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Toshka Project or from the ‘Fourth Pyramid’ to an incomplete cathedral…
A fragile equilibrium of seasonal floods and silt was at the basis of the ancient Egyptian agriculture. Such…
The Egyptian threat environment and the Suez Canal
The demonstrations in Tahrir Square after the ousting of Mohammad Morsi have evolved into the creation of numerous…
The meaning of last Turkish local elections from two Turkish perspectives
Last Turkish local elections of 30th March ended up with a renewed victory for the AKP party which gained around…
Egypt, Turkey and Iran: exchanging roles in a tumultuous Middle East
After less than a year of exceptional Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement, the events of June 30, 2013 ruptured this…
Social media ban in Turkey: what does it change in terms of the country’s…
More or less a week before Turkish local elections, Prime Minister Rayed Erdoğan decided to put a ban on Twitter…
Growing rivalry for the Arab Gulf leadership
Two weeks ago Saudi Arabia, The Emirates Arab United and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar after Doha’s…
Tourism and Egypt. Reflections on the future of the country through one of its…
On 28 February 2014, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a communication discouraging visits to the…
The role of China in Syria crisis
United States and Russia are not the only players in the Syrian crisis. In fact, a prominent role is played by…
The Geneva II Talks and the Syrian civil war assessing the EU common foreign…
The Geneva II talks, aimed at implementing the homonymous Communiqué, have recently finished without either a…
A possible agreement on the Mavi Marmara affair: a revival of Turkish-Israeli…
On February, 9th Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkey’s Foreign Minister, referred in an interview to a Turkish television…