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MENA, Syria And ISIS At A Glance

Arab Spring Over the three years, the world has witnessed the rapid deterioration of society in the Middle East and North African region. Revolutions, international interventions and military coups d’états have a sense of no...

by Jamal Russell Black

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Israel and the Arab Revolutions: Opportunities or Risks?

These risks will transform to opportunities for Israel to take over more Arab lands under the pretext of the Jihadist threats and weak governments that cannot provide security and peace. In the very least, Israel will create bu...

by Ahmed Alqarout

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Saudi Succession Crisis: The Political Power Struggles Inside The House Of Saud

The Saudi succession crisis recently had overshadowed the century-old House of Saud since the incumbent ruler, 90 year-old King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, had been hospitalized due to ‘deteriorating’ health conditions. On the ...

by Shafiy Mazlan

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The Return of the Ottoman

The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has the status of a national hero in the Middle East. This status was first created during his now famous walk-out during a debate with Shimon Peres during the World Economic...

by Maged Mandour

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Women in the Afghan National Police Force {Pictures}

As the training of the Afghan National Police Force continues, statistics show that women currently make up only 9% of Afghan police recruits, even though women represent half the population of Afghanistan. Many male officers...

by Natasha Lipman

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Armenia’s genocide

In an address to a group of Nazi leaders and Wehrmacht Generals in 1939, the German Führer, Adolf Hitler was reported to have said: “Who, after all, speaks today about the annihilation of the Armenians…….?” The...

by Samson Faboye

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Obama Administration And Afghanistan: What Lies Ahead?

Barack Obama has recently approved guidelines allowing the Pentagon—the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense—to continue fighting the Taliban, al-Qaeda and its allied forces in Afghanistan alongside the A...

by Sohini Chatterjee

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Baroness Warsi Resigns From UK Government Over Gaza Conflict

Senior Foreign Office minister, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, resigned from the UK Government on Tuesday morning over Britain’s policy on Gaza. She posted her letter of resignation on Twitter just after 9AM, citing the UK gov...

by Priyanka Mogul

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Ramadan Flavoured Arrests In Egypt

A year has passed since the ousting of Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi and the new regime has already received a lot of criticism for the declining human rights condition which arbitrary arrest is a big part of. In part...

by Global Voices

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MENA, Syria And ISIS At A Glance

Israel and the Arab Revolutions: Opportunities or Risks?

Saudi Succession Crisis: The Political Power Struggles Inside The House Of Saud

The Return of the Ottoman

Women in the Afghan National Police Force {Pictures}

Armenia’s genocide

Obama Administration And Afghanistan: What Lies Ahead?

Baroness Warsi Resigns From UK Government Over Gaza Conflict

Ramadan Flavoured Arrests In Egypt

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