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Egypt protests: ‘dictators must know their limits’
On day six of Egypt’s anti-government protests, Middle East expert Dr Larbi Sadiki writes for Channel 4 News on the mistakes of the Mubarak regime which have led to the current chaos.
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Egypt uprising: ‘the stakes could hardly be higher’
If Egypt’s President Mubarak is toppled, America and Israel stand to lose a key ally in the Middle East. The stakes could hardly be higher, writes Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson.
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Egypt uprising: ‘the stakes could hardly be higher’
If Egypt’s President Mubarak is toppled, America and Israel stand to lose a key ally in the Middle East. The stakes could hardly be higher, writes Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson.
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People’s Power peaks in Tunisia
As the Islamist movement of Tunisia emerges as the key force to be reckoned with, Middle East expert Dr Larbi Sadiki looks at the reshaping of politics in Tunisia.
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The power of Iran
Lindsey Hilsum writes on the why the Islamic Republic of Iran is so important not only to the Middle East but to the world.
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‘Half measures’ aren’t working in Gaza, says Trump’s former deputy defence secretary.
We spoke to Elbridge Colby, who was deputy assistant secretary of defence under President Trump.
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Israel strikes Yemen for first time since Gaza war
Israel has shot down a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels towards the southern resort of Eilat.
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Government launches ‘branch and root’ review into defence
With the future of America’s military spending abroad looking uncertain, in the UK, the government has commissioned a review into Britain’s defensive capabilities.
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Biden v Trump: is the West on the brink of collapse?
As Keir Starmer meets an embattled President Biden at the NATO summit, Krishnan Guru-Murthy discusses the decline of the West and the ascent of President Trump with some of the new intake of MPs.
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‘They believe the Labour lead is soft’: Tory MP on why Sunak called election despite huge poll deficit
We are joined by senior Conservative MP Sir Charles Walker and look ahead to the tactics likely to shape the Tory campaign to win re-election against the odds.
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UK political leaders call for Israeli restraint after Iran attack
Congratulating the RAF personnel who were involved in the US-led mission to help Israel down the barrage of missiles fired from Iran, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told MPs earlier that the UK’s aim was to prevent further destabilisation in the Middle East. And he also urged an end to the conflict in Gaza, calling on…
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Israel-Gaza: US plans to build port in Gaza to ship in supplies as Israel prevents more aid by land
Growing calls for Israel to allow desperately-needed aid into Gaza appear to be falling on deaf ears.
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‘Hamas doesn’t have any interest in a two state solution’, says former State Department diplomat
We spoke to Aaron David Miller, who’s a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a former State Department diplomat who’s spent decades negotiating for peace in the Middle East. We began by asking how an event like today’s killing of Gazans waiting for food, could impact the ceasefire talks.
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Inside the three-year courtroom battle between a Tory donor and former MP
They’re called SLAPPs – legal actions brought by the super rich, “intended to harass, intimidate or financially exhaust opponents.”
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‘We need to increase our spending on defence’ says former head of British army
As Britain is drawn further into the war in the Middle East, MPs are warning that the government must address shortages in military personnel and equipment. If not, they say the armed forces will not be ready to fight a “high-intensity war”. The Defence Select Committee says the military is “consistently over stretched” – with…