Articles tagged with: february
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Thursday, 26 Jan, 2012
After months of reneged promises and prevarication, President Ali Abdullah Saleh has finally transferred his powers to his deputy and jetted off into exile, reportedly in Oman. He has left behind a state beset by countless challenges—political, economic, military, developmental—each sufficient to bring about Yemen’s collapse. Given Yemen’s strategic location at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula and the gateway between the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, the stakes could hardl...
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Tuesday, 13 Dec, 2011
Hisham Bastawisy is a well-respected and eminent judge, formerly in charge of the Egyptian Cassation Court, a branch of the judiciary with the responsibility of monitoring and managing the country's parliamentary and presidential elections. With a reputation for honesty cultivated over a long career he is among the front-runners to have put his name forward for the prospective presidential elections and—since making a name for himself exposing corruption in the Mubarak era—claims a healt...
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