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Items by Sameh Rashid
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Moscow is Bashar’s ally, but …
Many questions have been (and continue to be) raised regarding the position of Bashar Al-Assad’s allies, and the extent of their betrayal of him, especially in the days preceding his escape. Since Iran, the first and most reliable regional ally, is going through a very difficult period, given the successive…
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A technological and psychological blow
It has become clear that Israel has enough intelligence information about Lebanon’s Hezbollah that allows it to launch comprehensive and deep strikes against its forces, infrastructure and superstructure, not only military, but also civilian. If Tel Aviv wanted to actually disrupt Hezbollah’s communications network in a devastating way to the…
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Why won’t the war in Sudan end?
300 days after the outbreak of battles in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese state army, stopping the war is still far from the imagination. There are traditional reasons for this, including the insistence of both parties of the crisis to resolve the situation militarily and refusing…
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Ethiopia must take account of the rights to Nile water of countries downstream
The issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is at a very difficult stage with the approach of the second stage of filling its reservoir. The long-term negotiations between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan have not resulted in any agreement or even a consensus. Thus, the second filling process is the…
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Egypt, the Renaissance Dam and the UN Security Council
For the second time in a matter of weeks, the government in Egypt is trying to refer the case of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the River Nile to the UN Security Council. On the first occasion last month, Cairo blamed “Ethiopian procrastination” for the faltering negotiations. The Council disregarded…
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Forced postponement of the deal of the century
It seems that the deal of the century’s godfather, Jared Kushner, advisor to US President Donald Trump, is convinced that it is possible to proceed with the deal despite the obstacles hindering it. Bahrain is still due to host a conference in two weeks (25-26 June), a conference that is…
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A new-old Arab summit
The summit in Tunisia is no different from the Arab summits before it. It adopted the same discourse that accompanies every summit: promises to the people and threats to the opponents. They raise the ceiling of expectations without adopting mechanisms or implementation plans that can be executed. While this is…
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The Arab Spring is on its way to Sudan and Algeria
Sudan has been witnessing ongoing protests across the country for the past several weeks, and they show no sign of abating. On the contrary, their intensity is growing. Meanwhile, Algeria is preparing for a presidential election in which the main candidate is the incumbent, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who is basically…