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By Yvonne Ridley Hold the front page! The docile White House Press Corps has got itself all steamed up about something and finally taken a scalp. The Capitol Hill...
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US administrations have been blighted since 9/11 by a deadly cocktail of arrogance and ignorance with a twist of strong desire for revenge thrown in. But before you take...
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The fatal shooting of black teenager Trayvon Martin shocked a nation, inspired tens of thousands to march for justice and even prompted the US President to declare, "If I...
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By Yvonne RidleyI am beginning to ask myself, "What's the point of David Miliband?" – a question I've no doubt Gordon Brown posed just a few days ago following...
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By Yvonne Ridley Bradford: demons of apartheid South Africa It was a Charles Dickens' character from the book Oliver Twist who called the law an ass. However, quite often...
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By Yvonne RidleyEver since a group of ordinary people from more than 40 different countries came together and set sail for Gaza have we seen various world leaders scramble...
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It is one of the long-standing riddles of the Israel-Palestine conflict that Britain and other democratic states do not appear to support genuine justice for Palestinians. While all MPs...
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By Yvonne Ridley I have never met Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit but he thinks that I am a very bad European; that's me and 1400 other peace...
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By Ibrahim Hewitt This week saw the first anniversary of the Israeli assault on Gaza, but only one anniversary really matters in 2010: it is now almost 62 years...
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By Yvonne Ridley in Cairo Telling the truth can be a complicated business. This was one of the first lessons I learned at a very tender age. Still unable...
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By Yvonne RidleyHow many people remember the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro way back in October 1985? Four members of the Palestine Liberation Front took control...
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By Yvonne Ridley The full extent of the atrocities carried out by Israeli commandos on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla is beginning to emerge as the survivors return home...
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By Yvonne Ridley How many of you remember Monty Python's dead parrot sketch? It was a wonderful comedic routine that transcended nationality and culture. Timeless in its appeal, it...
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By Yvonne Ridley in Syria After the collapse of the faux Middle East peace talks Israel's growing isolation in the world is not entirely unexpected. A side-effect is that...
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As people across Egypt continue to rise against the brutal dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak it is quite clear they will not stop until he flies into exile. Quite clear...
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"Welcome to Tora Land", declared the headline on a magazine rack which caught my eye as I was swept along during the rush hour inside Cairo's chaotic railway station....
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I felt very uneasy when Britain's ambassador to Iran claimed that the attack on the British Embassy in Tehran was state-supported. What does Dominick Chilcott not understand about people...
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ISRAEL squirms and wriggles like a worm on a fishhook over the Turkish trial into the deaths of nine unarmed humanitarian aid volunteers on board a ship bound for...
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"Ashaab yureed isqat annidham." This phrase is ringing in the ears of tyrants and despots around the Arab world and means quite simply that the people want to bring...
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Tunisian feminist Amina Tyler says that she set out to highlight the issue of women's rights when she posted topless pictures of herself on the Femen website. Since you...