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temporary ceasefire agreement issue remain to be the interest to the great powers. While suspend or forget about the central issue which is the removal of Bashar al-Assad.

While true that "slacktavism," online bullying, and unprecedented threats to our privacy are challenges, few could argue that social media has not vastly facilitated political involvement. The results have been impressive, if not always as dramatic as the Arab Spring.

This incident has brought attention to the amount of force used against Palestinians. There are different thoughts on the subject, many Israelis do not want to call it a murder, while international actors have been comdemning it.

A new method to bypass G-mail's two step authentication is being implemented by Iranian hackers. Essentially it is a very active method of phishing in which the Iran hackers monitor a phone while triggering password verification. This puts everyone at risk and not just state actors or significant public figures.

Citing a fear of instability and violence that is still ongoing in Libya, Jordan will reconsider sending an envoy back to Libya. While Jordan still has diplomatic facilities in Tripoli, they are cautious about sending personnel back given violence and a kidnapping that happened during the past 5 years.

While the rest of the world commemorated International Women's Day on March 8, women in the Middle East had less to celebrate than most.

President Obama admitted that his worst mistake of his presidency was the lack of preparation of life in Libya after the fall of Qaddafi. While taking some responsibility for inaction, Obama largely also blamed the British and French for not taking more action since this was largely executed by them.