穆斯林兄弟会（以下简称“穆兄会”）是埃及国内最大的反对派，因此，穆兄会所组建的“自由与正义党”获得议会选举将近一半的票数，也就不足为奇了。其竞选口号是禁酒、性别隔离、呼吁修正同以色列签订的和平条约。该伊斯兰政党尚未上台，已有大堆紧迫的问题在等着：审判其境内43名为人权和政治性非政府组织工作的员工，其中包括19名美国人，他们被控未经官方许可而接受外国援助；处理因此而导致的紧张的美埃关系；以及控制骚乱、暴力、以及要求过渡军政府下台，移交权力给民选政府的浪潮。经济学家穆罕默德•艾•塔罕（Mohamed El Dahshan）认为：“自由与正义党”必须确保同极端主义组织或同温和派组织的联盟，...
开罗：街头抗议活动持续升温，即将进行的对非政府组织员工的审判致使美埃关系恶化，种种迹象表明美国可能会重新考虑对埃及军政府13亿美元的援助，在此情形下，埃及新议会宣告组成。由于政变上台的军政府及其继任者过渡政府严重管理失当，埃及经济饱受摧残，穆兄会将着手改善经济，因此，有必要解读穆兄会的经济政策。
在2012年1月的埃及议会选举中，穆兄会所组建的自由与正义党赢得47%的席位，而这个有望问鼎国家权力的政党所关心的主要集中在次要议题上面——着装限制、禁酒、性别隔离,，...
Attendees to the 20th Summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, held in Phnom Penh, could not miss the warm welcome for another visitor – billboards and flags honoring Chinese President Hu Jintao. The visit was no coincidence, argues journalist Sebastian Strangio, based in Phnom Penh. A...
Balance and power: Chinese President Hu Jintao with host Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (top); construction site of Chinese Stung Tatai Hydropower Dam project
PHNOM PENH: As delegates touched down in Cambodia’s capital for the 20th Summit of the...
Foreign fighters have converged on Syria, especially Aleppo, and reporters describe the many languages and goals on the war’s frontlines for Spiegel: “Aleppo, the destroyed, divided city, has become a symbol for the horrors of the air war that the Syrian regime and its allies are waging against the...
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North Korea launched yet another missile into the Sea of Japan, demonstrating new strides in range and capability with solid fuel. The US ambassador to the United Nations issued a statement calling the launches “unacceptable” and that the time had come to hold North Korea and “its enablers”...
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The world closely followed the 2016 US presidential campaign, and will continue to do so with multiple investigations into reports of Russian interference during the election. Robert Mueller, former director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, has been nominated as special counselor with...
Small rural villages around the world are less isolated, and encroaching modern ways of life divide their people about how quickly to accept another language, women’s rights and family planning, schools and new curricula, or specialized businesses and consumerism. Pumza Fihlani of BBC News write...
Global challenges – including North Korea’s nuclear ambitions or climate change – require global leadership and partners. US citizens express less confidence in their government to lead global partnerships, with near 70 percent suggesting that the country is less respected by others, according to...
Plunging influence, rising anger: US President Donald Trump has succeeded in alienating many citizens of the world, but remains a favorite of the Israelis.
WASHINGTON: As the Trump administration embarks on a new course in foreign policy within its...
