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Demonstrators raise their fists during a demonstration on May 1, 2013. A strike stopped ferry services to the Greek islands and disrupted public transport in the capital Athens ahead of May Day protests Wednesday against Greece’s prolonged economic austerity policies. (AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINI)
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File photo of Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan. (AAA)
Turkey’s Economy Minister on a Decade of Growth
Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—The relationship between Turkey and the European Union has been fiercely contested for 60 years, with some members arguing that Turkey is too poor and not “European” enough to fit in. While once Turkey was seen as the junior partner, the party...Caption:
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Opinion: Last Stop for the Arab Revolutionary Train
No matter how desperately advocates of the Arab revolutions strive to justify the deplorable conditions in the states where these uprisings erupted, there is an unmistakable sense of frustration caused by their end results. This sense prevails even among some of the...Caption:
An Egyptian demonstrator holds bread in a protest earlier this month against the International Monetary Fund. The Egyptian government is trying to chart a delicate course between economic reform to appease lenders, without alienating its own people. (AFP)
Opinion: From Arab Spring to Economic Winter
The revolutions that have transformed the Arab world have also transformed economies, largely for the worse. If the so-called “Arab Spring” were to receive a credit rating, the verdict would be obvious and unfortunate: downgrades. We have seen the multiple pathologies...Caption:
An image grab taken from Egyptian state TV shows ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak sitting behind bars during his retrial at the Police Academy in Cairo on May 11, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/EGYPTIAN TV)