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Once out of the building docks, every one of a fleet of 25 Q-Max huge LNG-carriers commissioned by Qatar will enable the transit of 150 million cu m of natural gas per trip, giving a boost to the country's LNG expansion. No doubt, since Qatar's ambitions are backed by the US Exxon Mobil, the capacities will serve to erode Russia's status of the biggest natural gas supplier to Europe. There is a feeling that the Washington neocons who, at best, see Russia as a US vassal in a coming confrontation with China, hope to use the capabilities to coerce Russia into a complete refusal from any independent foreign policies...
Vadim VIKHROV | 15.04.2012 |
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The Copts are the descendants of ancient Egyptians and direct heirs to the culture of Egyptian pharaohs. Today they account for about 9% of the country’s population. The exact number is unknown. Supposedly it’s about 6 million... The Copts have always distinguished themselves by remaining faithful to Christianity no matter under the tough pressure from the Muslim environment... What kind of relationship the Copts and new Egyptian government will have now after the Shenouda III’s demise? It’s not quite and peaceful life for the multimillion Coptic community of Egypt, I’m afraid...
Vladislav GULEVICH | 23.03.2012 |
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The success of the parties representing political Islam in the first round of the parliamentary elections in Egypt deserves attention. New political forces, which were formed after the revolution of January 25 th and which are not linked with corrupt regime of Mubarak, enjoy people’s trust. It is quite likely that they will manage to find common language with the Egyptian intellectuals who are the most experienced in politics in the Arab world and they will manage to build more equitable society based on traditions of the Islamic culture...
Boris DOLGOV | 07.12.2011 |
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Regime changes in Tunisia and Egypt, the demolition of Gadhafi's rule in Libya, and lingering conflicts in Yemen and Syria were the first results of the tide of mass protests that rose in the Arab world in 2011. While in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen the outpourings of popular discontent were prompted by evident socioeconomic ills, corruption, and lack of democracy, the developments in Syria and especially in Libya were mainly attributable to external influences...
Boris DOLGOV | 15.11.2011 |
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What will surprise those who may already be surprised about the Dönmeh connection to Turkey, is the Dönmeh connection to the House of Saud in Saudi Arabia...Considering the links between Ergenekon and the Dönmeh in Turkey and the close intelligence and military links between the Dönmeh-descendent Sauds and Wahhabis in Arabia, the reports of close links between ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his intelligence chief Omar Suleiman and the Binyamin Netanyahu government in Israel may be seen in an entirely new light…
Wayne MADSEN | 26.10.2011 |
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Just look at the map and you will see that 'days of anger' campaigns 'encircled' the southern coast of the Mediterranean and – taking into account a growing tension in Turkey – the Black Sea coast. The entire Europe is now at risk of witnessing new outbreaks of violence in neighboring countries as chances are growing for Islamist forces to replace dictatorial but still secular regimes.
Yuri GAVRILECHKO | 01.04.2011 |
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Pre-amble: I started writing this before events in Libya escalated, but it illustrates why it is imperative that we understand what exactly is going on in the Middle East and North Africa, especially when it comes to distinguishing between our wishes and reality. This is especially true of what is happening in Libya, where fact and invention have become blurred in the press coverage..
William BOWLES | 27.02.2011 |
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...Today the fate of Egypt is in the hands of the military. Mubarak handed over power to Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, who said that the military council would rule with the head of the supreme constitutional court. He also said that the military council would sack the cabinet and suspend both houses of parliament. Time will show which regime the people of Egypt choose. I hope this would not be that of Islamists.
Yuri TYSSOVSKI | 13.02.2011 |
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Hosni Mubarak’s stubbornness to accept the terms of the Brotherhood could have changed the situation drastically. On seeing that the door for legal political steps is closed the Brotherhood could respond with violence and return to using terror...
Dmitriy SEDOV | 13.02.2011 |
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In Tahrir Square one reaction to the talks perhaps reflective of the prevalent mood was “the parties that have been in talks with Suleiman are all completely irrelevant. The people on Tahrir Square either wouldn't recognize them, or else would barely give them the time of day."
Najmuddin A. SHAIKH | 11.02.2011 |
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