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Letter from Gaza

Zaki Chehab — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:35:41 GMT

Death and destruction have been visited on Gaza, but the real target is stronger than ever. Hamas has arms and international support. Israel, Obama and the west must learn to deal with it

Iraq: no end to the suffering

Zaki Chehab — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT

News of improvements in Iraq's security situation is sadly exaggerated, writes Zaki Chehab

The new pariah state

Zaki Chehab — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Hamas showed its strength in forcing Fatah from Gaza. But will it turn the desperate strip into a new Afghanistan?

Gaza: The jailed state

Zaki Chehab — Mon, 28 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT

The world cannot afford to stand by while the Israeli army and Palestinian militias fight their unwinnable and bloody war.

Sunni v Shia

Zaki Chehab — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT

The clash between Sunni and Shia Muslims is the greatest cause of strife across the Arab world. Here - as part of our special issue on Islam - Zaki Chehab explains the deep-lying roots of the turmoil

Looking for the spirit of hope

Zaki Chehab — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Christmas around the world: Lebanon

Al-Qaeda: Britain in its sights

Zaki Chehab — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT

For Osama Bin Laden there is nowhere quite like Britain. Not only are we the loyal, vulnerable partner of his arch-enemy, but there is no shortage of young Britons ready for martyrdom. All he has to do is train them and point them at targets

War - Who can stop it now?

Zaki Chehab — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Bush and Blair give the green light for more Israeli strikes. Syria and Iran back Hezbollah. As the Middle East explodes, Zaki Chehab, an authority on Hamas, reveals where the real power in the region lies - and the only chance for lasting peace

Al-Qaeda: still a step ahead

Zaki Chehab — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Why the organisational skills of Osama Bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri continue to outwit the west

They ask, we ask: was it worse under Saddam?

Zaki Chehab — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Kidnappings, power cuts, sectarian hatred, medical shortages, petrol queues, intimidation of women and a mass exodus of talent: all part of life in the new Iraq