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Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the core group of al-Qa’ida, may well chortle in disbelief if he reads a translation of Tony Blair’s latest speech on the Middle East delivered last week. If Blair’s thoughts are used as a guide to action, then the main beneficiaries will be al-Qa’ida-type jihadist ...

Tony Blair has thrown his weight behind Egypt’s government, despite it being blamed for a bloody crackdown on dissidents. Journalists have been imprisoned by the military administration of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, which ousted elected president Mohammed Morsi in July. Although the Morsi government was heavy criticised and branded authoritarian, its ...