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Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the Emirates: The Anti–Muslim Brotherhood Crusade

Malo Pinatel, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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Among the major ideological fault lines in the Arab world, few are as decisive as the one between conservative authoritarian and self-proclaimed “secular” regimes and the Muslim Brotherhood. Today, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates form the core of a determined anti-Islamist front, seeking to neutralize the Brotherhood’s ...

Turkey and Qatar: Key Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood?

Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The outbreak of the Arab Spring in many Middle Eastern countries gave the Muslim Brotherhood a major opportunity to assert itself within newly emerging governments, most notably in Egypt and Tunisia. Behind this rise, Qatar and Turkey were accused by critics of actively supporting and promoting the movement through financial backing, diplomatic ...

Francophone Europe and the Muslim Brotherhood: Between Myth and Reality

Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 11 minute(s)

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While the presence of Muslim Brotherhood members and sympathizers in France and, more broadly, across Francophone Europe has long been established, the issue only entered mainstream public debate recently, following the publication of a government report on the Brotherhood’s influence in France last May. The report stirred widespread ...

From Cairo to the World: The Global Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood

Malo Pinatel, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Founded in 1928 in Ismailia by Hassan al-Banna, the Muslim Brotherhood swiftly expanded beyond Egypt’s borders to become a major transnational force across the Arab and Muslim world. Its reach was enabled by exile networks, grassroots activism, and a doctrine flexible enough to adapt to diverse political and cultural contexts. From its ...

Sayyid Qutb: From the Muslim Brotherhood to Global Influence

Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Born in 1906 into a devout family in a village of Upper Egypt, he studied educational sciences, much like Hassan al-Banna, the Muslim Brotherhood’s founder. Alongside his career as a teacher and civil servant in the Ministry of Education, Sayyid Qutb gained recognition as a literary figure, moving within Egypt’s intellectual circles, including ...

London: The Muslim Brotherhood’s “Rear Base”?

Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The United Kingdom has long served as a haven for many members and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, often described as the movement’s “rear base in Europe.” The Brotherhood established itself in the UK during the 1960s. Most members settled in London and came from various national branches of the Muslim Brotherhood, including the ...

The Muslim Brotherhood: From Faith to Global Influence

This is Beirut, 11/11 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Who are the Muslim Brotherhood? How did this century-old Egyptian movement expand its reach from Cairo to Doha, Ankara, and across Europe? Explore the alliances, breakups, and enduring ideology shaping their global influence in a special series of articles by Malo Pinatel and Marie de la Roche Saint-André.

'Western Tech Dominance Fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit

This is Beirut, 11/11 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Global tech leaders will pack Lisbon's annual Web Summit from Tuesday to talk Artificial Intelligence, robots, and startups -- all under the shadow of tensions over cutting-edge tech and the natural resources needed to build it. Over four days, the "Davos for geeks" is set to welcome over 70,000 visitors including 2,500 startups and ...

Lebanon’s Dry Season: Agriculture at Risk, but Hope Remains

Élie-Joe Kamel, 10/11 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon is facing an unusually dry year, with autumn bringing far less rainfall than normal. According to the Minister of Energy and Water, precipitation is down about 51 percent compared with the average. The winter of 2024-2025 had already been exceptionally dry, with Beirut recording just 382 mm, compared with 1,051 mm the previous year. The ...

Eurowings Expands Lebanese Routes with Direct Flights to Prague and Salzburg

This is Beirut, 30/10 11:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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Good news for Lebanese travelers: the German airline Eurowings, a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, is expanding its network from Beirut with two new direct routes to Prague and Salzburg. Based in Düsseldorf, the low-cost carrier already operates flights to Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Stockholm. This expansion marks another step in the recovery of ...

Avocado, Lebanon’s New Orchard Star

Christiane Tager, 28/10 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In recent years, a new player has quietly transformed Lebanon’s agricultural scene. Once limited to a few experimental orchards, the avocado has become a true star in the markets. In just a few seasons, it has won over producers with its profitability, consumers with its flavor, and exporters with its potential. In a country where agriculture is ...

Asia Stocks Surge on US-China Trade Deal Breakthrough

This is Beirut, 27/10 11:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Asian equities surged Monday as investors cheered a breakthrough in US-China trade talks that set the stage for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalize a deal, averting an escalation in the world's biggest trade dispute. Markets rallied after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the threat of the US president imposing an additional ...