SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 03, 2013
With violent protests against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan continuing in Turkey, both the US and Europe have called for calm. The demonstrations -- and the government's brutal response -- pose one of the greatest challenges yet to Erdogan's decade of power, say German commentators. more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 30, 2013
Why should the citizens of one of the richest countries in the world take to the streets? Fed up with the paternalizing, incompetent leadership of the ruling family, a citizen's movement is waking in Kuwait, much to the fear of its neighbors in the Gulf. By Alexander Smoltczyk more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 01, 2013
In a SPIEGEL interview, former United States National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, 85, discusses President Barack Obama's tepid response to the civil war in Syria and allegations that chemical weapons have been deployed in the country. more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 03, 2013
The ambitious Desertec plan to supply Europe with solar power from the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East seems to have stalled. It could now be facing even greater problems as competitors arise and local opposition mounts. By Nicolai Kwasniewski more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 29, 2013
After coming out as a secularist in Muslim Morocco, blogger Kacem El Ghazzali became the subject of harrassment and death threats. At a time when many young people go to college, he saw no choice but to apply for political asylum in Switzerland, where he has spent the past two years. By James Kirchick in Geneva more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 19, 2013
The murder of opposition politician Chokri Belaïd was also an assault on Tunisia's emerging democracy. It has exposed the chasm between Islamists and secularists, and threatens to plunge the nation at the forefront of the Arab Revolution into chaos. By Christoph Scheuermann more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 06, 2013
Protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood are becoming increasingly violent. One factor behind this is the founding of the "Black Bloc," a loosely organized group of activists that is not afraid to clash with the government. By Daniel Steinvorth more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 30, 2013
Right in the middle of the biggest crisis of his presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has come to Germany. Morsi had been hoping Berlin would forgive hundreds of millions of euros in debt. He ended up getting something far less tangible: advice on how to run his country. By Raniah Salloum more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 28, 2013
Is Mohammed Morsi a peacebroker or a virulent anti-Semite? A former member of the Muslim Brotherhood, who has known Morsi for 13 years, believes that behind the Egyptian president's veneer of goodwill towards Israel lies a deep-seated hatred. By Dieter Bednarz and Volkhard Windfuhr in Cairo more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 04, 2013
Since unrest began in Syria in the spring of 2011, reporting from the country has been difficult. Former contacts are now dead or can't be located, and the country lies in ruins. Now, amid harrowing conditions, the balance of power appears to have shifted, with rebels beginning to gain the upper hand. By Christoph Reuter more... [ Comment ]
