European and Arab leaders will be meeting next weekend in Sharm El-Sheikh to discuss issues including irregular migration across the Mediterranean Sea
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The race for power and influence between the US and China in the East Africa and Red Sea region can only speed up in the coming years
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The Red Sea has been the focus of accelerating competition in recent years, with many Gulf and Middle Eastern countries expressing their interest in the region
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How has China managed to become the driving force of the global economy in just the last 30 years
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Military and security measures are needed to control terrorism in Sinai. But a long-term solution must address the economic and social dimension of the problems in the peninsula
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How to defeat the Islamic State without bolstering Bashar Al-Assad's regime is a conundrum at the centre of the US-led anti-ISIL coalition, with Saudi Arabia less concerned about ISIL than getting rid of Al-Assad for good
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What conclusions can we draw from seven weeks of Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip?
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Israel's ground offensive seeks to impose calm militarily. But Hamas, in declining Egypt's ceasefire initiative, wants to use the conflict as a bargaining chip, while gaining popularity over Fatah
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Several factors were behind the ex-army chief's recent landslide victory
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The agreement to form a national unity government signed by Fatah and Hamas is the result of the political and economic weakness of Hamas due to the recent changes in the Middle East
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The ongoing civil war in Syria, without a solution in sight, could have a dangerous impact beyond its borders
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Egypt-Syria relations have taken numerous turns since the United Arab Republic of 1958. At present, Cairo's chief concern is Syria's disintegration according to religious criteria
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Declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group reduces to nil chances of reconciliation with the group, while raising the profile of a military candidate for president
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While the ultraconservative Salafist Nour Party lost the battle over Egypt's new constitution, it is likely they will survive politically, and could even take the lead in the Islamist movement
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Egypt's largest Islamist organisation has adopted a strategy of defiance and resistance since the fall of president Mohammad Morsi. Will it pay off?
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What is the fate of existing religious parties in Egypt, which have real popular support? And are we seeing the return of the former regime?
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The change in Qatar's ruler could, and pragmatically should in time, allow the emirate to improve its relations with Egypt, cutting losses incurred from supporting the Muslim Brotherhood
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The unprecedented offensive pitting the Egyptian army against jihadist groups in northern Sinai continues unabated. But can the military option really offer a sustainable solution?
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Egypt's 50-member constitution-drafting committee is dominated by secularists and is working to 'de-Islamise' the country's 2012 charter
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For Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait, the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood is a boon, which is why they are running to provide assistance to post-30 June Egypt
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