Posted on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 18:35 pm CEST
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Watching the new state of South Sudan fall into chaos

The worst problem South Sudan faces is tribalism, despite the unity that was cultivated among South Sudanese rebels during decades of resistance to Khartoum’s aggressive campaigns of Islamization… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Economy • Energy • Politics • South Sudan 
Posted on Sat, February 18, 2012 at 22:51 pm CET
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From Al-Masry Al-Youm: South Sudan FM: relations with Israel no threat to Cairo

South Sudan’s friendly relationship with Israel will not pose any threat to Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Egypt • Israel • Politics • South Sudan 
Posted on Tue, January 3, 2012 at 22:02 pm CET
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South Sudan, Israel’s New Ally

It’s not every day that the leader of a brand-new country makes his maiden foreign voyage to Jerusalem… Continue reading

Topics: Christianity • History • Israel • Jihadism • Slavery in Islam • South Sudan • Sudan 
Posted on Wed, November 2, 2011 at 20:34 pm CET
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Sudan in Crisis

Three months after the birth of South Sudan, how is the northern neighbor of the world’s newest nation faring… Continue reading

Topics: Christianity • Global Islam • Sharia Law • South Sudan • Sudan 
Posted on Tue, September 27, 2011 at 15:21 pm CEST
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FM Ali Ahmed Karti Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

Sudan accepted the choice of separation, not because it did not want unity, but because it wanted sustainable peace and stability… Continue reading

Topics: Sudan • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, September 27, 2011 at 14:52 pm CEST
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Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The UAE has played a vital role in international efforts aiming at protecting the people of Libya… Continue reading

Topics: United Arab Emirates • United Nations 
Posted on Sun, September 25, 2011 at 02:42 am CEST
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FM Mohamed Kamel Ali Amr Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

It has become totally absurd to carry on talking about a peace process while Israel continues… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, September 24, 2011 at 20:14 pm CEST
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President Salva Kiir Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

We urge the Government of Sudan to seek a peaceful resolution to these conflicts… Continue reading

Topics: South Sudan • United Nations 
Posted on Mon, September 5, 2011 at 23:37 pm CEST
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Israel’s Strategic Situation: Plenty to Worry About But Little to Fear

Since much of what I write about regional politics seems pessimistic… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Security and Defense • The Middle East 
Posted on Tue, July 19, 2011 at 23:30 pm CEST
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Sudan’s “Two-State Solution”

Good news from the Middle East is that rarest of all things… Continue reading

Topics: South Sudan • Sudan 
Posted on Mon, January 17, 2011 at 00:57 am CET
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Concerns in Iran over South Sudan Referendum

This week, Iran’s conservative press expressed dissatisfaction with and concern over the referendum held in Sudan, in which the African residents of southern Sudan will decide if they… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Sudan