The latest State of the Union address by Donald Trump had practically nothing to offer the Arabs
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In the past one hundred years, from monarchy to a republican system of government, we as Egyptians have not succeeded in establishing a sustainable democratic system where checks, balance and the rule of law reign supreme
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Peace on the Korean Peninsula could be at hand if the US administration is willing to meet Pyongyang half way
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Peace on the Korean Peninsula could be at hand if the US administration is willing to meet Pyongyang half way
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Hussein Haridy reflects on the policies and impact of the administration of US president George W Bush, who died last week
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While the Arabs watched the US mid-term elections with interest, no Arab country can boast a similarly democratic system as the United States
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World War I, whose end in 1918 is being marked now, set off ripples that continue to be felt in the Arab and Muslim worlds
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The Khashoggi affair is far from over, with Turkey’s Erdogan aiming to use it as a means to rebalance the regional order
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Ankara is doing all in its power to capitalise on the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, in its bid to position itself as the true hegemon over the Arab Middle East
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The killing of Jamal Khashoggi is a sad episode that will haunt Saudi Arabia, and all Arabs, for quite some time to come
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Tentative but positive signs continue to emerge around the question of North Korea, with the possibility of a significant reduction in regional tensions, including between the US and China
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Tentative but positive signs continue to emerge around the question of North Korea, with the possibility of a significant reduction in regional tensions, including between the US and China
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Positive signs continue to emerge in US-North Korea conversations, but the US administration has to understand that it won’t get what it wants for nothing
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Will Arab countries have any say on the Middle East regional alliance Trump is imagining, and which will include Israel, regardless of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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North and South Korea continue to edge closer to a comprehensive peace, which both sides want Washington to seal and support
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Trump has upturned all traditional reference points in the Middle East peace process, but this doesn’t mean that peace can be imposed
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While US positions have somewhat firmed up on its engagement in Syria, the question of Bashar Al-Assad still lacks a last word
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The endgame is in sight for the Syrian Civil War. But after the guns fall silent, the task will still remain of managing the aftermath
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The United States and Russia are pushing for a major new alignment of forces in the new Middle East
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