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sh. The contract to sell gas to Israel, which buys 40% of its natural gas from Egypt, has been a topic for discussion since the unrest which ousted Hosni Mubarak from his 30-year presidency began. Prosecutors allege that the multi-billion dollar deal was a "squandering of state resources: Observers have view
des face the death penalty if convicted of ordering troops to fire on the protestors. More than 800 Egyptians died during 18 days of unrest. After Mubarak himself, Al-Adly was the main focus of protestors' angst during the weeks of unrest. As interior minister, he was responsible for the security forc
NEW FROM THE MEDIA LINE EGYPTIAN POLL'S MIXED RESULTS: DEMOCRACY + RELIGIOUS LAW; ANTI-US SENTIMENT More Video More Audio Could Mutiny Infect Syrian Army? Polluted Rivers Flow Through No Unilateral Declaration but September Statehood Israel Expects Goldstone Report Withdrawn http://www.themedi
s for exporting Iran's essentially Shiite revolution have run into the complications of the Arab Spring. Emboldened by the fall of the pro-American Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, Tehran has subsequently watched with disquiet the isolation of Syria's Bashar al-Assad and the potential loss of llamas, not to mention t
erprises remain untouched. This economic empire situates Egypt in neither a socialist economy nor a neo-liberal one: it is an "ambivalent market." Mubarak's regime purposely created ambiguity in the country's economy. On the one hand, it attempted to abide by the 1992 agreement with its creditors to l
ant us to do more," he says emphatically. "I think we need to...shake the system...We need to help the opposition more"—and in particular the Free Syrian Army, which is now fighting a civil war against the far- better-armed forces loyal to Assad. When I ask if he thinks a "coalition of the willing" could a
acked the military commission for being behind his black ball. He'll be trouble for whomever gets the presidential post. Enter Amr Moussa, former Mubarak foreign minister and Secretary General of the Arab League. The cigar- smoking Moussa is one of the best known Egyptians on the international scene.
fled Tunisia, he and his family were welcomed in Saudi Arabia. Then, Riyadh worked EFTA_R1_02205167 EFTA02721247 to prevent the toppling of the Hosni Mubarak regime, its ally in Egypt, but to no avail. It did, however, manage to help put down the Shia uprising against the Sunni government in neighboring
an regime openly; since then, Saudi Arabia has been actively supporting the Syrian opposition, including by advocating that the world arm the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the main opposition military force. At first, Turkey attempted to convince Assad to reform. Last summer, believing those efforts were at a
countries like Egypt and Libya, there were growing disputes about political succession prior to the outbreak of protests. Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's efforts to install his son Gamal as his heir apparent aroused significant opposition from different quarters in the Egyptian power structure, esp
eak of protests. Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's efforts to install his son Gamal as his heir a
the future stability and territorial integrity of Syria. EFTA00713329 With its long-standing support to the Syrian National Council and the Free Syrian Army, Ankara hopes to have gained the leverage to influence the behavior of the future leadership in the post-Assad era. But now harder choices await Tu
Entities connected to both Hosni Mubarak and Syrian Army

Barack Obama
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Bashar al-Assad
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Cairo
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George W. Bush
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Lebanon
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United States
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Bill Clinton
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Yemen
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Tunisia
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Tehran
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Damascus
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Saddam Hussein
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Middle East
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Hillary Clinton
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Marc Rich
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Jerusalem
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Bahrain
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West Bank
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