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Items by Khalil Al-Anani
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Using political prisoners as bargaining chips
A few days ago, the Saudi Arabian authorities released Loujain Al-Hathloul, an activist who had spent about 1,000 days in prison merely for defending the right of women to drive a car. She was kept in prison even though the authorities gave women the right to drive while she was…
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Sudan’s Hemedti and normalisation
The Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council in Sudan, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (also known as Hemedti), announced on TV two days ago that the country will establish relations with Israel to take advantage of its advanced technology. It is interesting that Hemedti does not consider this to be normalisation, but…
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Sisi’s fragile dictatorship
General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is trying to build an individual dictatorship to rival those of the 20th century. He seems certain that it will cement his name in history as one of the “greatest leaders” of Egypt in modern times. However, he has overlooked the fact that absolute dictatorships have…
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Egypt’s opposition and the constitutional amendments
The constitutional amendments currently being discussed by the Egyptian parliament represent a major step towards establishing authoritarianism in Egypt. It will pave the way for one person, the current President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to remain in power for 20 years (2014-2034). It is also considered a reversal of one of…
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Al-Sisi has started another coup in Egypt, this time against the constitution
The amendments to the Egyptian Constitution approved by parliament last week were a disastrous measure that will destroy what is left of political life in the country. They will be put to a referendum in a little over two months. We are clearly facing a second coup with these changes…