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Joshua Wong, leader of the student movement, delivers a speech as protesters block the main street to the financial Central district, outside the government headquarters building in Hong Kong October 1, 2014. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters thronged the streets of Hong Kong on Wednesday, some of them jeering National Day celebrations, and students threatened to ramp up demonstrations if the city's pro-Beijing leader did not step down. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Short-lived storm

The Occupy Central Movement in Hong Kong fails to go the full distance. While the Western media laud the protesters for their lily-white idealism, the

TOPSHOTSSupporters of Egyptian Armed Forces General Ahmed Fattah al-Sisi rally at Tahrir Square in Cairo on July 26, 2013. Egypt formally detained Mohamed Morsi for allegedly abetting militants in murdering policemen and staging prison escapes, as clashes during massive rallies by his opponents and loyalists killed five people. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI

Showdown in Cairo

The interim government, backed by the Gulf monarchies, is firm in its decision to marginalise the Muslim Brotherhood despite intense pressure from the

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold his posters during a protest in a park near Cairo University, where protesters have installed their camp in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Arabic reads, 'Yes to legitimacy.' Thousands of supporters of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi’s removal as “traitor” with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Islamist riposte

After the military coup, the Muslim Brotherhood goes on the offensive and the political divide in Egypt deepens further.

ATUL ANEJA in Cairo

Iranian President-elect Hassan Rowhani speak to the press following a visit to the Khomeini mausoleum, in Tehran on June 16, 2013. Rowhani hailed his presidential election win as a victory over 'extremism' as jubilant supporters took to the streets, pinning their hopes on an easing of Western sanctions. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE

Moment of change

In a “victory of moderation over extremism”, Hassan Rouhani trounces the conservatives to become the next President of Iran.

Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili, center right, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, arrives at a campaign rally attended by his female supporters, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Iran will hold its 11th presidential elections after 1979 Islamic Revolution, on June 14. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

An open contest

On the eve of the country’s 11th presidential elections, the leading candidates battle it out on the campaign trail and hope for a high turnout to mak

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) gestures as he visits the Sayyeda Zeinab mosque in the Egyptian capital Cairo, on February 5, 2013. Ahmadinejad held talks in Cairo on the divisive issue of Syria's war, as he kicked off the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian president since 1979. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI

Momentous journey

The fact that an Iranian President was in Cairo after 34 acrimonious years imparts a sense of history and drama to Ahmadinejad’s visit.

(FILES) A picture dated on September 3, 2011 shows some 400,000 Israelis demonstrating in the center of Tel Aviv on September 3, 2011 to protest against rising housing prices and social inequalities in the Jewish state. Israel's economic record, once a point of pride for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has become a potential pitfall ahead of elections, and the next government could now face a major budget crisis. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

Jewish spring?

Disenchanted with Netanyahu’s neoliberal economic policies, an assertive Israeli middle class votes for change, giving the centrist Yesh Atid party a

Atul Aneja in Jerusalem

President Mohamed Morsy after casting his vote on a new Constitution in Cairo on December 15.-AP

Divided revolution

Egypts meandering revolution has reached a critical juncture. The onus is now on the Islamists and the secularists to develop a culture of engagement

Troubled transition

As Egypt treads between anarchy and stability, Mohamed Morsys acumen as President is bound to be tested. Will he emerge as a defender of the revolutio

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy played a key role in the truce talks.-MAYA ALLERUZZO/AP

Lost encounter

The ceasefire agreement shows that Israel is compelled to submit to the conditions of Hamas. Far from stamping Israels authority in the region, the co

Battling sanctions

If history is any indication, Iran can robustly face the covert war being waged by the West to effect regime change primarily by causing an economic c

Hitting back

The protests in West Asia and Libya are less about sentiments of religious outrage than about resentments against the Wests political domination in th