Creating new perspectives since 2009
Items by Ahmed Mansour
-
Celebrations of death in Aleppo
The chain of death in Aleppo greatly resembles the daily death celebrations that are carried out by Russian jets, the Alawite regime in Syria, the Iranian militias that have come from remote locations to join the death parties in Syria. Not a day passes without tens of people...
-
Killing Aleppo — by invitation only
The murderous situation in Aleppo has become like a series of grotesque parties, with Russians, the Assad regime, Hezbollah and Iranian forces and militias invited from various parts of the world to participate in the killing of the Syrian people. Not a day passes without dozens of women, children...
-
Iran drowns in the Syrian quagmire
Iran’s admission to the severe losses it suffered in the battles taking place in Khan Tuman, located near Aleppo, a few days ago, confirms the fact that it has completely drowned in the Syrian quagmire. This is a similar fate to any occupation forces that sought to gain control...
-
Are the Yemenis the only people who can defeat the Houthis?
States with mountainous terrains and dense forests such as Yemen, Afghanistan and Vietnam have long been known to be large-scale cemetery grounds for all of their invaders. The valleys of Afghanistan have brought death to some of the world’s largest armies such as the American and Soviet armies and...
-
Israel’s escape from Gaza
The announcement made by the Zionist occupation’s army on Tuesday morning regarding the withdrawal of the last of its troops from the Gaza Strip and moving them outside the vicinity of the wall built around the Strip was nothing more than a crushing and devastating defeat unlike any defeat...
-
One year on, has Morsi mastered the tools of authority?
Two proverbs are worthy of our consideration: “A king can only prevail with his soldiers,” is one, and “the heart of authority is the ability to determine and implement punishment” is the other. Where does Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi stand a year into his rule with regards to authority...
-
From death row to prime minister
While wearing his prison clothes and awaiting his execution in 1987, the man now charged with forming a new government in Tunisia could never have dreamt that his political career would take such a turn. Minister of the Interior Ali Al-Areed was pardoned by the then President Bourguiba only...
-
Suspicious organisations in Egypt
On Tuesday, the Cairo criminal court sentenced 43 defendants to 1 – 5 years in jail over a foreign funding case. The defendants were of American, German and Egyptian nationalities and work in five NGO’s that received foreign funding. This case has shed light on foreign civil organisations and...