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Tunnels and hostages
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Although the situation of the Egyptian conscripts abducted in Sinai might be solved in the next few hours or days in one way or another, we must think about the larger issue that caused the security crisis that has been escalating over the past few years in the peninsula.
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Learning the hard way
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There is an expression about “learning the hard way.” It seems that this is the message that Egyptian defense minister General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi sought to send a few days ago when he ruled out the possibility of the armed forces intervening in the political sphere, saying that ...DETAILS |
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Political isolation
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Political isolation is nothing new to the Arab region. There have been numerous cases—particularly in the republics that are currently experiencing changes—where it has been imposed on figures affiliated with the former regime, for example during the 1950s and 1960s. However, it has ...DETAILS |
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Syria enters the chemical stage
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It is understandable that many are drawing comparisons between the announcement that chemical weapons have been used in Syria and the claims of the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq during Saddam’s era. The objective of such comparisons is to link the course that eventually ...DETAILS |
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Arab Spring and the chaotic transition
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The character of the old neighborhood fituwa (a thuggish character who defends the area from outside attack) always provided the late author Naguib Mahfouz with fertile material for his novels a good number of which have been adapted into films. One of the most popular such figures is that of ...DETAILS |
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The link between Thatcher and Sadat
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There is a unique kind of political leader that emerges from time to time in a particular society or country, most often sparking sizable controversy or dispute. Although some of their most notable policies may be hated or unpopular, they nevertheless insist on following their own course and ...DETAILS |
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The tunnel economy
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On March 21 a couple from both sides of the Sinai border, an Egyptian bride and Palestinian groom, chose a strange place to take pictures of their wedding. They posed in one of the tunnels that pass underground through the border between Rafah in Egypt and the Gaza Strip in Palestine. The ...DETAILS |
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Lesson from Cyprus
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If, just a few years ago, someone had prophesied the current economic state of affairs, nobody would have believed them. It would have been unbelievable that an economic crisis could arise whereby a country would be forced to close its banks for over a week, ATM machines would run out of cash, ...DETAILS |
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Why is the IMF in a hurry with Egypt?
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This could be one of the few occasions when the IMF actively seeks to pressure a member state into taking out an urgent loan. The idea is that the funds would serve as a timely bridge until the county’s condition stabilizes, at which point both sides can negotiate a proper reform program ...DETAILS |
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Memories of January and February
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11 February 2011—the day when former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak decided to step down—will go down in history as the turning point in the wave that was later called the “Arab Spring”. This wave struck almost all the Arab republics that were established in the 1950s ...DETAILS |
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