Al-Waie Magazine Issue 473 in English

The talk of lifting or suspending sanctions on Syria was neither innocent nor humanitarian, as it was portrayed in the media. Instead, it came laden with heavy conditions, clearly revealing a shift in pressure from comprehensive sanctions to a more dangerous and profound form: direct political control, oversight of sovereign decisions, and linking economic recovery to the limits of American approval.

Muslims have been looking towards the great powers. Although competing with these great powers was not on their minds, the revelation of this verse heralded the universality of Islam. Barely a decade had passed before the armies of the Islamic state were knocking on the doors of the great empire of the Romans in the Battle of Mu’tah.

The recent visit by Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, to Turkey has sparked widespread debate in political circles between those who view it as a step to bolster regional cooperation and support, and those who see it as a protocol with limited impact on the trajectory of the war and the escalating crisis in Sudan. (Al Jazeera Net)