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  • March 29, 2014

    The difference between Tunisia and Egypt

    Some people have compared the events in Tunisia with what is happening in Egypt; Ennahda, they say, was open-minded about working with other political groups, while the Muslim Brotherhood...

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  • March 29, 2014

    The US and UK are still to blame in Iraq

    Earlier this month in London Twiggy Garcia, a courageous barman, made an attempt to place Tony Blair under citizens’ arrest. This action may have been largely symbolic, but it...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Turkey-Iran relations and the Syrian dilemma

    Despite the obvious differences between Turkey and Iran in terms of their political systems and foreign policies, the relations between the two countries appear to be governed by geographical...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Comparing Saddam’s trial with Morsi’s is unwarranted but it is revealing

    When the Egyptian authorities announced their intention to broadcast the proceedings of the trial of deposed President Mohammed Morsi live on television, I was glued to the screen with...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Political and economic motives behind the corruption crisis in Turkey

    Who benefits from corruption in Turkey? This is a critical question that must be answered in order for us to know the truth about what led us to this...

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  • March 29, 2014

    The hidden history of the Egyptian revolution

    We are not just demanding the protection of the dreams of Egypt’s revolution but also the protection of its memory. The public campaign intended to defame the revolutionaries was...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Britain’s BG in stand-off over Egyptian gas policy

    The British oil and gas company BG Group yesterday issued force majeure notices on its LNG agreements in Egypt because of unexpectedly high diversions of gas to the domestic...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Egyptian tyrants are paving the way for further bloodshed

    I have been following the events in Egypt with great interest since the beginning of the Arab-Egyptian movement against Hosni Mubarak’s authoritarian regime which was also subservient to the...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Abbas in Moscow: a different visit

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s most recent visit to Moscow is different than any previous in terms of the timing, content of the talks and agreements and the possibilities it...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Egypt’s revolutionaries are not back to square one

    A return to the borders of January 25 is not possible, even if the army reinstates Mubarak as president. The revolution, as was evident this Saturday, is besieging the...

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