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Ahmadinejad woos Egypt into alliance

  • Ahmadinejad dreams of praying in Jerusalem! And yet, he cannot make it. So, Gaza appears to be a reasonable alternative even if he needs Israeli approval to do it. Obviously, his aspirations are huge. He aspires to expand his influence in the region and to liberate Palestine. He underscores that...
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Ahmed Shafiq and the Muslim Brotherhood!

  • A prominent analyst told me that what had taken place in Egypt was not a complete revolution. Some of the key details were agreed upon in advance, he added. Perhaps, the agreement was between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Military Council. They agreed to remove President Hosni Mubarak in what...
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Al-Qusayr: Assad’s last stand

  • Al-qusayr city has come to form the strategic tipping point in the ongoing struggle between the Syrian President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah on the one hand and the opposition on the other hand. Al-Qusayr, which is located some 35 km from the city of Homs is seen as a key source of threat to Homs....
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Alawites, Safavids and the rise of extremism

  • I DO not have any problem with Alawite Shiites. In fact, majority of my teachers were Shiite Arabs. Until today, I have not severed relations with them. We never had any problem because of sectarian issue. I have lived with them, ate and stayed at their places and I have visited Iraq from the...
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Another Iraq in the making

  • Recently, Moscow and Washington agreed to convene an international conference on Syria to discuss the formula for a transitional government in Syria. While the US has made it clear that it does not see any role for Syrian President Bashar Assad in the future setup, Iran would like to use the...
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Anti-Islam movie delays Assad’s ouster, averts strike against Iran

  • Notwithstanding the blasphemous and provocative nature of the movie "Innocence of Muslims" — to use Hillary Clinton's words — the truth remains that saying this would not help avoid the consequences as each deed (whether at the state, individual, or society level) has an...
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Arab Spring and downfall of the Brotherhood

  • French Interior Minister Manuel Valls’ recent remarks over the assassination of Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid have sparked a diplomatic row between Tunisia and France. Valls denounced the murder calling it “Islamist fascism” after Belaid was shot dead earlier this...
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Behind-the-scenes Russian diplomacy

  • All indicators reveal that the Turkish fighter was downed by Russian and rather than Syrian defenses. The incident came as a reaction to the Syrian pilot who fled in his Russian-made plane to Jordan....
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Britain and the Islamic movements

  • I have just finished reading studies that centered on the relationship between the British intelligence (MI6) and political Islamic movements. I also had discussion with three intelligence personnel who worked for security agencies in Iraq, Sudan and the Gulf. We focused on the history of British...
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Consequences of Rafah attack and the Iranian connection

  • There are those who mess with the security of Egypt. They aim to entangle Cairo in internal issues so that it cannot assume an active regional role. Additionally, there are those who try to spread regional anarchy. Sinai is important because of its proximity to Israel. Any player, who wants to...
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