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Will new law restrict Egyptian NGOs’ activities?

Blogs, Egypt, Middle East /

An Egyptian policeman stands guard outside the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2015. (photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) CAIRO — The Egyptian parliament announced its final approval for a draft law regulating the activities of civil organizations in Egypt, amid criticism by representatives of civil society and rights organizations. These considered the law to […]

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Assad regime set free extremists from prison to fire up trouble during peaceful uprising

Blogs, Middle East, Syria /

ISTANBUL / AMMAN // Syrian intelligence agencies released Islamist militants from prison to deliberately subvert a peaceful uprising and ignite a violent rebellion, according to a former regime security official. The claim comes ahead of peace talks in Switzerland on Wednesday, which President Bashar Al Assad’s government said should “fight terrorism”, a term he uses

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‘I fear for my sons’: IS-style group forces brutal lessons on Syrian children

Middle East, Perspective, Syria /

By Abo Bakr al Haj Ali Yarmouk in south Syria is not known as a hotbed of extremism – but IS-inspired militants have taken over, and are preaching in its schools Young boys, their faces obscured by MEE, attend school (source: Khalid bin al-Walid Army) The village of al-Shajarah, Arabic for “tree”, is nestled in the

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Siege of Aleppo: How can the world make up for how much we have failed Bana Alabed?

Middle East, Perspective, Syria /

By Samar Batrawi While east Aleppo falls to devastation at the hands of pro-regime troops, debating over exact population figures and a young girl’s tweets is morally indefensible ‘These are appalling stories. Sometimes people say that to be on the safe side you should divide them by 10, or 100 or 200; but divide them as

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Haftar’s 2nd. visit to Moscow: Will Russia intervene in Libya?

Blogs, Libya, Middle East, Russia /

General Khalifa Haftar has arrived in Moscow on an official visit to Russia for talks with Russian officials . Haftar reportedly met with senior Russian officials including Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, as well as the Russian National Security Council This is the second visit of Haftar to Russia since June when

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Israel’s Favorite Arab Dictator of All Is Assad

Israel, Middle East, Perspective /

By Salman Masalha Both Assad senior and Assad junior advocated resistance against Israel. This slogan was hollow, serving the regime merely as an insurance policy against any demand for freedom and democracy. As strange as it sounds, everyone in Israel loves Arab dictators. When I say everyone I mean both Jews and Arabs. The favorite dictator

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Jadaliyya Co-Editor Bassam Haddad Addresses Aleppo Today on Democracy Now!

Blogs, Middle East, Syria /

“Nothing Short of a Slaughter”: 1 Million Syrians in Aleppo Under Siege with No Hospital, Food” As the United Nations says nearly 1 million Syrians are living under siege and the last remaining hospitals in eastern Aleppo have been destroyed, we speak with Syrian analyst Bassam Haddad and get an update from a physician in

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President al-Assad to Denmark’s TV 2: Moderate opposition is a myth… We won’t accept that terrorists will take control of any part of Syria-VIDEO

Blogs, Middle East, Syria /

Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad affirmed that the United States doesn’t have the will to reach any agreement about Syria, and that Syria knew in advance that the US agreement with Russia will not succeed because the main part of that agreement is to attack al-Nusra which is an American card in Syria. In

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Unleashing the untameable monster: Iraqi bill will only inflame sectarianism

Iraq, Middle East, Perspective /

By Sharif Nashashibi   The bill, effectively creating a parallel army among Shia militias accused of abuses and already resistant to authority, risks turning Iraq into Libya The passing of a bill by Iraq’s parliament on Saturday legalising the Popular Mobilisation Units (PMUs) as a government entity operating alongside the army will further exacerbate sectarian tensions

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