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The Palestinian UN bid: Abbas and the Domestic Front
Yesterday, President Mahmoud Abbas formally declared his intention to seek full membership for the Palestinian state in the United Nation. His decision raised more than a few eyebrows, as many did not...
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The Palestinians,Arafat,and Al-Jazeera
Today the Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera broadcast a program about the death of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The program claimed that in- depth investigation reveals high levels of...
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The Arab-Israeli conflict is stuck in a dangerous stalemate
I wrote this piece few days ago and it is published today in The Telegraph I think the upheaval in Syria and the attack in Bulgaria reinforce my argument. So please read and let me know what do you...
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A road map for Sinai
It is Sinai, again—the time bomb that has been ticking for the last 18 months. The bomb has finally exploded and the victims were 16 innocent Egyptian soldiers, who died for no particular reason other...
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Saladin and the current Arab-Israeli Conflict
October 2, 1187: Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and leader of the Muslim forces battling the Crusaders in the Holy Land, captured the city of Jerusalem. Interestingly, this anniversary was...
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Abu Mazen Pressured By New Hamas Alliances
I wrote this piece for AlMonitor. The Pulse of the Middle East It may be subtle, it may be slow, but undoubtedly the uprisings in the Arab world — particularly in Egypt — have resulted in new dynamics...
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Escalation in Gaza: Update 1
In a previously undeclared summit, on Saturday Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi will meet Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Hamas leader Khaled Meshal and Turkish Prime Minister Recep...
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Mali, a victim of a toxic mix
(Photo, the Atlantic) Initially published in the Daily News Egypt. The history of Mali is heartbreaking to read. The land that had once been a prosperous empire and one of Africa’s most stable...
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Middle East Digest: October Edition
This is a monthly selection of news, reports, and articles covering the Middle East (except Egypt). I hope you find it useful. Syria Chemical experts begin destroying Syria’s weapons arsenal UN urges...
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Middle East Digest: November Edition
This is my second monthly selection of news, reports, and articles covering the Middle East (except Egypt). I hope you find useful. Main Headlines Iran Iran FM Zarif outlines ideas to exit nuclear...
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Middle East Digest. December 2013 Part II
Iran British envoy to visit Iran for first time in two years Iran ready to discuss island dispute with UAE Iran’s Zarif stretches Gulf trip to include UAE Iran diplomacy must be backed by military...
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Egypt and Gaza
This piece is published in Daily News Egypt Last Friday, a small group of Palestinians protested near the Egyptian border demanding the opening of the Rafah border. Their congregation ended...
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Sisi, Islamic Jihad, and Gaza
(Islamic Jihad and Hamas delegation in Cairo, via Twitter) The war in Gaza has highlighted the tense relationship between Egypt and the Palestinian factions, mainly Hamas, in Gaza. However, it seems...
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Profile: Hamas’s Mohammed Deif
A rare video image of Deif in 2005 via Ma’an News The war in Gaza has brought the focus back on Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, and its mysterious leader Mohammed Al-Deif. Here is a...
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The myth of Sisi’s Sinai proposal
(Photo via Cairo Post) Initially published in Al-Monitor A few days ago, a claim surfaced that Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi offered to give part of the Sinai Peninsula to the Palestinians...
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Shimon Peres’s Funeral and the Arab World
Shimon Peres, one of the founders of Israel, has passed away. Many international dignitaries attended his funeral, although many Arab leaders from countries that officially signed peace treaties with...
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Jerusalem and the death of hope
Photo via Reuters Tension has erupted again in Jerusalem. Six people have lost their lives; three Palestinians in street clashes with Israeli security forces in Jerusalem, and three Israelis in a...
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The myth of “the deal of the century”
Here is an English version of my latest Arabic piece in Al-Hurra on how imaginative plots have been weaponised and used to demonise certain Arab countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, United Arab...
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The time is not ripe for a “deal of the century”
Ahead of Jared Kushner, the senior advisor to President Donald Trump, speech at the Washington Institute, in which he will discuss the Trump administration’s Middle East peace effort, here is my piece...
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What If Israel Vanished?
Advert of Egyptian drama “The End”- produced by Synergy A science-fiction Egyptian Ramadan drama, “The End”, set in the year 2120, has depicted what many in the Middle East wish would become a...
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