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  • January 24, 2015

    Bahrain: On the outside looking in

    Khalil Al-Marzook, a senior leader in Bahrain’s main opposition party Al-Wefaq, didn’t pull any punches when he was asked about the way the west is responding to the Bahraini...

  • January 24, 2015

    Brilliant new book documents rise of Islamic State

    The British media’s coverage of the civil war in Syria since 2011 has been simply woeful. From the start is has been dominated by the illusions and self-interest of...

  • January 24, 2015

    Egypt plans oil production development to boost economy

    OPEC’s decision not to cut production in order to increase oil prices following a marked reduction in global prices over recent months has caused much controversy across the Middle...

    Article

  • January 24, 2015

    New Saudi King removes ‘controversial’ Tuwaijri, head of Royal Court

    Before the funeral of the late King Abdullah was completed, the new Saudi King Salman bin-Abdulaziz on Thursday appointed his half-brother Prince Muqrin bin-Abdulaziz as crown prince and removed the Head...

    News

  • 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...

    Article

  • 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...

    News

  • 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...

    Blog

  • 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...

    News

  • 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”...

    News

  • 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,”...

    News