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and does not imply any particular political stance. But humor is not always impotent or apolitical. The revolution of 2011, which toppled President Hosni Mubarak, brought satire out into the open. Mr. Mubarak was mercilessly mocked for his limited horizon, his lack of intelligence and his corruption. In part

ut humor is not always impotent or apolitical. The revolution of 2011, which toppled President Hosni Mubarak, brought satire out into the open. Mr. Mubarak was mercilessly mocked for his limited horizon, his lack of intelligence and his corruption. In particular, the networks of social media have come

dom's pivot to the east. Long before the American pivot, Saudi Arabia has reoriented its economic and political priorities to South and East Asia. Salman arrived in Beijing on March 13 for his first visit to China. Last month, the crown prince visited Pakistan, Japan, India and the Maldives. The two

ote counts from across the country indicated that the Islamist leader was ahead of rival Ahmed Shafiq, who was the last prime minister appointed by Hosni Mubarak and was widely considered the generals' preferred candidate. Preliminary results published in the state-run Ahram Online news site showed that, wit

amed Morsi, a protégé of the Brotherhood's strongman Khayrat Elshater. If anything, this "choice" is the incarnation of the doctrine that served Mr Mubarak for three decades, "either me — an authoritarian regime backed by the military, or the Islamists". Having alienated their partners and lost substan

rophet Muhammad, which many feel the royal family has abandoned. Saudi Islam increasingly is divided within itself, as is the royal family. Prince Salman, the kingdom's defense minister since last November (after nearly half a century as governor of Riyadh), is more energetic and less rigid than the

on of the economic conditions faced by the majority of Egyptians. These were the factors that resulted in the revolution that toppled the regime of Hosni Mubarak. The meeting between high-level Egyptian officials and the IMF's managing director have led various political forces to question the economic prog

better exert its political influence over the region. In 1997, China and Egypt concluded an agreement that did not end up coming into effect under Mubarak. According to the agreement, a Chinese- Egyptian common industrial zone would be established in the Suez, which would later have been developed into

ted to remove conservative imams and banned religious textbooks from Saudi Arabia, whereas his predecessor had largely left the Salafists alone. Mr Salman warns of a "talibanisation on the borders of historic Europe", but such fears are probably overblown. In many ways Tatarstan does not resemble the

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rnment, or how they would revamp the judiciary. On some occasions, Mr Morsi has seemed to back a witch hunt against members of the former regime of Hosni Mubarak; on others, he sounds like a puppet being manipulated behind the scenes. If there were a decent secular candidate, we would vote for him. But Mr S

ready for conflict with Iran if necessary, and has pushed Yemen to take on al Qaeda. There is no sign he disagrees with the occupation of Bahrain. Salman also has a reputation, well deserved, for accepting and working with peaceful change. But Salman also has a reputation, well deserved, for acceptin

ously holding the Chairmanship role of Saudi Aramco. Furthermore, according to local press, Al-Falih appears close to Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, and his appointment likely confirms the recently assertive Royal influence over energy policy, in our view. New Minister of Energy, Industry and Min

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) Governor Al-Mubarak has been replaced in his post by SAMA Deputy Gove