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The US and its Western allies must not legitimize the Sudanese military's November 21 deal, which has no popular backing. Rather, the West should either rally behind the popular protest movement or simply stay out of its way, writes Mat Nashed.
A most glaring aspect of the counterrevolution in Sudan is the absence of the US, suggesting that it is content with handing over Sudan and the wider MENA region to its UAE-Saudi allies regardless of the bloodshed, writes Sam Hamad.
For years, Cairo has intervened in Khartoum's affairs to undermine the democratic transition and secure a military dictatorship, but the shortsighted strategy has failed as chaos and civil war now loom over its southern border, writes Sam Hamad.
From Syria to Libya to Sudan, Wagner's rebellion against the Kremlin has reverberated across the Middle East and Africa, where the paramilitary group made a name for itself, writes Emad Moussa. Could this weaken Russia's hand in the region?
Comment: From Libya, to Sudan and Egypt, the UAE is supporting counter-revolution, and undermining democracy across the region, writes Jonathan Fenton-Harvey.
Since Sisi has been in power, Egypt’s growing human rights abuses have been justified as fighting terrorism. Allowing him to co-chair the Global Counterterrorism Forum with the EU will only give him continued free reign, argues Abdelkader Cheref.
Despite the recent death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who previously led a mutiny against Putin, the mercenary group is unlikely to go anywhere. It will continue to serve Russia's interests, especially in Africa and Syria, argues Emad Moussa.
Comment: The Global South is witnessing an unprecedented wave of protest movements, and a new kind of global solidarity, writes Malia Bouattia.
Opinion: Several Arab League states are mulling the readmission of Syria's brutal dictator, with an eye to how it might further their own regional agendas, writes Sam Hamad.
Comment: After a year-long hiatus Algeria's Hirak is back on the streets, and this time is fortified by widespread industrial action and more ambitious demands, writes Malia Bouattia.