President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi used his speech marking the 23 July 1952 revolution anniversary to address state issues amongst which was also the much criticized snubbed ceasefire by Hamas. The 23 July 1952 revolution anniversary marks the end of monarchy in Egypt and paved way for a presidential system of government. The 1952 revolution was led […]
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Egypt : General Al-Sisi dreams to stand for presidency
Speculations about General Abdulfattah al-Sisi have reached new levels after the posting of a record on YouTube. In the video, the General affirmed that the eventuality of him ruling Egypt has been revealed to him that “he will be president”. It has generated mixed feelings as the country draws nearer to elections without any forthcoming […]
Iran’s Pyrrhic Victory
The one persistent feature of Iranian foreign policy since the toppling of the Shah in 1979 was its rather grandiose optimism about its own ascendance to a hegemonic role in the Middle East. The ayatollah’s Islamic Republic never considered the revolution it had kidnapped to turn inward. Instead, the leaders of the Islamic Republic of […]


