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Muslim brotherhood members and ousted president Mohammed Morsi supporters light up flares during a demonstration against the military backed government on September 10, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. (AFP/Mahmoud Khaled)

Opinion: Has Winter Succeeded Spring?

by Ali Ibrahim | Nov 20, 2013 | Opinion

There is no reason to disbelieve the comments made by former US Assistant Secretary of State Philip J. Crowley during the MEDays Forum in Tangiers. In a speech at the forum, Crowley refuted conspiracy theories that Washington was pulling the strings in the wave of...

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Turkish woman using a mobile phone to read the news on social media joins demonstrators at midnight in Taksim Gezi Park on June 13, 2013 in Istanbul. (AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE)

Opinion: Spring is not just for Arabs

by Tamim Khallaf | Nov 19, 2013 | Opinion

The unprecedented wave of nationwide mass demonstrations in the Arab world, subsequently labeled as the “Arab Spring,” took people by surprise. These spontaneous, massive protests not only succeeded in toppling four Arab heads of state and continue to challenge...

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Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seen at the presidential palace in Algiers, in this file picture taken December 11, 2011. (REUTERS/Louafi Larbi/Files)

Algeria: The Bouteflika Spring?

by Bouallem Ghamrasa | Nov 9, 2013 | Features

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—The surprise cabinet reshuffle enacted by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in September remain the source of significant speculation within the Algerian political arena, as do many of his more recent political decisions. Many observers...

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A general view of the Nile River and the Cairo skyline is seen from the Cairo Tower in Cairo Tower in the Zamalek district on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Opinion: Hat Politics

by Ali Ibrahim | Nov 6, 2013 | Opinion

Over a quiet lunch in London, a figure familiar with the economies of the Middle East asked me: “Did you know that the annual support for goods and services in the Egyptian budget is comfortably greater than spending on health and education? This is a situation that...

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Moroccan prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Moroccan PM: Coalition crisis was good for the country

by Hatim Betioui | Nov 2, 2013 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of the recent World Islamic Economic Forum held in London, Moroccan prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane spoke about the crisis his government has been facing over the past seven...