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May 5, 2014

Israel chooses military rule over democracy

Israelis did not have to wait long to find another ‘national treasure’ in Egypt. For several weeks now their national media has been awash with commentaries on Egypt. Most...

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May 5, 2014

They will come knocking at the doors of Europe unless we act now

Last weekend the Guardian newspaper reported the tragic story of six young Egyptians who drowned off the Sicilian coast. Aged between 17 and 23 years old, they were on...

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May 5, 2014

Palestinian concessions lead to nowhere but humiliation

Palestinians of all political persuasions welcomed the release of 26 prisoners last night. They are the first of 104 pre-Oslo life prisoners due to be released over the next...

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May 5, 2014

The Brotherhood's change of strategy could be the best yet

To many observers, the crisis in Egypt today bears a striking resemblance to that of 1954. The main actors are the same, as are the issues. Back then, there...

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May 5, 2014

Google throws a spanner in Al-Sisi's works

Whatever illusions General Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi had that Google Earth would endorse his political project have now been buried. On the same day that he delivered his controversial speech...

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May 5, 2014

General's speech intended to show military unity does the opposite

By Egyptian standards, the 40th anniversary of the Ramadan War was truly unusual. Instead of commemorating the heroic crossing of the Suez Canal by its armed forces against the...

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May 5, 2014

MEMO REPORT: Turkey feels betrayed by Obama, Saudi Arabia and UAE

It’s almost one hundred years since the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. Spurred on by a promise of recognition from Britain and France, Arab leaders sought independence...

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May 5, 2014

June 30 anti-Morsi crowd figures just don't add up

Despite the well-known difficulties of estimating large crowds, it is clear that the numbers game was played by the opposition and the military to orchestrate and justify the coup...

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May 5, 2014

Old habits die hard

Between 1945 and 2008 an estimated 363 coups were staged on the African continent. Of that number, only 88 led to the transfer of power to civilian rule. Throughout...

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May 5, 2014

Analysis of Sidi Gaber video suggests serious media complicity in propagating staged incident

Further to our detailed analysis of the controversial video “M B & Gama’a Islamiya throw kids off buildings in Sidi Gaber”, with a long list of clues as to...

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