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Rufiz Hafizoglu, head of Middle East desk of Trend

The bloody clashes between the authorities of Bashar al-Assad and opponents of the regime in Syria do not differ essentially from the revolutions that have occurred in other Arab countries.

Many political analysts believe that the revolt in Syria would bring authorities to the collapse, but the tightening of the situation showed that the Assad regime is not so weak as it seemed.

To…

Head of Trend's Middle East Desk Rufiz Hafizoglu

After the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, no one had any doubts that similar events will occur in other Arab countries. New revolutions were most awaited in the Middle East countries.

But this time, the expectations were not justified, this time the "revolution" occurred in the fourth largest country in the Arab world - Libya.

Despite that many countries in the world supported "an…

Head of Trend Middle East desk Rufiz Hafizoglu

Following the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, wide discussions started that the power in Egypt can get into the hands of Islamists, and a Sharia republic can established.

On the backdrop of clashes between police and people, the Muslim Brotherhood Organization, whose activities have been banned in Egypt for more than 50 years, stated it will not claim…

Rufiz Hafizoglu, head of Trend Middle East desk

Protests against the government in Egypt, which is the leading force in the Arab world from a political point of view, ended with the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. One day before it, he announced that he would not leave his post in favor of external forces.

Despite that many assumed that radical Islamists will come to power in the country after Mubarak's…