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When Arab republics turn into monarchies
By Ammar Abdulhamid
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
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The rising phenomenon of "non-monarchical family succession" in the Arab world, affecting countries like Syria, Libya and Egypt where official ideology would be expected to preclude such a possibility, continues to baffle analysts. But what can you really do if you are an Arab dictator who rose to power through a coup.
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