Diaa Rashwan
Diaa Rashwan
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The timing of the release is important, and bewildering. Is this a message to the outside world or to the Muslim Brothers? I'm not sure.
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These attacks are stinging evidence of the failure of Egypt's security policies.
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The result of 23 percent was a good step, considering only three of the candidates offered to voters were serious and the election campaign was very short.
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Everything in the next year will depend on what happens in the next few months. It's a critical moment.
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There's nothing in common between these two guys. They were two different people from different places with a different history. I have my doubts about whether the two guys are really with the same organization.
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Here in Egypt, his name doesn't represent anything for us.
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Everywhere you look on the map of the Middle East, you see trouble and no real solutions. Go in any direction. It's not an encouraging picture.
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They did not want to create a direct confrontation with the regime while also maintaining relations with the opposition.
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The most important thing for them is to go to the polling stations to test their real power and to train their members in preparation for the parliamentary elections (later this year).
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He is asserting his presence. He is keen to show that he is aware of what's going on in the world. He is well informed so he is not isolated or hiding in some crack underground.
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The campaign is trying to erase the president's history and to show us a new president, when it comes to his look, his rhetoric and the team working with him.
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In Cairo, for example, voter turnout does not usually exceed nine per cent.