United Arab Emirates
Iran Denies Military Presence in Syria
May 20, 2013 | 6:45am
“Iranian forces have never been, and are not present in Syria,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abb
The Islamists Are Coming
The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.
