of Arab States, usually referred to as the Arab League, was founded by Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen and Transjordan, which became Jordan in 1950, in Cairo in 1945. Membership later expanded to include Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates. ... Read more
| Understanding Iran
Iran promises to be in the headlines well through this decade as the world watches its nuclear program and the fervor of the Arab Spring continues to stir a youthful opposition movement years in the making. Here are some of the key issues to understand about the Islamic Republic of Iran. ...Read more
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