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A supporter of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, flashes the victory sign as he stands in front of Egyptian army stand guard around the Republican Guard building in Nasser City, Cairo, on Monday, July 8, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Khalil Hamra

Opinion: The Algerian Nightmare in Egypt

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 9, 2013 | Opinion

Following the nationwide mass protests against Mursi that led to his ouster, the message coming from the Muslim Brotherhood was one of violence. Last week’s scenes of death, chaos and fires in parts of Egypt were reminiscent of Algeria in 1992, following the...

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Tunisian soldiers stand guard on June 11, 2013 in the Mount Chaambi region where the Tunisian army has been tracking militants the government says are veterans of the Islamist rebellion in northern Mali with links to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. (AFP Photo/Abderrazek Khlifi)

Neo-Tunisian Army

by Youssef Cherif | Jun 20, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

To any observer, the drastic change to Tunisia’s public sphere pre and post Arab Spring, lies in the introduction of politics and uncensored speech. Another change, less documented, is in the presence of the Army. It would not be an exaggeration to say that in January...

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File photo of former Libyan interim prime minister Mahmoud Jibril. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany)

Mahmoud Jibril on Libya’s Political Isolation Law

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jun 20, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former interim Libyan prime minister Mahmoud Jibril informed Asharq Al-Awsat that he respects the controversial Political Isolation Law that was passed by parliament last month, which bans him from political office for ten years, but stressed...

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Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi delivers a speech at a Syria solidarity conference organised by the Muslim Brotherhood, in Cairo, in this handout picture taken June 15, 2013, and provided by the Egyptian Presidency (REUTERS/Egyptian Presidency/Handout)

Mursi, Sunni scholars demand Hezbollah leave Syria

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jun 18, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Last Thursday, two days before he announced the decision to sever relations with the Assad regime, Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi held a meeting with 19 Islamist scholars led by Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi. They were participating in a conference...

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Burkina Faso’s foreign Minister Djibril Bassole speaks to media after meeting with representatives of Touareg rebels and Malian government on June 10, 2013 at the presidential palace in Ouagadougou. AFP Photo/Ahmed Ouoba

Mali government, Tuaregs reach ceasefire deal ‘in principle’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2013 | World

Ouagadougou, Reuters—A Malian government delegation and Tuareg separatist rebels have reached an agreement “in principle” that would allow planned elections in July to go ahead in the disputed northern Kidal region, a senior mediator in the talks said late...