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January 24, 2015

Can Egypt escape the grip of its authoritarian past?

When Egypt’s 25 January Revolution began in 2011 calling for the removal of the regime, few anticipated the speedy dismissal of the man who had held the reins of...

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January 24, 2015

Ed Miliband: I’d be as good a friend to Israel as Cameron

Labour leader Ed Miliband has promised to be as good a friend to Israel as David Cameron, should he be elected in May. In an interview published in Jewish News this week, the...

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January 23, 2015

Saudi Arabia will weep

Fate had it that Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died on the same day that the Houthis seized authority in Yemen after it secured their control over the...

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January 23, 2015

Algeria to boost oil production to increase revenue

Algeria’s Minister of Energy, Youcef Yousfi, said on Thursday that the country could boost oil production, despite its own call to OPEC to cut production, in order to increase...

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January 23, 2015

“Deliver the bride to the groom, President Abbas”

A social media campaign has been launched by a young Palestinian and his fiancé to bring their situation to public notice. “Deliver the bride to the groom, President Abbas”...

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January 23, 2015

Activist: ‘Yemen suffering from counter-revolution’

“Yemen is suffering from a counter-revolution and a coup led by ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh and carried out by the Shia Houthi armed militias with full Iranian support,”...

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January 23, 2015

Ali Benhadj calls for early elections to resolve Algerian crisis

The Vice-President of Algeria’s Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) Ali Benhadj called for early presidential election as a first step towards solving the country’s political crisis. During an exclusive interview with...

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January 23, 2015

A Saudi Palace Coup

King Abdullah’s writ lasted all of 12 hours . Within that period the Sudairis, a rich and politically powerful clan within the House of Saud, which had been weakened...

Article
January 23, 2015

Zahar: Abbas does not want PLC to exercise its role

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas does not want the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) to exercise its role, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar said yesterday. In a press statement, Zahar said:...

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January 23, 2015

Netanyahu to address Congress, Obama refuses to meet him

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday accepted an invitation by US House Speaker John Boehner to address the Congress in March, the Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement issued...

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