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afis—subscribers to an extension of Wahabbism— have become increasingly influential among Egypt's poorest (approximately 30 percent of population). Amr Moussa, who appears to be a front-runner in the presidential campaign, may be facing some difficulties. During rallies in rural areas, people have probed M
a, who appears to be a front-runner in the presidential campaign, may be facing some difficulties. During rallies in rural areas, people have probed Moussa on his loyalty to President Mubarak during his tenure as Foreign Minister. Activists have also pointed out that Moussa's rallies are well-attended b
ts, demonstrators marched on the streets of the city calling for the downfall of President Assad's regime. Tensions also remain high in the city of Daraa as the military siege continues. On Sunday morning, Syrian security forces, with reinforcements, managed to reach the old quarter of the city and oc
ave to make peace with 85 million Egyptians. The days in which one phone call by Israel to Mubarak could shut down any crisis in relations are over. Amr Moussa, the outgoing head of the Arab League and the front- runner in polls to succeed Mubarak as president when Egypt holds elections in November, just mad
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024959 →eed Mubarak as president when Egypt holds elections in November, just made that clear in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Regarding Israel, Moussa said: “Mubarak had a certain policy. It was his own policy, and I don’t think we have to follow this. We want to be a friend of Israel, but it has to
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024959 →--- Article 2. Le Monde diplomatique Is This the End of the Assad Dynasty? Patrick Seale 2011-05-06 -- The disturbances started in mid-March in Daraa, a southern city on the border with Jordan, when a dozen children were manhandled, arrested and carried off to Damascus for scribbling hostile graffi
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024962 →e an obstacle to their ambitions. But nature abhors a vacuum, and what will come will be unpredictable, at best. The protests started in mid-March in Daraa, in southern Syria, a city that has suffered from drought and neglect by the government in Damascus. The heavy hand of the ruling Baath party was par
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030031 →es or gathering signatures (30,000) from eligible voters. Already some candidates have announced they will run. Most prominent include the following: Amr Moussa, the former foreign minister and current secretary-general of the Arab League. While popular for his Arab nationalist stances, he will have to overco
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030048 →ian and an effective campaigner, and admired for his uncompromising opposition to Mubarak, Nour nonetheless enjoys less of a national reputation than Moussa and ElBaradei. And there is Hamdeen Sabahi, the founder of the Karama Party, a breakaway from the Nasserist Party that has long sought official HOUSE
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030049 →Entities connected to both Amr Moussa and Daraa

Hosni Mubarak
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Bashar al-Assad
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Yemen
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Barack Obama
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Bahrain
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George W. Bush
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United States
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Morocco
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Lebanon
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Cairo
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Tehran
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Tunisia
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Damascus
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European Parliament
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Mahmoud Abbas
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Bill Clinton
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Kuwait
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