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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, seated, and his two sons, Gamal Mubarak, left, and Alaa Mubarak, right, attend a hearing in a courtroom at the Police Academy, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Mohammed Al-Law)
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A Hezbollah supporter holds an Arabic placard reading:”No to terrorism and strife,” during a vigil for victims killed last Thursday, at the site of a car bomb in a predominantly Shiite area and stronghold of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug 19, 2013. A powerful car bomb […]
Opinion: Terrorism is a false solution for Egypt
For a decade, the United Nations has been studying and debating a phenomenon that has forced itself into political life in numerous countries. That phenomenon is terrorism. Because of the old adage that one man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter, efforts to...Caption:
In this Saturday, April 13, 2013 file photo, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves to his supporters from behind bars as he attends a hearing in his retrial on appeal in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo, File.)
Egypt: Mubarak faces house arrest after release
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a step expected to cause further political turmoil in Egypt, on Wednesday an Egyptian court ordered former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s release. Mubarak was being tried on charges of accepting lavish gifts as bribes from the national...Caption:
A Libyan protester burns a portrait of Libyan leader Mummer Gaddafi in front of the Libyan embassy in Kuala Lumpur. (AFP)
Opinion: Has the Arab Spring nose-dived?
It wasn’t only the Economist or many Western analysts who asked this question. It’s a question asked by millions of Arabs who witnessed the historical changes that began two and a half years ago. The overthrow of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi and the revolt against the...Caption:
In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center right, participate in an arrival ceremony at the airport in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo)