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  • March 29, 2014

    Is Al-Sisi Egypt's Putin?

    Suspiciously little is known about the man who is set to become Egypt’s next president. Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, as he has recently been anointed, remains a blank...

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  • March 29, 2014

    The crisis of the Egyptian political elite

    The term “elite” is a French word of Latin origin meaning the select few, the best part of something, and the highest class. Nowadays, it is well known that...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Stopping Al-Jazeera and the Nile

    Over the past few days, Cairo has launched sudden attacks in various directions, starting with a summons for Qatar’s chargé d’affaires in protest at alleged intervention in Egyptian affairs...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Under pressure, a strong EU-Israel relationship faces uncertain future

    Last week, EU Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen warned on Israeli television that the country would face “increasing isolation” if the peace process collapsed, echoing remarks he made in...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Deconstructing revolutionary struggle

    Israel National News published a news report concerning historically displaced rhetoric uttered by Argentinean rabbi and Member of Parliament Rabbi Sergio Bergman, who claimed that during his impending visit...

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  • March 29, 2014

    BDS opponents still don't get it

    With the recent Scarlett Johansen affair, mainstream media coverage of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement reached new heights around the world. The Hollywood actor was backed into...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Gulf States penalise Qatar for 'support' of Muslim Brotherhood

    After a brief spat between Qatar and UAE over a provocative sermon, Foreign Ministers across the GCC have been quick to assure each other, and the public, that relations...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Israel spreads 'Hamas phobia' in Europe

    Without prior warning, on December 31, 2013, the Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon, banned two European organisations on the grounds of their association with Hamas, namely: Council for European...

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  • March 29, 2014

    Iraqi government attack on Al-Anbar leads to a bitter outcome

    A month has passed since Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki made the imprudent decision to take military action against Al-Anbar province. He ordered the troops in on December 30, after...

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  • March 29, 2014

    The story of Syrian-Russian relations

    On January 17, 2014, Reuters quoted sources saying Russia has increased its supply of military equipment to Syria in the recent period. The equipment includes armed vehicles, drones and...

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