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Iraq demonstration

Endless Arab Spring?

Arzu Abbasova, BA International Relations Again, we are faced with a scenario akin to the Arab Spring almost 8 years later but with the new youth. Recently, the Middle East has been convulsed by growing protests in several countries, namely Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq. In Egypt, protests erupted in response

Ex-Foreign Office official calls for pressure on Israel-Palestine solution

Ex-Foreign Office official calls for pressure on Israel-Palestine solution

Mel Plant, BA Arabic and Turkish “I believe firmly in the two-state solution,” began Sir Vincent Fean, ex-Consul General to Jerusalem, although, he continued, it “is in very severe danger of disappearing before our eyes.” The London Middle East Institute holds talks every Tuesday evening that seem to attract people

Sisi elected in landslide win

Sisi elected in landslide win

Tom King, BA Politics Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has secured at least 96% of the vote in Egypt’s presidential election, according to state media. Sisi, a former military officer, played a leading role in the ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood’s President Morsi last year. He faced just one other