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Don't Be Fooled By The Conservative Sweep In Last Week's Iranian Elections

Iran's recent parliamentary elections, conducted on Friday, stuck closely to a script familiar from the past four years: Conservatives predictably won the majority of seats from a ballot cleansed of reformists by the Guardians Council; turnout in ...

From AFSHIN MOLAVI, The New Republic,  21 Mar 2008

Meritocracy is the key to Dubai's limitless ambitions

The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, likes to spy on his own people. In that, he is upholding a modern Arab autocratic tradition. Dubai's ruler, however, is not looking for conspirators, fifth columnists or political opponents. He' ...

From AFSHIN MOLAVI, Lebanon Daily Star,  3 Jan 2008

Iranian-Saudi ties defy the caricature narrative

As Arab presidents, emirs and kings lined up alongside the United Nations secretary general and the Pakistani, Malaysian and Turkish heads of state in last month's Arab League summit in Riyadh, one key player was missing at the highest level: Iran. ...

From AFSHIN MOLAVI, Lebanon Daily Star,  29 Apr 2007

Twin Jordanian athletes set sights on world's highest peak

AMMAN: Lama and Dima Hattab are 26-year-old Jordanian twins with adventure in their souls. Experienced marathon runners, the women have turned to mountains - and now have Everest firmly in their sights. Their aim is to become the first Arab women to ...

From AFSHIN MOLAVI, Lebanon Daily Star,  11 Apr 2007

Israeli raid damages Temple of Bacchus

BAALBEK: Israeli air raids in  Baalbek killed one child and caused damage to the ancient Roman Temple of Bacchus on Saturday, the town mayor said. Israeli fighter-bombers carried out two raids on Saturday morning in the old town square near the ...

From AFSHIN MOLAVI, Lebanon Daily Star,  13 Aug 2006

The Persian game

Masters of ambiguity, Iran's leaders don't want war with Israel and the U.S. -- and are more alarmed by the Lebanese crisis than the West realizes. On the sidelines of a recent security conference in Oman, a former high-ranking Iranian ...

From AFSHIN MOLAVI, Salon,  19 Jul 2006

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