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Paul Salem

Paul Salem is vice president for policy and research at the Middle East Institute.

INSIGHT: Beirut Bombings Point to New Escalation

Earlier this week, double explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut killed at least 23 people, including an Iranian diplomat. The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an Islamist group with links to al-Qaida, took responsibility for the attack. This is not the first event of its kind. There was a car bomb attack in the southern mainly-Shi’ite More »