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People wait to buy fuel at a petrol station in Cairo, on July 6, 2014. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)


Opinion: Slashing Subsidies in Egypt

Opinion: Slashing Subsidies in Egypt

The recent decision by the Egyptian government to cut fuel subsidies is a bitter medicine to swallow for the Egyptian people. Patients hoping for a quick recovery often have no choice but take the medicine prescribed, despite any concomitant unpleasant side effects...
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Saudi soldiers exercise before a military parade during preparations for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, at a military camp in Arafat, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. (AP)


Opinion: A New Phase in the War on Terror

Opinion: A New Phase in the War on Terror

Many questions have been raised by the recent spate of Al-Qaeda attacks on Saudi Arabia, not least the attack on the Wadia Border Post with Yemen in the southern province of Sharura, and the subsequent attack on the provincial security headquarters. Why now? And...