On This Day, Feb. 11: U.S., South Vietnam begin bombing raids on North
In 1965, U.S. and South Vietnamese planes made their first bombing raids on North Vietnam. In 1970, Japan put a satellite, ...
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Today in History for Feb. 11: ...
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It happened today – this day in history – February 11
BC: The traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 55: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the ...
Egypt fears Syria’s revolutionary fervour could be contagious
Soon after the overthrow of the authoritarian president of Syria, Bashar Assad, a hashtag gathered steam on Egyptian social ...
Bashar al-Assad's strategy of chaos
The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...
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Thirty Years of Middle East Lies Just Keep Coming Back To Bite US
The US invaded anyway, occupying Afghanistan for 20 years, killing at least 240,000 Afghans, most of them civilians, and spending some $2 trillion on propping up its detested occupation there. The ...
A mother pleads for Britain's help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger ...
Soueif has lost 25 kilos (55 pounds) and jokes that she was helped by being a little overweight at the start of her hunger strike. Her soft voice is s ...