dictatorship
Ebadi urges weakening Iran rulers on revolution anniversary
Middle East
February 8, 2019
Ebadi urges weakening Iran rulers on revolution anniversary
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi said she first had doubts about the 1979 Islamic Revolution…
Trump: US patience with the North Korean regime ‘is over’
World
July 1, 2017
Trump: US patience with the North Korean regime ‘is over’
President Donald Trump, speaking alongside South Korean President Moon Jae-in, declared Friday US patience with the North Korean regime “is…
Presidential term will not exceed eight years for any ruler: Sisi to FOX TV
Egypt
April 6, 2017
Presidential term will not exceed eight years for any ruler: Sisi to FOX TV
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi asserted on Thursday that he will only run for the upcoming presidential election in 2018 if…
My friend the great thinker pines for dictatorship
Opinion
November 8, 2015
My friend the great thinker pines for dictatorship
After the first round of the parliamentary elections I asked my friend, who is usually referred to in the press…
Shafiq campaign official: Election of Morsy reversion to dictatorship
Egypt
May 30, 2012
Shafiq campaign official: Election of Morsy reversion to dictatorship
The election of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy would be a reversion to dictatorship, Ahmed Shafiq’s campaign coordinator said, according…
Q&A Noam Chomsky: Dictatorships, US relations & state propaganda
Egypt
December 28, 2011
Q&A Noam Chomsky: Dictatorships, US relations & state propaganda
A darling of the left, Noam Chomsky is well-known for his articulate criticisms of US foreign policy. The American intellectual…
Egyptians find their voice after years of repression
Egypt
April 27, 2011
Egyptians find their voice after years of repression
For decades, authoritarian rule and police brutality ensured the only voice heard from Egypt was that of its leaders. Since…
What Tunisia proved and disproved
Opinion
January 19, 2011
What Tunisia proved and disproved
The Tunisian uprising raises so many questions that it is difficult to focus on only one or two, but one…
Ben Ali: A tale of a bygone dictator
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Ben Ali: A tale of a bygone dictator
Perhaps if the circumstances were different, Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali, 74, would have been delighted to hear that his name had…
ElBaradei: Egypt’s elite favors status quo
Egypt
November 1, 2010
ElBaradei: Egypt’s elite favors status quo
Former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei blasted Egypt's “authoritarian” government and insisted political change was coming.“The more unpopular this regime…