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Alawite Community Key
To Syrian Transition

Translated from As-Safir (Lebanon)

The Alawites of Syria must be protected and included in any transition in Syria.

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Al-Monitor Originals

The Israel-Egypt-Hamas
Triangle in the Sinai

Shlomi Eldar for Al-Monitor Israel Pulse

The threat posed by Salafists and other jihadists in the northern Sinai has resulted in Hamas, Egypt and Israel recognizing their mutual interests.

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Culture & Society

Mehrnaz Samimi for Al-Monitor Iran Pulse

"Red Hat" circumvents restrictions on freedom of speech to critique Iranian government policies that have led to serious economic problems. Read more »

Business

Turkey Puzzled by US Stance
On Exxon-KRG Oil Deal

Tulin Daloglu for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse

Ankara questions US concerns over its arrangement with ExxonMobil for energy exploration in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

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Security

Will Tunisia Become
A Base for al-Qaeda?

Translated from Al-Hayat (Pan Arab)

Given the weak security situation, ongoing political crises and increasing Salafist activity, Tunisia could turn into a new base for al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

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Middle Eastern artists are being represented well at this year's Venice Biennale, which starts on June 1, 2013. Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and more will have pavilions at the prestigious art fair. Ali Kazma, a video artist, will be representing Turkey with a series exloring the human body.

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