Par Youssef El-Chazli – 23 novembre 2011
"Martyr en attente". Photo par Youssef El-Chazli.
La deuxième vague de la Révolution égyptienne se déroule actuellement dans tout le pays. Elle est la conséquence de plusieurs processus en cours depuis janvier 2011. Il ne sert à rien d’essayer de trouver la cause ou les origines des « incidents » actuels, de ce qui a causé le basculement. L’événement en cours se suffit en lui-même à expliquer et mettre en relief ses enjeux. Continue reading
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Commentary by Bart Hesseling – 21 November 2011
Sheikh Hamad, right, and Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani at the Arab League summit, Damascus, March 2008 (© Hussein Malla/AP Images)
The incredible diplomatic activity of the tiny peninsula nation of Qatar heralds a major shift of power, as the old power brokers in the Middle East are either embroiled in revolutionary fervour or too nervous about upsetting the regional system, fragile as it is. Qatar has no such qualms and has thrown its full weight behind the forces of change. On the diplomatic front, after having pushed the Arab states into an unprecedented UN-backed coalition with NATO that proved crucial in ousting Qaddafi, Qatar is now spearheading the Arab League’s moves to put maximum pressure on the regime in Syria. Continue reading
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Commentary by Tamer Mallat – 14 November 2011
Burhan Ghalioun's Address to the Nation, November 2nd 2011
It’s been eight months now since the start of the Revolution in Syria, and much has yet to be done. Lousy diplomacy and trivial politics have so far cost thousands of people their lives, not to mention the tens of thousands currently locked up in the despicable jails of Bashar. Yet, there is hope. The final formation of the Syrian National Council last month was crucial for the survival of Syria’s battered revolutionaries. With no resources at its disposal, and skepticism haunting its every move, the SNC has defiantly, albeit slowly, been able to muster up support for its quest to dislodge Bashar al-Assad’s regime from power and pave the way for democracy in a country that has known darkness for over forty years. Just last Friday, the Arab League made some headway by threatening to suspend Syria’s membership if the regime does not halt its ruthless repression. The suspension of the regime’s membership would no doubt represent a game changer for the seemingly endless Syrian Revolution. Continue reading
Filed under Arab Spring, English, Lebanon & Syria
Par David Apelbaum – 10 novembre 2011
Moncef Marzouki. Source: http://www.letemps.ch
Au lendemain des élections de l’Assemblée Constituante tunisienne, l’omniprésence médiatique du parti islamiste Ennahda – certes justifiée par sa victoire incontestable, avec 91 sièges sur les 217 que comptera la future assemblée[1] – a laissé dans l’ombre un important acteur de ces élections : Moncef Marzouki, président du Congrès pour la République, formation arrivée seconde avec 30 sièges. Fort de cette seconde place, de plus de trente ans d’opposition, d’un exil prolongé, et de son indéniable charisme tribunicien, Marzouki est assurément l’un des hommes forts de la future Constituante – et, depuis sa déclaration de candidature le 17 janvier 2011, un prétendant sérieux au poste de Président de la République. Continue reading
Filed under Arab Spring, Français, Tunisia
Interview – 9 November 2011
Source: Associated Press/ Amr Nabil
This is the second part of an interview conducted by Shereen Dbouk with Anthony Shadid in Beirut, on the 2nd of November, 2011. Click here for the first part of the interview. Continue reading
Filed under Arab Spring, English, Foreign Policy & IR, Interview, Lebanon & Syria, Libya, Palestine & Israel
Interview – 7 November 2011
Anthony Shadid
Anthony Shadid is the Beirut bureau chief for The New York Times. Before joining the Times, Mr. Shadid served as the Baghdad bureau chief of The Washington Post. Over a fifteen-year career, he has reported from most countries in the Middle East and broader Arab world. Anthony Shadid was awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice, in 2004 and 2010, for his coverage of the war in Iraq. In 2007, he was a finalist for the same prize for his coverage in Lebanon. Anthony Shadid is also the author of two books, “Legacy of the Prophet: Despots, Democrats and the New Politics of Islam,” (2000) and “Night Draws Near: Iraq’s People in the Shadow of America’s War” (2005). This interview was conducted by Shereen Dbouk in Beirut on the 2nd of November, 2011. Continue reading
Filed under Arab Spring, English, Foreign Policy & IR, Gulf states, Interview, Turkey
Commentary by Hasan Alhasan – 1 November 2011
Bahrain's Crown Prince. Source: bloomberg.com
The decades long adage of “no representation without taxation” that seemed to underpin the way governments have interacted with their citizens in the Gulf region soon may no longer be valid in the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain. In August, the government announced it was studying the highly unpopular option of introducing a corporate tax on companies, a valued-added tax on products and a cut in public subsidizations of consumer goods to cover the growing budget deficit. The country’s Crown Prince Shaikh Salman Al-Khalifa – a modernizing figure within the country’s ruling family – is intent on decreasing Bahrain’s economic dependence on oil and thus on Saudi Arabia. It is estimated that in 2010 oil revenues coming in from the shared Saudi oil field of Abu Safah as subsidy represented up to 67% of Bahrain’s budget revenue. Continue reading
Filed under Arab Spring, Bahrain, English, Gulf states
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