Wang Jinglie is a researcher on Middle East and North African studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
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Egypt looks at long political road ahead
Although the retrial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been delayed because the Cairo judge hearing the case withdrew on Saturday, Egypt's political divisions are clear. Both pro- and anti-Mubarak demonstrators had gathered outside the court in support of their conflicting causes.
April 18, 2013
Iran crisis needs new approach
In 2012, multiple talks between Iran and the P5+1 - Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany - over Teheran's nuclear program were held, but they failed to bear fruit and the US and other Western countries enhanced the intensity and scope of sanctions against Iran.
February 22, 2013
Beijing's Middle East policy justified
China, together with Russia, vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Feb 4 , which urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down after months of riots, because it seeks a political and peaceful resolution of the Syrian crisis.
October 8, 2012
Problems and challenges ahead
The presidential election inEgypton May 23 and 24, the first since the resignation of MohamedHosni Mubarakin February last year, has attracted widespread attention as the result will determine the country's future direction after the "Arab Spring".
May 15, 2012