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Lifted out of poverty in Communist Budapest by a ballet scholarship, he called Hungary ‘the most comfortable barracks in the Soviet camp’

Lebanon elects a new parliament on May 15. Even though many people harbor hope for change, it won't be a walk in the park for the opposition.

The war in Ukraine has pushed diesel prices to record highs. In Middle Eastern countries without a functioning public power grid, diesel is desperately needed to run backup generators. But who will be able to afford it?

Students at Oxford University tore down pro-life posters advertising the Oxford Students for Life society and binned pamphlets and booklets last week.

To no surprise, Bashar Assad runs for reelection in Syria Syrias upcoming election has been criticized as a "theatrical farce." Though there are five candidates in addition to the incumbent, international governments and the UN see no sign of a free and fair election. 55-year-old Bashar al-Assad announced on Wednesday that he will run for another term As of Wednesday, three days have passed since Hammouda Sabbagh, the speaker of Syrias parliament, announced the date of the presidential electi...

Lebanon: Insecurity and desperation as crisis worsens People in Lebanon are increasingly desperate amid the political deadlock, the financial meltdown, rising poverty and COVID-19. People in Lebanon are increasingly desperate as the economic crisis continues to worsen The current all-time low of the Lebanese currency — known as the pound or the lira — has riled people all over the country. They have been pouring into the streets for more than a week now, taking the country to the brink...

Lebanon: Insecurity and desperation as crisis worsens dw.com 3/11/2021 Jennifer Holleis People in Lebanon are increasingly desperate amid the political deadlock, the financial meltdown, rising poverty and COVID-19. © Mohamed Azakir/REUTERS People in Lebanon are increasingly desperate as the economic crisis continues to worsen The current all-time low of the Lebanese currency — known as the pound or the lira — has riled people all over the country. They have been pouring...

The Bleeding Decade Launch Event for SNHR’s Tenth Annual Report: The Most Notable Human Rights Violations in Syria in 2020 For the tenth consecutive year – since the start of the popular uprising in Syria in March 2011 – we at the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) have continued to document the perpetration of multiple patterns of egregious human rights violations in Syria, including extrajudicial killings, arrests, torture, displacement and forced displacement, and the use of prohib...