Monthly Archives: April 2013

Belgium targets Syria jihadist recruiters

April 16, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

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Rebels fighters carry a portable canon during fighting against Syrian government forces on February 27, 2024 in the Hawiqah neighbourhood of the eastern Syrian town of Deir Ezzor.

The Belgian raids are just the latest in a series of related security moves across Europe.

Brotherhood official’s bizarre response to Boston tragedy

April 16, 2024 by Lora Moftah in Middle East, U.S..

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Essam el-Erian speaks to Mohammed Morsi, November 22, 2010, in Cairo. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Essam el-Erian’s words serve as a powerful reminder that the Brotherhood’s supposed moderation in comparison with other Islamist political organizations is neither so strong or so uniform as its advocates would argue.

Uzbek leader warns Putin of regional terrorism, eyes domestic dissent

April 15, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Asia-Pacific.

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That Karimov’s stern warnings to Putin about regional instability might stem from his desire to justify continued repression of domestic opposition is no surprise.

Saudi prince offers economic case for women driving

April 15, 2024 by Lora Moftah in Middle East.

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal holds a press conference in Riyadh on August 2, 2024

Bin Talal’s framing of the issue will resonate in the conservative kingdom in a way that a call for gender fairness will not.

Fear and Loathing… in Syria

April 14, 2024 by David A. Andelman in Middle East, U.S..

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A Syrian rebel monitors the movement of Syrian government forces in the Sheikh Maqsud district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on April 11, 2013.

A total collapse into anarchy in Syria could leave vast stocks of WMDs in the hands of precisely the wrong, and most lethal forces.

Pussy Riot appeals, Putin to move on?

April 12, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

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A man holds a picture of one of the jailed members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot," Maria Alyokhina, reading "Freedom" as he takes part in a picketing in central Moscow on March 8, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EVGENY FELDMAN

If imprisoned Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina’s bid is in earnest, her timing couldn’t be worse.

ICC faces sexual abuse inquiry

April 12, 2024 by Lora Moftah in Africa.

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The International Criminal Court in the Hague. (JUAN VRIJDAG/AFP/Getty Images)

The International Criminal Court has announced that it is opening an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse leveled against one of its own former staff members.