Vladimir Ahmedov
Egypt: dealing with opposition by force isn’t a wise choice.
    Egypt is going through a very dangerous period now. The most dangerous aspect of which is  that current regime choose to deal with the opposition  only by force and has closed all the doors for political dialog.
    The governing military’s logic perceives ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
The backside of Egypt-Hezbollah honeymoon.
    The surprising improvement of Egypt-Hezbollah relations that has began since early 2011 when one of the prominent Hezbollah operatives Sami Shehab miraculously escaped the Egyptian prisons, has got new impulses in our days. There are many reasons why Egyptian authorities prefer to ( Read more... )

      According to Az-Zaman (Iraq) newspaper the leader of the Salafi An-Nour Party (Y.Makhyoun), has rejected the accusations against his movement’s support the election of A.F. es-Sisi as president.
      Meanwhile he stressed that his Party acted voluntary (no KSA at all? - A.V.), and considered es-Sisi the “best man to lead the coming stage.”
  ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
Arabian tales and other amazing stories     Many people in one Arab or non Arab country (who cares?) are embarrassed when they hear and read in local media about the miracles that their regime has accomplished on the local and international level.
      What’s really happening and why?
      No doubt Arab Spring strongly affected ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
The military takeover in Egypt in
view of 35-th anniversary of Camp David.     The military takeover in Egypt that took place on June 30 was thought (by some local man in military uniform and their overseas colleges) as a first step to end Egypt’s external dependence to restore its endogen nationalistic role in Arab solidarity to ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
Mohammed Morsi is back?     Some well informed Arabic sources claim that USA and EU are working now on a plan to get back ousted Egyptian president M. Morsi at his post. If M. Morsi be back it would be for a time being and wouldn’t mean continuing of his presidential term.
      According to some leaked details of that plan, after ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
Unfortunate in Egypt?The eradication of the oldest and biggest party (religious) in Egypt - M.B. and stealing power from it may have the same consequences like an attempt to eradicate the Ba’th Party in Iraq and Syria after the collapse of ruling regimes. Unlike Ba’th Party in Iraq and Syria Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has got ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
Mideast changes smell
(hummus and chicken)     There is feeling that something has been changing in the Middle East with unknown consequences for this entire region. I really don't know did Mr. B. Obama understand what he had done when he “lost” revolutionary Egypt. Simultaneously he managed to ruin all 11 years efforts by R.T. ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
The “Arab Spring” is a fear of change.
      After Egyptian military committed a coup in Egypt and ousted M. Morsi Gulf countries started pumping money (billions of dollars) to Egypt. Of cause they are not democrats, but they are not idiots as well to invest such a big money in situation like this.
      It was obviously that Gulf ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
The "Arab Spring" and political Islam.     The "Arab Spring" has become a serious challenge for the various groups of political Islam in the Arab countries of the Middle East. This was determined by two important factors.
      First of all, "Arab Spring" marked in practice return policy in the broad masses of the population of ( Read more... )