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Youssef ZERARKA
IRAN
Post-election turmoil elicits differing analyses
Specialists disagree on the implications of the protests caused by Ahmadinejad's re-election: is Iran embroiled in a power struggle between rival factions of an otherwise stable political system, or is the entire regime on the verge of implosion?
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ALGERIA
Opposition boycotts election, denounces 'disguised coup'
Algerian opposition leaders will boycott an April 9 presidential election, calling the poll a ‘masquerade’. Virtually unopposed, current President Abdelaziz Bouteflika faces almost certain re-election
PUBLISHING INDUSTRY
Paris Book Fair opens as book sales resist recession
The Paris book fair has reason to rejoice: French publishing has resisted the financial crisis through diversification and minimal debt. Despite the decrease in overall purchasing power, the French still consider books their gift of choice.
GAZA
'Israel wants to limit demoralising images’
Israeli authorities have banned foreign media from entering the Gaza Strip. Arnaud Mercier, who specialises in war reporting, examines Israel’s clampdown on Gaza coverage.
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