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January 23, 2014

Russia protestations unlikely to impact on plans for Syria

According to this morning’s newspapers, the US and UK are finalising plans for a military strike on Syria. The attack is a response to the alleged use of chemical...

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January 23, 2014

War clouds loom large over Syria

With the west serious about an attack on Syria on the grounds that the regime used chemical weapons last week, the ongoing crisis has taken a dangerous turn. Although...

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January 23, 2014

The Arabs and the war on Syria

Instead of rushing to judgement, the Arab League states meeting in Cairo this week should have waited for the report of the UN weapons inspectors before handing the reins...

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January 23, 2014

Head of Egyptian Commerce joins Egypt's 'terror campaign'

A leader of Egypt’s National Chamber of Commerce has joined the political and military attacks against the Muslim Brotherhood by labelling it a terrorist organisation. Ahmed El-Wakil, President of...

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January 23, 2014

Gaza's enemies come out of the woodwork

Suddenly, blood no longer holds any weight between brothers and no one affiliates with the common thread of Arabism. Talk of an Arab army’s aggression towards Gaza is normalised...

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January 23, 2014

Interim Prime Minister El-Beblawi glories in army brutality

A noted news correspondent for ABC in America, Martha Raddatz, could not hide her distaste and surprise as she told viewers of the recent comments made by Hazem El-Beblawi,...

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January 23, 2014

Yes, it is the same brutal hand

Some people wonder whether there is a link between the Ghouta massacre in Damascus committed by the Assad regime and the massacre committed by Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in the...

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January 23, 2014

Are the Palestinians paying the price for Egypt's crisis?

Despite the poor living conditions of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Egyptians living in Palestine are, it is alleged, compiling lists of people they believe are “infringing” on...

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January 23, 2014

The illusion of peace negotiations

The continuation of peace talks between Israel and Palestine are being portrayed as a failure by both sides. Despite the apparently shared sentiment by Israeli and Palestinian alike, any...

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January 23, 2014

The failure of Oslo the result of bad faith

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of the Oslo Accords, the 1993 attempt to set up a framework that would end the Israel-Palestine conflict. It was the first time that...

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