| VanDyke, ‘Arab Spring freedom fighter,’ planning trip to Syria Baltimore Sun (blog) The regime says the dead were terrorists. Estimates of total deaths during the 17-month uprising range to more than 25,000. VanDyke, who describes himself on his web page as an Arab Spring Freedom Fighter, told CTV he is not going to Syria to fight … |
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| BP’s UAE rebuff shows British lustre faded in the Gulf Reuters Perceived BP haughtiness, anger over the West’s support for the Arab Spring and a growing sense that the UAE’s future lies in stronger ties with Asia, may have all driven the decision to block the oil major from bidding to run its biggest onshore oil … |
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| Atrocity in Syria and the Globalization of Callous Disregard New America Media Yet as the “Arab Spring” continues to blossom amid the blood of the innocent, the prevailing attitude around the world remains that of wait and see. Most egregious is the response from Tehran, whose recent delegates to Damascus were all smiles as they … |
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| Nearly 50 U.S. Companies to Visit Egypt in Show of Economic Support NASDAQ … from nearly 50 major U.S. companies will head to Egypt next week in a show of commitment to the economy’s long-term stability, as part of a White House effort to support the country’s democratic transition in the wake of last year’s Arab Spring … |
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| Swipe Films boards Winter Of Discontent Screen International “The world premiere of the film at Venice provides the perfect forum for audiences to see a fresh take on the events of the Arab Spring,” Mannion commented. “Winter of Discontent is a powerful movie that will resonate with all independent film lovers … |
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| Islamist economic strategies and policies Ahram Online More surprisingly, until now the economic policies followed by Islamists in power have not departed in any significant way from those that prevailed under the authoritarian regimes toppled by the Arab Spring. Consequently, many must be wondering … |
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| Mission impossible for Turkey? Hurriyet Daily News When the first indications of another wave of the Arab Spring began to appear in Syria, Turkey was quick to cool down Western excitement over the possibility of intervening there in order to speed up the results of the revolution through military means … |
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