This week’s inauguration of a new Red Sea Egyptian military base was pregnant with the symbolism of the rivalries shaping the future of the Middl
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Former coach and player Farouk Gaafar put his finger on Egyptian soccer’s fundamental problem even if his call for the military to take over and run
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Two suicide bombings against police forces in the Tunisian capital killed a police officer and wounded eight other security personnel and civilian
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When Pope Francis I visited Egypt in 2017 to stimulate inter-faith dialogue he walked into a religious and geopolitical minefield at the heart of
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Egypt’s former president Mohamed Morsi was buried without a funeral. The son of former Egyptian president Morsi confirmed on his Facebook page on 1
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Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi dies at the age of 67 in Cairo after collapsing in court on Monday. Several media sources reported tha
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Morocco is not a fully-fledged democracy, as is the case in the West, but incrementally the country, is slowly but surely, moving in that directio
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Back in June 1989 a Colonel Omar al-Bashir led a bloodless military coup in Sudan. Once he had ousted the previous regime, it was not long before
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Political transition in the Middle East and North Africa operates so far on the principle of ‘The King is dead, long live the King.’ (more…)
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