A human rights organization says in an analysis that Egypt’s National Strategy for Human Rights is just a ruse to show international community and donor states that political reform is underway The Cairo Institute for [ More … ]
Sunday saw street rallies swell again, with thousands streaming into central Beirut and other locations across the country. Tens of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets for a fourth day on Sunday to protest [ More … ]
All Egyptians must be more tolerant and patient until Egypt’s economy improves under the national reform program, General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, said yesterday. “The government had no choice but to implement a severe economic reform [ More … ]
Iran has often seemed to be on the brink of democracy. During the twentieth century, the country experienced three major political upheavals: the Constitutional Revolution of 1905–11, the oil nationalization movement of 1951–53 and [ More … ]
It’s been tried before. The results were mixed. Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), isn’t just consolidating power before his probable ascent to the throne. He’s also trying to remake Saudi society. [ More … ]
Civil unrest has been gradually growing over recent months, initially sparked by the death of a fishmonger Around 50 protesters were arrested following violent clashes with Moroccan police in the northern city of Al-Hoceima during [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* The Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) third extraordinary congress is going to be held tomorrow. Although the AK Party, first established 16 years ago, held no extraordinary congress in its first 14 [ More … ]
CHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu and MHP’s Bahçeli to meet on Wednesday before second round of voting on constitutional reform package Leaders of the opposition parties, Republican People’s Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have agreed to [ More … ]
Turkish President Erdoğan says he hopes the constitutional reform talks will be completed this week Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday early elections would not be out of the question if parliament becomes [ More … ]
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