Discussions that never used to leave the publisher's office broke into the clear for all to see, often aided by various factions within the newspaper.

Such mutinies by hard-line factions remain a possibility, they said.

In fact, only two elections were even contested, and then simply by rival factions within the same manorial families.

He is still a controversial figure, both vilified and honored by different political factions in the contemporary Arab world.

Concern was expressed at the build up of weapons by Somali factions in several areas of the country.

Palestinian women have carried out several of the more than 100 suicide bombings by Palestinian factions in the last three years.

This reasoning was one of many interpretations put forward by various factions in the months after Smith's death.

"By 'factions' I assume you mean drug warlords, arms merchants, terrorists, and the like."

A major obstacle facing the relief operations has been the fighting over food by armed factions once it is delivered to an airport.

I asked how he viewed the invasion by other southern factions.