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Opinion: The Riddle That is Donald Trump

by Amir Taheri | Jun 17, 2016 | Opinion

Although he has been in the headlines for almost a year, not always for the best of reasons, Donald Trump still remains something of a riddle in American politics. There are several reasons for this. To start with, he is not a professional politician in a system...

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Opinion: Lebanon – Electoral Escapism From Politics

by Eyad Abu Shakra | May 25, 2016 | Opinion

The Lebanese are surely entitled to celebrate exercising one form of “democracy” provided to them by the municipal and mayoral elections. Of course they are, given that foreign dictates have for almost two years prevented the election of a new president; and that they...

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Municipal Elections Test Political Powers in Lebanon

by Caroline Akoum | May 8, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The Lebanese governorates of Beirut and Bekaa Valley are holding municipal elections on Sunday. The polls are a true challenge for the political and security authorities, given that the last municipal elections took place six years ago. Beirut, capital city of...

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Opinion: Iran’s Costly Fake ‘Democracy’

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Mar 2, 2016 | Opinion

Iranians are, of course, free to accept the Vali- e- Faqih brand of ‘democracy’ or reject it. But such exceptional ‘democracy’ is proving extremely costly to the Arab world. What the ruling authorities in Tehran regard as ‘democracy’ or “shura” is beyond the scope of...

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Opinion: The Achievement of Egyptian Women

by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 12, 2016 | Opinion

It seems that international politics is managed to some extent by impressions, regardless of the facts on the ground or trying to understand what is going on, and this is the impression that is generated by the position of many in the west about the Egyptian...