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January 27, 2014

The systematic arrest of journalists in Egypt, and a trade treat for Canada

On Sunday, the world learnt that the detention of Tarek Loubani and John Greyson had been extended by 45 days. The Canadian doctor and filmmaker have been held without...

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January 27, 2014

What is there in common between Gen. Musharraf and Gen. Al Sisi?

In the aftermath of the military coup in Egypt on July 3, 2013, comparisons to other countries came thick and fast. For the optimists, there was Turkey, where the...

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January 27, 2014

Egypt declares war on Hamas but who is the oppressor and who is the oppressed?

I used to think that the defamation and incitement campaign against the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was limited to a few Egyptian television stations and specific programmes aired on...

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January 27, 2014

The unresolved Egyptian crisis

The latest Russian-American truce in Syria does not mean that the crisis is over. Far from it. Moreover, the insurgency in Syria seems to have overshadowed another crisis in...

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January 27, 2014

The Westgate mall attack highlights Kenya-Israel ties

The siege of Nairobi’s Westgate Mall has finally come to an end. Kenyan forces have been battling militants claiming to be members of the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab group after...

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January 27, 2014

Westgate Mall: symptom of a far deeper problem than the media and politicians would have us believe

The Westgate Mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi is on everyone’s lips and every news agency appears to be covering the awful incident that catapulted this relatively unknown shopping...

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January 27, 2014

Why is Israel supporting the Egyptian coup?

You may recall Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip in November last year. The aggression led to the martyrdom and wounding of about 330 Palestinians and followed the assassination...

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January 27, 2014

Egypt cosies up to the Kingdom

When Mohammed Morsi was ousted by the Egyptian military on 3 July, Saudi Arabia was one of the first nations to express its support for the new regime. The...

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January 27, 2014

There is no fear over the Arab Spring in Tunisia

Although the Egyptian scenario is overshadowing the picture in Tunisia, the difference between us and them is that they can see some light at the end of the tunnel,...

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January 27, 2014

Modernising but Non-democratising Armies?

Part I The Turkish military has often been compared and contrasted in scholarly writing with its counterparts either in Western Europe or in Latin America. Secular-minded Turkish scholars scorn...

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