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Items by Jamal Ahmad
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The Syrians have been waiting for this day for decades
The Syrians have been waiting for this day ever since the Baath Party took power in the 1960s, since when they have been oppressed and humiliated. When Hafez Al-Assad became president in 1971, he signalled the beginning of a very dark era indeed. He killed political life through his...
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Turkish Elections 2023: A pivotal turning point for Turkiye's future
Today is Turkiye is holding parliamentary and presidential elections which are anticipated to be closely contested. The current President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a significant challenge from main opposition bloc, the National Alliance, led by Kemal Kilicdaroglu who is the leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP). The third...
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Brexit: Hard Realities
Do we really need a new book such as “Johnson at 10” by Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell to know that Boris Johnson did not have a plan for Brexit? Aren’t all the disastrous aftermath consequences of Brexit enough to tell that Brexit leaders pushed the nation into an option...