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arouf is high-school graduate who served in a tank unit during his two-year mandatory service in the Syrian army and then worked in construction in Lebanon. Maarouf appears to have two qualities that have been missing among the moderate opposition. First, he has been a successful field commander. Seco
's closest ties remain with Pakistan. The Pakistani press has reported that Riyadh provided a $1.5 billion loan to Islamabad to help Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's effort to get Pakistan's economy out of its slump. The Saudis have a close relationship with Sharif, who lived in the kingdom in exile during the
John Kerry lives. Let's suppose for the moment that al-Qaeda's new base in eastern Syria, Hezbollah's deployment of tens of thousands of missiles in Lebanon and the crumbling of the U.S.-fostered Iraqi political system pose no particular threat to America. That still leaves U.S. allies in the region —
th Western democracies. On October 23rd came another measure of the country's growing confidence: official equanimity as Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, met Barack Obama in the White House. With less fanfare, but no less important, Mr Singh's second term has brought closer ties to Asian democracies
FTA_R1_02029429 EFTA02689780 7 Iran, as it would allow Egyptian diplomacy to exercise more influence over issues like the Arab-Israeli conflict, Lebanon, Gulf security and establishing a regional nuclear free zone. But, at the same time, several voices expressed concern at the style of handling thi
General Nadeem Taj exemplifies the story. Taj was former dictator Pervez Musharrafs right-hand man. They were together in 1999 when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif fired Musharraf as chief of army staff while he was returning by plane from a visit to Sri Lanka. Taj orchestrated the coup that put Musharraf in
FTA_R1_02029495 EFTA02689823 7 Iran, as it would allow Egyptian diplomacy to exercise more influence over issues like the Arab-Israeli conflict, Lebanon, Gulf security and establishing a regional nuclear free zone. But, at the same time, several voices expressed concern at the style of handling thi
General Nadeem Taj exemplifies the story. Taj was former dictator Pervez Musharrafs right-hand man. They were together in 1999 when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif fired Musharraf as chief of army staff while he was returning by plane from a visit to Sri Lanka. Taj orchestrated the coup that put Musharraf in
FTA_R1_02030835 EFTA02690481 7 Iran, as it would allow Egyptian diplomacy to exercise more influence over issues like the Arab-Israeli conflict, Lebanon, Gulf security and establishing a regional nuclear free zone. But, at the same time, several voices expressed concern at the style of handling thi
General Nadeem Taj exemplifies the story. Taj was former dictator Pervez Musharrafs right-hand man. They were together in 1999 when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif fired Musharraf as chief of army staff while he was returning by plane from a visit to Sri Lanka. Taj orchestrated the coup that put Musharraf in
013. Should both men run, Egypt would witness a rare phenomenon as two military men—old guard and new guard—go head to head in a presidential race. Lebanon: On February 15th, Lebanon ended its 10-month political vacuum by forming a compromise government. The so- called "unity government" is led by Tammam
ks. Pakistan: The much-anticipated talks between the Pakistani Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban) and the Pakistani government announced by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on January 29th have stalled due to attacks by the Taliban against police in Karachi on February 13th and a Taliban faction's "execution" on Februar
an opening with EFTA00584769 7 Iran, as it would allow Egyptian diplomacy to exercise more influence over issues like the Arab-Israeli conflict, Lebanon, Gulf security and establishing a regional nuclear free zone. But, at the same time, several voices expressed concern at the style of handling thi
General Nadeem Taj exemplifies the story. Taj was former dictator Pervez Musharrafs right-hand man. They were together in 1999 when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif fired Musharraf as chief of army staff while he was returning by plane from a visit to Sri Lanka. Taj orchestrated the coup that put Musharraf in
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