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Davos Day 3

January 25, 2013 9:02 am by Ben Fenton

(AP)

Friday’s events from the World Economic Forum feature an address by Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, and sessions looking at the challenges faced by, and presented by, the fast-changing Arab world. Reports from FT writers in Davos and by Ben Fenton, Lina Saigol and Lindsay Whipp in London

17.03: The Davos Live Blog is closing down now but for more reading and insight on today’s events, please visit the FT’s in depth page on the World Economic Forum.

16.41: Gideon Rachman, titular proprietor of this blog, has written his surmise from the earlier session on Syria.

16.16: Asked by the Amercian moderator of his panel session about corruption and banking regulation, Nigeria’s central bank governor Sanusi displays a little frustration:

He said: “We are the only country which has taken people out of banks and put them in jail. No bankers in your countries have gone to jail.”

16.12: Martin Wolf has recorded his view on the politics and economics at play in a “low-intensity” Davos this year:

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Posted in Davos, Development, Financial crisis, Foreign affairs, Islamism, Mali, Middle East, Syria, World affairs |

Roula Khalaf Algeria’s rushed response

January 20, 2013 3:27 pm by Roula Khalaf

It’s too early to pass judgment, said William Hague, British foreign secretary, about Algeria’s handling of the worse hostage crisis in decades. And he might be right.

It is not easy for western governments to strike the right balance between criticism of the Algerian assault on the In Amenas gas plant and the ensuring bloodbath, and the need to appear tough and determined in combating terrorism.

But questions about whether Algeria’s military moved too rapidly on the offensive when jihadi militants took one of the country’s vital gas facilities will have to be asked by governments and by the families of those who died. Read more

Posted in Africa, Foreign affairs, Islamism, Mali, World affairs |

As it happened: Algeria hostage crisis

January 18, 2013 8:45 pm by Financial Times


We’ve wrapped up our live coverage of the unfolding crisis at the In Amenas gas complex, but you can follow the latest developments on FT.com. Read more

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Posted in Foreign affairs, Islamism, Terrorism |

FT podcast: World Weekly with Gideon Rachman

September 20, 2012 12:38 am by Financial Times

Middle East turmoil and the US response
The Middle East is in turmoil following the murder of the American ambassador to Libya and assaults on various US embassies across the Muslim world. Roula Khalaf, Middle East editor, and Ed Luce, chief US commentator, join Gideon Rachman to discuss what recent events say about the internal stability of post-revolutionary Libya and Egypt and President Obama’s policy towards the Middle East. How will these and the other regional concerns in Syria, Iran, and the Palestinian territories affect the US election? Read more

Posted in Egypt, Foreign affairs, Islamism, Middle East, US foreign policy, US politics |
From FT.com September 17, 2012

By Gideon Rachman

Turmoil in the Middle East looked like a gift to the presidential campaign of Mitt Romney. With unseemly eagerness, the Republican candidate unwrapped his present – blaming the Obama administration for encouraging Islamist militancy. Conservative commentators chimed in. On Fox Television, Charles Krauthammer announced: “What we are seeing on the screen is the meltdown, collapse of the Obama policy on the Muslim world.” Read more

Posted in Foreign affairs, Iran, Iraq, Islamism, Middle East, Syria, US election, US foreign policy, US politics, World affairs |

Smart Reads August 1, 2012

August 1, 2012 2:23 pm by Amie Tsang

The Olympics are on our doorstep, but we’re still picking up interesting articles from around the world: Read more

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Posted in Africa, Asia, China, Development, Europe, Islamism, Middle East, Smart Reads, Syria, Syria |

Smart Reads July 20, 2012

July 20, 2012 2:04 pm by Amie Tsang

Here are our picks to take you into the weekend:

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Posted in Africa, Asia, China, Iran, Islamism, Middle East, Smart Reads, South Africa, Syria, Syria, US foreign policy |

In the Picture: The military and the Muslim Brotherhood

June 19, 2012 3:09 pm by Amie Tsang

 

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The Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi has claimed victory in Egypt’s first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak’s downfall last year, but this comes in the wake of some aggressive moves from the military to retain political control.

The official results will be announced on Thursday. In the meantime, get the background on the two organisations fighting for political control in Egypt. Read more

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Posted in Egypt, In The Picture, Islamism |

FT podcast: World Weekly

December 8, 2011 11:40 pm by FT

Egyptian elections, pressure on Iran and demonstrations in Moscow

This week, Gideon Rachman talks to Roula Khalaf, Middle East editor, about the results of the Egyptian elections, where Islamist parties have won almost two-thirds of the vote and discusses the growing international pressure on Iran with James Blitz, defence and diplomatic editor. Also this week, David Crouch, Europe news editor, talks to Charles Clover, Moscow bureau chief, about the demonstrations in Moscow against Vladimir Putin. Read more

Posted in Egypt, Foreign affairs, Iran, Islamism, Middle East, Russia |

Gideon Rachman Geert Wilders on trial

March 31, 2011 5:03 pm by Gideon Rachman

I am in the Netherlands, where it has just been announced that the trial of Geert Wilders, a populist, anti-Muslim politician, will go ahead in a couple  of weeks time. Wilders is charged with inciting racial hatred by comparing Islam with Nazism. In theory, he could be sent to prison, if found guilty. Read more

Posted in Europe, Islamism |
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