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  • January 28, 2014

    Al-Sisi has left many speechless

    “Nobody solves their problems with an army, and armies should be kept out of political problems. Try to find a method of understanding among yourselves, as if the army...

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  • January 28, 2014

    The disgraceful silence

    Last Wednesday, May 8th, the Jordanian Parliament voted on a resolution calling on the government to expel the Israeli ambassador from Amman and to summon the Jordanian ambassador to...

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  • January 28, 2014

    A chapter in the dissolution of revolutions

    Are we witnessing the dissolution of the Egyptian revolution without realising it? To show you what I mean, let us recall what happened to the revolution led by Prime...

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  • January 28, 2014

    The behaviour of the thugs is not that of revolutionaries

    Since its beginning, “Peaceful” was the slogan of the Egyptian revolution and every time someone tried to complicate the issue it was the revolutionaries themselves who stepped in to...

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  • January 28, 2014

    The great danger threatening Egypt

    At a time when internal problems preoccupy most Egyptians, there is an external problem that no one pays attention to; one that could leave Egyptians sleepless and put the...

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  • January 28, 2014

    National Salvation Front shrinks and disintegrates

    The failure of the National Salvation Front was apparent since its inception. Its leaders’ famous first press conference was delayed for several hours, and when they finally showed up,...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Tunisian revolution: new terror, old snipers

    Official statements coming from the original Arab Spring country all agree that the security situation in Tunisia is dangerous. This is down to recent incidents in the mountains on...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Egyptians must not let their country descend into chaos

    On Sunday, Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi will complete his first year in office. Instead of being an occasion to celebrate – he is the first elected president – many...

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  • January 27, 2014

    No military coup in Egypt

    After being away – I won’t say staying away – from Egypt for over 18 years, I went to Cairo, the capital that hosted me, along with millions of...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Egypt's war of words with Ethiopia continues

    The Nile holds special significance in Egypt – as the Greek historian Herodotus wrote, “Egypt is the gift of the Nile”. The river provides sustenance to the country as...

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