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  • January 24, 2014

    Kuwait summit and the future of Afro-Arabian relations

    There is no doubt that the unbiased spirit of Bandung and the visions of national liberation leaders such as Nkrumah, Sekou Toure and Gamal Abdel Nasser have revived the...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Saudi Arabia left alone to confront Iranian ambitions

    Saeed Al-Wahabi is a young Saudi writer. His pen is hard-hitting and quick. Last Sunday evening he summed up the public Saudi mood after Saudis had had enough analysis...

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  • January 24, 2014

    On Israel's demand to be recognised as a 'Jewish State'

    While analyses have abounded about the Middle East peace process, including details of the “secret” talks and evaluations of the positions of the negotiating parties, prominent Israeli writers have...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Lessons learnt from Iranian negotiations

    As was expected, Iran and the P5+1 countries reached an interim six-month agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue. The deal sealed Western recognition of Iran’s right to produce nuclear...

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  • January 24, 2014

    International Day of Rage against ethnic cleansing of Bedouin

    On Saturday, protests were held worldwide in global defiance of a bill currently going through Israel’s Knesset. The bill, known as the Prawer Plan, aims to forcibly relocate up...

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  • January 24, 2014

    The scope of Iran-US and Egypt-Russia rapprochement

    It seems that there are two very surprising reconciliations underway and they involve two very significant Middle Eastern powers as they develop relationships with two world powers. These two...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Media lies harm only the media, not Hamas

    Some Arab writers, journalists and media professionals are facing a real crisis. They have distanced themselves from the ethics of their profession in search of news reports made up...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Saudi Arabia: a political impasse or foreign policy breakdown?

    Saudi foreign policy currently finds itself in a predicament that could soon lead to collapse. Over the course of the past few months, Saudi Arabia received several weakening blows...

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  • January 24, 2014

    How did the Syrian revolution become militarised?

    The aforementioned question seems a bit odd at the moment, it has been two years since the Syrian Revolution turned into an armed revolution and therefore there is no...

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  • January 24, 2014

    IDF faces a recruitment crisis despite conscription

    Joining the army is not optional for Israeli teenagers. At the age of 18, Israeli men face three years of mandatory service in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF); in...

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