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January 25, 2014
Osameh Jado
Like millions of Egyptians, I have received a detailed copy of the new constitutional statement issued by President Mohammed Morsi. I have also received the bundle of decisions issued...
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January 25, 2014
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Abdel Bari Atwan
The history books will record November 2012 as the month in which the Palestinian people achieved three major victories which could change the power equations in the region: The...
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January 25, 2014
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Jamal Kanj
EGYPTIAN democracy is alive and well. That is about the only positive observation on the current pro-Morsi and counter-demonstrations in major cities across the country. President Mohamed Morsi's pronouncement...
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January 25, 2014
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Dr Basheer M. Nafi
Opposition to something like President Mohamed Morsi's now-controversial constitutional declaration is an inherent right in a democracy. In any free country, authority needs to have a strong opposition, up...
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January 25, 2014
Peter Oborne
It is impossible to understand the modern Conservative Party without a grasp of the scale and profundity of its links to the state of Israel. The connection dates back...
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January 25, 2014
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Jamal Kanj
A DAY after the UN vote to upgrade Palestine's status at the UN, the right-wing Israeli government responded by adding 3,500 illegal Jewish-only homes in the occupied West Bank...
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January 25, 2014
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Yassir Zaatreh
After the victory of the Palestinian resistance in Gaza against the Israeli offensive and the relative success at the United Nations, there is a positive atmosphere with regards to...
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January 25, 2014
Yasser Abu Hilalah
No one knows how the Egyptian opposition makes decisions or exactly what its leaders want. They apparently decided to remain on the streets while participating in the referendum at...
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January 25, 2014
Muhammad Yunus
The Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, yesterday called for an emergency Arab summit to rescue the Palestinian Authority from financial distress which he said had left it...
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January 25, 2014
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Jamal Kanj
I'm writing from Finland this week, where the omnipresence of snow and festive Christmas lights heralds another celebration of the birth of Jesus. In parallel, the descendants of the...
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January 25, 2014
Lama Khater
The crisis did not begin when Israel decided to transfer the tax revenue owed to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to the Israeli Electricity Company instead, to pay for its...
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January 25, 2014
Adel al-Thabti
There is a long history of struggle, domination by leftist Marxists, as well as recent disputes between the old guard and the outcomes of the revolution in Tunisia. The...
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January 25, 2014
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Jamal Kanj
The Israel Lobby is flexing its muscles against Barack Obama's expected nominee to be the next Secretary of Defence. Frontrunner Chuck Hagel is co-chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence...
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January 25, 2014
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Nabil Al-Sahli
The plight of Palestinian detainees being held by Israel has an important place in the general framework of the Palestinian national cause because it has affected a huge number...
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January 25, 2014
Raha Mirabdal
The Syrian crisis marks not only one of the bloodiest modern revolutions, but also one of the most blatant humanitarian failures for the international community. The Syrian Observatory for...
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January 25, 2014
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Wadah Khanfar
It is difficult for the observer to forecast the course of events in our region. The ongoing changes in the Arab region and the Middle East are many. The...
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January 25, 2014
Abdallah Alashaal
The Egyptian people have decided on the constitution, stability and giving the elected president the opportunity to establish a democratic system that can fulfil the goals of the revolution....
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January 25, 2014
Patrick O. Strickland
On Friday morning, only hours after a seemingly relentless storm let up, Palestinian activists snatched international headlines when they set up some 25 tents in the E1 area of...
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January 25, 2014
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Abdel Bari Atwan
Anyone following the Gulf media, particularly in Saudi Arabia, will notice a vicious campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood, Islamic movements in general, and Imams whose influence has grown thanks...
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January 25, 2014
Ahmad Abu Rtema
I was born in the border city of Rafah between Egypt and Palestine. Rafah has a story of human suffering that people ought to know about. It was once...
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January 25, 2014
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Ramona Wadi
Israel's practice of targeted assassinations against Palestinians, an evolution of 'focused foiling' or 'liquidations policy' by Israel, remains a contentious issue in the discourse on human rights and international...
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January 25, 2014
Ghassan Fawzi
Many believe that the right for Palestinians to participate in elections as Israeli citizens is a gift from the Israeli state; something that the "forgiving democracy" of Zionist ideology...
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January 25, 2014
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Feras Abu-Helal
Following a series of meetings held under Egyptian patronage and aimed at reviving the issue of reconciliation between the two main Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, Cairo has issued...
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January 25, 2014
Majed Kayali
Since the onset of the Arab Spring two years ago, with its public protests in the streets and squares of many Arab cities, it has become clear that there...
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January 25, 2014
Haneen Zoubi
The outgoing Israeli government has stepped up the racism inherent in the system and is on the verge of passing distinctly apartheid laws. The law relating to so-called "admissions...
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Most public opinion polls predicted a landslide victory for the right wing in Israel's recent elections given its secular and religious divisions. However, 48 hours before the start of...
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January 25, 2014
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Jamal Kanj
SYRIAN President Bashar Al Assad has a penchant for blaming outside conspirators for the troubles in Syria. While plausible, he is mistaken in linking public demands for political reform...
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January 25, 2014
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Fahmi Huwaidi
Is the opposition in Egypt really interested in reaching a national consensus or not? This is the obvious question following recent statements from some opposition leaders signalling their refusal...
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January 25, 2014
Shaaban Abdel Rahman
The cases of harassment that occurred in Cairo during last year's Eid al-Adha celebrations spiked the gallantry and honour of Dr Mohamed ElBaradei. They pushed him to send a...
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January 25, 2014
Dr. Bashir Nafi
The desperate opposition groups in Egypt are dragging the country into a new crisis even before it has emerged from the previous one, which appears to be endless. It's...
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Two American officials have claimed that the main target of the Israeli raid on Syria last Wednesday was a military convoy travelling towards Lebanon, but it hit a scientific...
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January 25, 2014
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Jamal Kanj
Egypt is an experimental democracy in progress, but when the evolution of this process turns bloody it begs the question: is it worth it? An Egyptian tourist guide who...