Voter apathy sparred with anger over the war on Gaza as Jordanians made their choices for parliament. Despite exceeding expectations, “there is no real power” and the IAF will have little political influence, Amer Al Sabaileh, a regional security expert based in Amman, said. This was the golden chance for them to gain new ground.” The other factor behind the …
Experts say many Arab governments see last month’s earthquake disaster as reason to deepen engagement with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. “It was meant to persuade world leaders that his rehabilitation is well under way, and they should reconsider their opposition to him.” At previous junctures in the Syrian conflict, Saudi Arabia and the UAE saw their support for rebel groups fighting …
After slogging his way for hours through mud, snow and ice along Tasmania's gruelling Overland Track, trail runner Piotr Babis did the un-thinkable — he turned around and went back. Key points: Piotr Babis ran 160km over 30 hours across the Overland Track to Cradle Mountain and back again His friend joined him for the second leg from Cradle Mountain …
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