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Iraqi security forces members enter a compound during clashes with al Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the city of Ramadi, 100 km (62 miles) west of Baghdad, February 16, 2014. Sunni militancy has been on the rise over the past year, especially in the western province of Anbar, where the army is besieging the city of Falluja, overrun by insurgents on Jan. 1. Picture taken February 16, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ – Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY)
Opinion: Conspiracy theories that will not die
According to some people, Iraq’s former president Saddam Hussein only invaded Iran during Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini’s rule because he was entangled with foreign parties and only invaded Kuwait after receiving his cue from the US envoy in Baghdad. Some argue that...Egypt’s Ex-Presidents’ Club
“The trial of Mohamed Mursi is not taking place in the same manner as the trial of Mohamed Hosni [Mubarak]. If Mursi has committed crimes against the people, then we, as the people, should have the right . . . to see what is happening inside the court,” one Egyptian...Caption:
A supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi attempts to speak to Republican Guard soldiers as he reaches through a barb wire barricade as Muslim Brotherhood supporters gather to protest in support of Mursi in front of the Qubba Palace in Cairo, November 8, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
Debate: Excluding the Brotherhood from power will not help democracy
The exclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood from the political process in Egypt does not guarantee a process that will lead to a civil state because the military does not practice democracy. One of the basic definitions of civilian rule among political science lecturers...Caption:
A man holds up an image of former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser during a demonstration against the Egyptian military council in Tahrir square in Cairo, in this file picture taken November 27, 2011. To match Special Report EGYPT-BROTHERHOOD/ REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori/Files (EGYPT – Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)