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Islamist allies such as Turkey and Qatar would provide badly needed aid and help bolster its legitimacy. But after the Egyptian coup this summer, Cairo has openly said it is cracking down not only on the Brotherhood, but Hamas as well. In addition to destroying tunnels, Egypt has also severely lim

"heroic flexibility." And while the outcome of the election was greeted with joyous celebrations in the streets, Rouhani has powerful enemies, the Revolutionary Guard among them, who have made no secret of their hope that he will fail. He has to deliver results reasonably soon, or he will be ousted. His first st

this week and thousands of opposition figures, protesters and activists already in prison." The group said Abdel-Razek "was arrested at his home in Cairo on Thursday evening, four days after the arrest of the group's office manager, Mohamed Basheer, and a day after that of its criminal justice directo

the Mideast in the waning days of the Trump administration." The AP says Dehghan "struck a hard-line tone familiar to those in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force he long served in," and "warned against any American military escalation in Trump's final weeks in office. `A limited, tactical conflict ca

this week and thousands of opposition figures, protesters and activists already in prison." The group said Abdel-Razek "was arrested at his home in Cairo on Thursday evening, four days after the arrest of the group's office manager, Mohamed Basheer, and a day after that of its criminal justice direct

the Mideast in the waning days of the Trump administration." The AP says Dehghan "struck a hard-line tone familiar to those in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force he long served in," and "warned against any American military escalation in Trump's final weeks in office. 'A limited, tactical conflict ca

could have been avoided had the Bush administration, in honoring its "Freedom Doctrine," engineered Mubarak's smooth departure several years before Cairo exploded. Obama inherited a dysfunctional relationship with Egypt from his predecessor. This is not to excuse the administration's faltering and so

wn the al Qaeda-linked groups. U.S. relations with traditional allies in the Gulf, Jordan, Israel and Egypt were very good. Iran was contained, its Revolutionary Guard forces at home. Today, terrorism has metastasized in Syria and Iraq, Jordan is at risk, the humanitarian toll is staggering, terrorist groups are g

reatened demonstrations. The announcement that Mr. Mubarak would be put on trial came May 24, three days ahead of a planned opposition gathering in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Three of Mr. Mubarak's former ministers have already been convicted of crimes, and other trials are moving forward quickly. There

d a fatter envelope to the mullah concerned. The military are also ranged against Ahmadinejad. Once regarded as Ahmadinejad's principal supporters, Revolutionary Guard generals are appearing on TV to denounce the president's "deviant tendency." Even on minor issues, Khamenei is advertising his authority. Last wee

reatened demonstrations. The announcement that Mr. Mubarak would be put on trial came May 24, three days ahead of a planned opposition gathering in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Three of Mr. Mubarak's former ministers have already been convicted of crimes, and other trials are moving forward quickly. There

d a fatter envelope to the mullah concerned. The military are also ranged against Ahmadinejad. Once regarded as Ahmadinejad's principal supporters, Revolutionary Guard generals are appearing on TV to denounce the president's "deviant tendency." Even on minor issues, Khamenei is advertising his authority. Last wee

reatened demonstrations. The announcement that Mr. Mubarak would be put on trial came May 24, three days ahead of a planned opposition gathering in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Three of Mr. Mubarak's former ministers have already been convicted of crimes, and other trials are moving forward quickly. There

d a fatter envelope to the mullah concerned. The military are also ranged against Ahmadinejad. Once regarded as Ahmadinejad's principal supporters, Revolutionary Guard generals are appearing on TV to denounce the president's "deviant tendency." Even on minor issues, Khamenei is advertising his authority. Last wee

on to give up on the Arab Spring Juan Cole 28 June -- Three and a half years ago, the world was riveted by massive crowds of youths mobilizing in Cairo's Tahrir Square to demand an end to Egypt's dreary police state. We watched transfixed as a movement first ignited in Tunisia spread from one part

er is quietly moving to ensure that Iran doubles down on its current course. Recent press releases by the Fars News Agency, affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard, have played up the Shiite religious obligation to fight in Iraq and shown video of what appears to be a recruitment drive. Meanwhile, Ithamenei's

s Islamist allies such as Turkey and Qatar would provide badly needed aid and help bolster its legitimacy. But after the Egyptian coup this summer, Cairo has openly said it is cracking down not only on the Brotherhood, but Hamas as well. In addition to destroying tunnels, Egypt has also severely lim

"heroic flexibility." And while the outcome of the election was greeted with joyous celebrations in the streets, Rouhani has powerful enemies, the Revolutionary Guard among them, who EFTA_R1_02206869 EFTA02722173 have made no secret of their hope that he will fail. He has to deliver results reasonably soon, or

this week and thousands of opposition figures, protesters and activists already in prison." The group said Abdel-Razek "was arrested at his home in Cairo on Thursday evening, four days after the arrest of the group's office manager, Mohamed Basheer, and a day after that of its criminal justice direct

the Mideast in the waning days of the Trump administration." The AP says Dehghan "struck a hard-line tone familiar to those in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force he long served in," and "warned against any American military escalation in Trump's final weeks in office. tA limited, tactical conflict ca