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Great Powers and the People: The Divergent Paths of the Egyptian and Syrian Revolutions
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Great Powers and the People: The Divergent Paths of the Egyptian and Syrian Revolutions

Mehmet Rakipoglu

The Arab revolutionary wave that began in 2011 presents two of its most significant, yet fundamentally divergent, case studies: Egypt and Syria

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A Ceasefire in Name Only: Gaza’s Prolonged Purgatory

A Ceasefire in Name Only: Gaza’s Prolonged Purgatory

12/06/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Kelly Bill would allow Lawsuits over Social Media Algorithms that promote Violence, Extremism

Kelly Bill would allow Lawsuits over Social Media Algorithms that promote Violence, Extremism

12/06/2025 By Cronkite News Arizona PBS

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12 Killed in Mosque Bombing; Controversy Rages over Security Pact

12 Killed in Mosque Bombing; Controversy Rages over Security Pact

A suicide bomber detonated his payload outside a mosque in the largely Shiite town of Musayyib on Friday, killing 12 and wounding 23. Musayyib is […]

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Mumbai Attacks and Indian Economy

Mumbai Attacks and Indian Economy

Aljazeera English reports on the potential economic impact of the Mumbai attacks. I don’t think there are long-term economic implications of the attack as long […]

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Mumbai Attacks and Indian Economy

Mumbai Attacks and Indian Economy

Aljazeera English reports on the potential economic impact of the Mumbai attacks. I don’t think there are long-term economic implications of the attack as long […]

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Passage of Security Pact Strengthens al-Maliki; Provides Obama with Strong Partner in Withdrawal

Passage of Security Pact Strengthens al-Maliki; Provides Obama with Strong Partner in Withdrawal

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that 149 MPs out of 198 in attendance voted for the security pact, including the three major blocs, the (Shiite) United […]

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Passage of Security Pact Strengthens al-Maliki; Provides Obama with Strong Partner in Withdrawal

Passage of Security Pact Strengthens al-Maliki; Provides Obama with Strong Partner in Withdrawal

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that 149 MPs out of 198 in attendance voted for the security pact, including the three major blocs, the (Shiite) United […]

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Iranian Radio Says Referendum Will Arm Iraqi Officials Against US ‘Pressures’

Iranian Radio Says Referendum Will Arm Iraqi Officials Against US ‘Pressures’

The USG Open Source Center translates a radio broadcast from The Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran praising the passage of the Security Agreement […]

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Iranian Radio Says Referendum Will Arm Iraqi Officials Against US ‘Pressures’

Iranian Radio Says Referendum Will Arm Iraqi Officials Against US ‘Pressures’

The USG Open Source Center translates a radio broadcast from The Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran praising the passage of the Security Agreement […]

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Security Agreement is Passed by the Iraqi Parliament

Security Agreement is Passed by the Iraqi Parliament

Reuters reports that the Iraqi parliament passed the US-Iraqi security agreement, which stipulates that all US troops will be out of Iraq by 2011. of […]

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Security Agreement is Passed by the Iraqi Parliament

Security Agreement is Passed by the Iraqi Parliament

Reuters reports that the Iraqi parliament passed the US-Iraqi security agreement, which stipulates that all US troops will be out of Iraq by 2011. of […]

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