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Doctor, blogger and Commentator on Middle East issues. The only practising doctor who write in Middle Eastern politics in UK.

Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 28 ( July 6-12)

Posted on July 12, 2015 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi approves new parliamentary election law. Thursday The Egyptian-born actor Omar Sharif died on Friday at the age of 83. Friday Car bombing at Italian Consulate in Cairo kills one. Saturday  Main Headlines   Monday Egypt’s State … Continue reading →

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The Myth of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Gradualism in Power

Posted on July 7, 2015 by nervana111

Two years after the ousting of the Muslim Brotherhood’s President Mohamed Morsi, many still wonder how the Muslim Brotherhood failed in Egypt. Yesterday, Hudson Institute’s Senior Fellow Samuel Tadros  summarized what went wrong in few insightful tweets, which definitely worth sharing. People … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 27 ( June 29 – July 5)

Posted on July 6, 2015 by nervana111

Top Headlines Car bomb kill Egypt’s public prosecutor (Monday) Egyptian army counter a major attack by militants in Sinai (Wednesday) Israel’s IDF has reportedly decided to grant all Egyptian requests to reinforce troops in Sinai Egypt’s Sisi inspect security forces … Continue reading →

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Sinai’s Violence: A Timeline ( 2004 – 2015)

Posted on July 4, 2015 by nervana111

Following the recent terror attacks in Sinai, some tried to portray the violence as an armed insurgency in response to July 3 coup against Morsi. Sinai militancy, however, has been ongoing before Morsi, continued during his tenure, and after his … Continue reading →

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Violent Islamism: Our amazing disgrace

Posted on July 3, 2015 by nervana111

Initially published in Egypt’s Ahram Friday’s carnage on three continents, in which scores of people died in Tunisia, Kuwait, and France has appalled the global community and reinforced international condemnation of the Islamic State (IS), which has claimed responsibility for them. … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 26 ( June 22 – 28)

Posted on June 28, 2015 by nervana111

Sandstorm hits Egypt – Ahramonline Top Headlines Prominent Al Jazeera journalist and Muslim Brotherhood supporter Ahmed Mansour has been released by the German authorities (Monday) Egypt opens Rafah border with Gaza for the third time in a month (Tuesday) GCC … Continue reading →

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Israel and al-Nusra

Posted on June 24, 2015 by nervana111

A tank on the Israeli side of the border in the Golan Heights, near Majdal Shams. BAZ RATNER/REUTERS Until last week, against the backdrop of the ongoing civil war in Syria, the Israeli-annexed part of the Golan Heights had been … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 25 ( June 15- 21)

Posted on June 21, 2015 by nervana111

Egypt’s ousted president Morsi is seen for the first time wearing a red jumpsuit in court ( via Ahram-online) Top Headlines Egypt court confirms death sentence imposed on ex-President Mohammed Morsi (Tuesday) Wikileaks began releasing leaked documents from Saudi Arabia’s … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 24 (June 8- 14)

Posted on June 15, 2015 by nervana111

Palestinians gather at the Rafah border crossing in Gaza as they await permission to enter Egypt, June 13, 2015. Reuters Top Headlines Suicide attack outside Karnak Temple in Luxor (Wednesday) Cairo policeman jailed for 15 years over the death of … Continue reading →

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The Arab World and Turkey

Posted on June 9, 2015 by nervana111

( President Erdogan- Photo via AP) In a historic election, the Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost its parliamentary majority. The consequences of these results are felt not just in Turkey, but also throughout the Arab world. Erdogan … Continue reading →

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