Though deep historical rivalries between Saudi Arabia and Yemen have little to do with Egypt, it has been drawn into the anti-Houthi confict. Having given initial support to the Saudi coalition, how far Cairo will go is the source of intense speculation. (2015-08-26) Yemenis in Sanaa after heavy shelling on July 10 SANAA – Ambiguity…
Written by Diego Cordano (1) Wednesday, 21 May 2014 13:34 Secure energy supplies play a crucial role in the world economy and are essential to fuel the development of contemporary society. North Africa is a region characterised by a high amount of energy resources, and its governments struggle to guarantee the protection of energy infrastructures,…
The Rhetoric and Reality of Egypt’s New President By Robert Springborg May 26, 2014 Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a television interview in Cairo on May 6, 2014. (Courtesy Reuters) Egyptians have long known that Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, deputy prime minister of Egypt and former minister of defense, would win their country’s presidential election, but he…
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 11 Issue: 91 May 15, 2014 09:37 PM Age: 1 day By: Stephen Blank Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) with his Egyptian counterpart, Nabil Fahmy, November 14, 2013 (Source: AFP) Today, Russia is being associated almost exclusively with the crisis it has generated in Ukraine. But that is a…
by Valentina Colombo May 6, 2014 at 5:00 am “[T]he organization of the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organization, and anyone who asks either to reconcile with them, to join them or to ally with them is himself a terrorist.” — Refaat Saïd, leader of Egypt’s Socialist party, al-Tagammu’, and previously close friend of former…
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