Posted on Wed, January 16, 2013 at 18:08 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Malian President Addresses Diplomatic Corps on Northern Mali

Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure followed his annual formal New Year,s greeting to the diplomatic corps with a lengthy private discourse on the problems he is facing in the north of Mali… Continue reading

Topics: Maghreb • Mali • Security and Defense • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 16, 2013 at 17:33 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Mali Government Released “Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb” Detainees

Malian newspaper l’Independant carried a front page news story stating that Mali’s Government released four AQIM detainees… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • France • Maghreb • Mali • Security and Defense • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 16, 2013 at 17:08 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Malian Security Service Arrests Cheibani Ould Hama

Cheibani has been accused of various kidnappings and terrorist killings… Continue reading

Topics: Maghreb • Mali • Saudi Arabia • Security and Defense • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, June 24, 2012 at 16:29 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: El Baradei Returns to Cairo

More than 1,000 supporters converged on Cairo International airport to greet Mohamed ElBaradei… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egypt • Politics • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, June 23, 2012 at 21:26 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Illegal Adoptions in Egypt

This is clearly a human rights case that affects Copts in Egypt. Sharia does not allow for adoption but this cannot apply to Christians… Continue reading

Topics: Copts • Egypt • Sharia Law • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, June 23, 2012 at 20:28 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: New Round of Muslim Brothers Arrests

The deputy leader of Egypt’s largest opposition movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, was detained by security forces… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • Religion • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, June 23, 2012 at 19:17 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Egyptians Miffed Over Continuing Algerian Antagonism

Egyptian and foreign observers alike marveled at a level of nationalist fervor and mass mobilization rarely seen before… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Culture • Diplomacy • Egypt • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, June 23, 2012 at 17:44 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: NDP Member Receives Warning for Meeting with Israeli Ambassador

The Press Syndicate issued a warning to a NDP member for violating its ban on contact with Israelis by meeting September 14 with the Israeli Ambassador in her office… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Egypt • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, March 3, 2012 at 22:54 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Role in Abdulmalek Rigi Capture Suspected

Was Rigi captured by the Iranians in Afghanistan with crucial direct or indirect U.S. help… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, March 3, 2012 at 22:44 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Overview of 22 Bahman Protests Outside Tehran

The following provides an overview of February 11/22 Bahman opposition protests and official activities in several provincial Iranian cities… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, March 3, 2012 at 22:40 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Grand Ayatollah to Khameini: “Free Prisoners, Make Clear Break with ‘Fanatics'”

Ardebili reportedly scolded Khameini for being out of touch with the people… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, March 3, 2012 at 22:30 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: “Iran Can’t Go On Like This”

Most Baku Iran watcher contacts predict massive demonstrations in Tehran, and significant protests in Tabriz, Mashad, Isfahan, and some smaller cities… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, March 3, 2012 at 22:25 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Revolutionary Guard Chief of Staff Jafari slapped Ahmadinejad in the face

According to an Iranian opposition journalist and former political prisoner… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, March 3, 2012 at 22:13 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Child Malnutrition, Drug Use, Drug Labs, Afflict Urban Poor in Iran

Baku Iran Watcher met with a two Iranian NGO leaders who focus on children’s rights and drug addiction problems in poor areas on Tehran and other cities… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, February 28, 2012 at 22:16 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Iranian Exporter Discusses Regime Pressures, Smuggling Routes, and Iran Narcotics Problem

Iranian manufacturer and exporter said that he and other export/importers utilizing the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran route and reverse are occasionally approached by known regime insiders or representatives of Iranian security for “help” in bringing in mis-labeled shipments into and out of Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Azerbaijan • Iran • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, February 28, 2012 at 21:45 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Iran’s Money Launderers, Sanctions-Busters, and Revolutionary Guard Money Makers

According to widespread rumor, many Iranians in Baku are involved full- or part-time in Iranian regime-related profit making, sanctions-busting, money laundering, and similar activities… Continue reading

Topics: Azerbaijan • Economy • Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, February 25, 2012 at 16:51 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Israel Cannot Accept Nuclear Iran

Labor MK Ephraim Sneh sees military action against Iran’s nuclear program as only a last resort… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Israel • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, February 25, 2012 at 16:18 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Israeli Intentions Regarding the Iranian Nuclear Program

Israel sees Iran as the primary threat to its security and sees the enrichment cycle as the “point of no return” for Tehran’s nuclear weapons program… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Israel • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, December 19, 2011 at 18:58 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: China’s approach to Iran’s nuclear (weapons) program triggers concerns

China opposes expanded sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program according to leaked wikileaks cables… Continue reading

Topics: China • Iran • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, December 8, 2011 at 19:46 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: The Right of Return: What it Means in Jordan

The right of return for Palestinians is one of the issues at the heart of the debate… Continue reading

Topics: Jordan • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 03:21 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Syria Denies Supplying Ballistic Missiles to Hizballah

Syrian Vice FM Miqdad flatly denying any Syrian role in the supply of weapons to Hizballah… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Hezbollah • Lebanon • Security and Defense • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 03:20 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Syria’s Proxy War in Iraq

The Islamists in Seidnaya responsible for the riots were part of a cadre of inmates sent to Iraq sometime after 2003 to fight with the insurgency… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Iraq • Security and Defense • Syria • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 03:19 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Syria Defends “Peaceful Objectives” against Israeli “Threats”

Syrian FM Muallim separately briefed Arab and European ambassadors on… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Security and Defense • Syria • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, November 27, 2011 at 01:52 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Outreach to Egyptian Democracy and Human Rights Activists

The US embassy in Cairo continues to actively support and promote democracy and human rights… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Human Rights • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, November 26, 2011 at 22:53 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: frustration over the bread crisis, rising food prices and corruption leads to social unrest in Egypt

Rising global food prices are hitting Egypt’s poor hard and are the major contributor to… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Egypt • WikiLeaks