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litary elite made it impossible to end the Houthis' rebellion, or stem the tide of the secessionist movement in the south of the country. President Saleh did not work to extend the writ of the state beyond major urban centers lest the sheikhs turn against him. He also did not give as much attention to
y Council: (1) it allowed two Iranian warships to cross the Suez Canal on their way to Syria; and (2) it permitted Hamas officials to travel though Rafah's crossing, thus reversing President Mubarak's policy on this issue. • Sources claim that Egypt is also determined to improve relations with Syria,
eads a regional counter-revolution by abetting repressive monarchs in the Persian Gulf and providing sanctuary to fallen autocrats — with President Saleh of Yemen being among the latest beneficiaries — post-revolutionary Egypt could once again inspire change across the region. Given its size, history
the popular sentiment in favor of the Palestinian cause, the new Egyptian leadership initiated two important policy shifts. First, it re-opened the Rafah border, which has allowed most residents of Gaza to escape the suffocating siege imposed by Israel. Second, Egypt has played an active role in faci
f the popular sentiment in favor of the Palestinian cause, the new Egyptian leadership initiated two important policy shifts. First, it re-opened the Rafah border, which has allowed most residents of Gaza to escape the suffocating siege imposed by Israel. Second, Egypt has played an active role in facili
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Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030175 →Entities connected to both Saleh and Rafah

Yemen
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Bashar al-Assad
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Hosni Mubarak
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Cairo
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Barack Obama
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Tunisia
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Tehran
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United States
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Lebanon
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Marc Rich
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Fatah
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Damascus
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George W. Bush
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Saddam Hussein
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Riyadh
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al-Qaeda
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