
Nicola Nasser is a veteran Arab journalist based in Bir Zeit, West Bank of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. He writes about the Arab world affairs, Arab-regional and Arab-US relations with a focus on the Palestinian – Israeli conflict. He can be reached at nassernicola@ymail.com
Nicola Nasser is a veteran Arab journalist based in Bir Zeit, West Bank of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. He writes about the Arab world affairs, Arab-regional and Arab-US relations with a focus on the Palestinian – Israeli conflict. He can be reached at nassernicola@ymail.com
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Time for UN to shift mission in Yemen";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/9467/time-for-un-to-shift-mission-in-yemen/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:79:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/YemenWeddingConflict.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"conflicts and war|/topics/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 30 2015";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 29, 2015 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:9467;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Photo: A campaign of airstrikes and urban warfare has left thousands of civilians dead in Yemen.
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:53:"Israeli Role in Syrian Conflict Brought Into the Open";s:12:"thePermalink";s:86:"https://www.islamicity.org/8021/israeli-role-in-syrian-conflict-brought-into-the-open/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:91:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/syria-vs-israel-warf__650x487.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"occupation|/topics/occupation";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 18 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 17, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:8021;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:243:"Covertly however Israel is a key player in prolonging the depleting war on Syria and the major beneficiary of neutralizing the military of the only immediate Arab neighbor that has so far eluded yielding to the terms dictated by the U.S. ... ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:53:"Israeli Role in Syrian Conflict Brought Into the Open";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"Gaza Bombings Rock Palestinian Reconciliation";s:12:"thePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/6371/gaza-bombings-rock-palestinian-reconciliation/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:92:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/MosqueIsraelBomb1200__1200x800.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"west bank|/topics/west-bank";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 23 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 21, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:6371;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:180:"In targeting mosques, the occupation is clearly targeting major symbols of national and popular unity. Mosques, by definition, gather people together rather than drive them apart. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"Gaza Bombings Rock Palestinian Reconciliation";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"The Endgame of the US 'Islamic State' Strategy";s:12:"thePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/6354/the-endgame-of-the-us-islamic-state-strategy/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/isis1__1240x600.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"Daesh|/topics/daesh";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 13 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 12, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:6354;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:185:"Al- Maliki and Iran were made to understand that no US support was forthcoming to reign in the IS until he quits and a less pro-Iran and a more "inclusive" government is formed in Iraq.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"The Endgame of the US 'Islamic State' Strategy";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:67:"Antagonizing Palestinians, Australia's linguistic blunder snowballs";s:12:"thePermalink";s:98:"https://www.islamicity.org/6017/antagonizing-palestinians-australias-linguistic-blunder-snowballs/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:84:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/SupportIsrael__420x334.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"foreign policy|/topics/foreign-policy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 20 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 19, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:6017;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:236:"It is a "radical change in the Australian position on Palestine," Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said. The head of the Palestinian delegation to Canberra, Izzat Abdulhadi, said Australia's new stance is "very provocative."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:67:"Antagonizing Palestinians, Australia's linguistic blunder snowballs";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"The 'revolutionary' face of the Syrian conflict";s:12:"thePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/7994/the-revolutionary-face-of-the-syrian-conflict/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:94:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/SmallChildrenSyria1200__1200x884.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"conflicts and war|/topics/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 23 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"May 22, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:7994;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:293:"Reports are abound by international organizations about the responsibility of the Syrian government for the human rights violations in the ongoing conflict in Syria, now in its fourth year, but the responsibility of the insurgents has been kept away from media spotlight for political reasons.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"The 'revolutionary' face of the Syrian conflict";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:46:"Israeli Ties Compromise Asian Support to Arabs";s:12:"thePermalink";s:79:"https://www.islamicity.org/7991/israeli-ties-compromise-asian-support-to-arabs/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/IsraelJapan__623x456.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"india|/topics/india";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 13 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"May 12, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:7991;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:205:"However both events should highlight the historic breakthrough Israel has discreetly and quietly achieved in pivoting to Asia, once an Arab reservoir of support in their conflict with Israel over Palestine";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:46:"Israeli Ties Compromise Asian Support to Arabs";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"Survival Is the Saudi Key Word";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/5795/survival-is-the-saudi-key-word/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/SaudiArabia__744x596.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"conflicts and war|/topics/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 21 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 19, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:5795;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:281:"The US pillar of Saudi security now seems to be in doubt as the United States stands unable to meet Saudi expectations on almost all the most critical issues in the Middle East, from the Arab-Israeli conflict to the Saudi-Iran conflict and the ongoing bloody conflict in Syria ... ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"Survival Is the Saudi Key Word";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"Syria: "Regime Change" by force has proved a failure";s:12:"thePermalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/5790/syria-regime-change-by-force-has-proved-a-failure/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/SyrainDead__1120x629.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"foreign policy|/topics/foreign-policy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 17 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 16, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:5790;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:230:"The war on Syria has taken a U-turn during the past year. Assad now firmly holds the military initiative. The long awaited foreign military intervention could not take off; it was prevented by the emerging multi-polar world order.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"Syria: "Regime Change" by force has proved a failure";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"Counterproductive Reactive Saudi Policies";s:12:"thePermalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/7985/counterproductive-reactive-saudi-policies/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/SaudiArabia__700x504.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"foreign policy|/topics/foreign-policy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 20 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 19, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:7985;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"18 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:190:"Amid a continuing succession process in Saudi Arabia, while major socioeconomic and political challenges loom large regionally, the kingdom is looking for security as far away as China, ... ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"Counterproductive Reactive Saudi Policies";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:69:"Egyptian historic breakthrough with Russia, not a strategic shift yet";s:12:"thePermalink";s:101:"https://www.islamicity.org/5727/egyptian-historic-breakthrough-with-russia-not-a-strategic-shift-yet/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:88:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/russia-egypt-ties__640x360.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"foreign policy|/topics/foreign-policy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 26 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 24, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:5727;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"21 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:234:"Egypt is the biggest strategic prize for world powers in the Middle East. "Egypt - with its strategic location, stable borders, large population, and ancient history - has been the principal power of the Arab world for centuries, ... ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:69:"Egyptian historic breakthrough with Russia, not a strategic shift yet";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:39:"Playing Al-Qaeda Card to the Last Iraqi";s:12:"thePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/5713/playing-al-qaeda-card-to-the-last-iraqi/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Iraq-pain__800x626.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"iraq|/topics/iraq";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 14 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 13, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:5713;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"17 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:187:"It is obvious that the U.S. administration is continuing its war on Iraq by the Iraqi ruling proxies who had been left behind when the American combat mission was ended in December 2011. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:39:"Playing Al-Qaeda Card to the Last Iraqi";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"Cornering a Brave Palestinian Man of Peace";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/7978/cornering-a-brave-palestinian-man-of-peace/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:91:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Mahmoud-Abbas-listen__460x276.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"international law|/topics/international-law";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Feb 8 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"February 7, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:7978;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"16 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:230:"Unmercifully pressured by both Israeli negotiators and American mediators, the elusive cause of peace stands about to loose in Abbas a brave Palestinian man of peace-making of an historical stature whose demise would squander ... ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"Cornering a Brave Palestinian Man of Peace";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"The Saudi Bull in Arab China Shop";s:12:"thePermalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/5661/the-saudi-bull-in-arab-china-shop/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:99:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/syria-saudi-egypt-iran-map__1920x1080.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"syria|/topics/syria";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jan 9 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"January 8, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:5661;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:217:"Obsessed with the "Iran threat," which leads to its warmongering in Syria, Saudi Arabia is acting like a bull in a china shop, wreaking regional havoc in an already Arab fragile political environment and creating ... ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"The Saudi Bull in Arab China Shop";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Kerry's Coup from Mediator to Antagonist";s:12:"thePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/7972/kerrys-coup-from-mediator-to-antagonist/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/NetanyahuKerry__636x369.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:55:"government and politics|/topics/government-and-politics";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 18 2013";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 16, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:7972;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:234:"Kerry's "ideas" had provoked a "real crisis" and "will drive Kerry's efforts to an impasse and to total failure," the secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Abed Rabbo, ... ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Kerry's Coup from Mediator to Antagonist";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:53:"Insurgency Responsible for Civilian Plight of Syrians";s:12:"thePermalink";s:86:"https://www.islamicity.org/5614/insurgency-responsible-for-civilian-plight-of-syrians/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:86:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/syria-refugees__1536x982.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"syria|/topics/syria";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 5 2013";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 5, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:5614;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:263:"... "Friends of Syria" also opened the Syrian doors to al-Qaeda linked offshoots as an additional weight to enforce a "regime change;" in no time they hijacked the armed leadership of the marginal local armed insurgency and became the dominant military power ....";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:53:"Insurgency Responsible for Civilian Plight of Syrians";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"Syria, Egypt Reveal Erdogan's 'Hidden Agenda'";s:12:"thePermalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/7967/syria-egypt-reveal-erdogans-hidden-agenda/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:106:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Erdogan-with-Turkish-and-EU-flags__2048x1371.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"ottoman empire|/topics/ottoman-empire";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 26 2013";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 25, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:7967;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:277:"Davotoglu knows very well that Pan-Arabs have been ever since struggling unsuccessfully so far to unite as a nation and discard the legacy of the Sykes-Picot Agreement, but not to recur to the Ottoman status quo ante, but he knows as well that Islamist political movements ....";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"Syria, Egypt Reveal Erdogan's 'Hidden Agenda'";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:48:"Libya almost Imploding, Status Quo Unsustainable";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/5546/libya-almost-imploding-status-quo-unsustainable/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:89:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/latuff_obama_libya__720x568.GIF";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"conflicts and war|/topics/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 18 2013";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 18, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:5546;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"15 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:298:"Libya is Europe's single largest oil supplier. Cutting the Libyan oil and gas supplies to Europe on the eve of a winter that weather forecasts predict to be a very cold one would be an excellent pretext for inviting a European military intervention in the country, which seems the only option left ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:48:"Libya almost Imploding, Status Quo Unsustainable";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"Saudis Fight a Lost Battle against Change";s:12:"thePermalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/5545/saudis-fight-a-lost-battle-against-change/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:88:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/gulf-states-logic__590x439.GIF";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"conflicts and war|/topics/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 17 2013";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 12, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:5545;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:241:"Riyadh is fighting several preemptive battles outside its borders in its immediate proximity in a disparate attempt to prevent an historic regional tide of change from changing the country's pre-medieval system of governance and social life.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"Saudis Fight a Lost Battle against Change";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:60:"Drying up Ideological Wellsprings of Arab - Israeli Conflict";s:12:"thePermalink";s:91:"https://www.islamicity.org/5533/drying-up-ideological-wellsprings-of-arab-israeli-conflict/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:84:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/1-Obama-Medal__900x628.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"jews|/topics/jews";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 2 2013";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"November 1, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:5533;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:264:"The "wellsprings" of "perpetual wars" and "extremism" in the Middle East during most of the past twentieth century until now could easily be detected in the unholy combination of real politics and the "radical ideology" of the secular - turned - religious Zionism.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:60:"Drying up Ideological Wellsprings of Arab - Israeli Conflict";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"Israeli Factor in Syrian Conflict Unveiled";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/7961/israeli-factor-in-syrian-conflict-unveiled/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/DamaskusSyria33__1000x667.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"conflicts and war|/topics/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 19 2013";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 18, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Nicola Nasser|/by/nicola-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:7961;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:307:"Their "Plan A" was to enforce a change in the Syrian regime as their "big prize" and replace it by another less threatening and more willing to strike a "peace deal" with Israel and in case of failure, which is the case as developed now, their "Plan B" was to pursue a "lesser prize" by disarming Syria ...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"Israeli Factor in Syrian Conflict Unveiled";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=nicola-nasser";}