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Feb 26, 2015

The Egyptian Parliament: After a Lengthy Absence, an Uncertain Future

By Yussef Auf

According to a timeframe put in place by the High Elections Commission (HEC) in January, a new Egyptian parliament should be elected and convened by mid-May, 2015, at the latest. However, a study of the current situation, particularly in legal and constitutional terms—irrespective of the political context and electoral alliances that may be formed—indicates that […]

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Feb 26, 2015

Top News: Congress Doesn’t Object to Proposed Egypt Military Aid Package

By EgyptSource

US lawmakers did not raise any objections to a proposed $1.3 billion military assistance package for Egypt during two days of hearings with Secretary of State John Kerry. Their silence is the clearest sign yet that Congress is lining up behind President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as he takes on the Islamic State and other Islamists. 

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Feb 26, 2015

Top News: Tobruk government appoints General Khalifa Haftar top commander of armed forces

By MENASource

General Khalifa Haftar has been appointed top commander of the Libyan army by Aguilah Saleh, President of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives.

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Feb 26, 2015

ISIS Recruitment Tactics Stumble

By Mona Alami

As the pressure on the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) mounts against the backdrop of coalition attacks and a Kurdish offensive in Syria’s Raqqa region, militant recruitment has become a pressing matter for the radical organization, which has lost many fighters in clashes around Iraq and Syria.

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Feb 25, 2015

Top News: Supreme Constitutional Court to Rule on Parliamentary Elections Laws

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) adjourned on Tuesday the trial determining the constitutionality of the parliamentary elections laws to March 1, as a verdict is expected to be returned next session.

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Feb 25, 2015

Top News: Houthis seize US special forces base

By MENASource

Armed Houthis took over a special forces army base in Sana’a early on Wednesday.

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Feb 25, 2015

EconSource: EBRD to Lend Tunisia 200 Million Euros

By EconSource

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend Tunisia 200 million euros this year to finance energy and industry projects. The EBRD has financed twenty projects in Tunisia, under a budget of 210 million euros since it began its activities in the country in September 2012. Tunisia faces pressure from its international lenders […]

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Feb 24, 2015

Egypt’s War on ISIS: A Brief History

By Joel Gulhane

“How could I go to the Coptic Cathedral to extend my condolences when the Egyptian army hasn’t avenged the attacks?” asked Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in a pre-recorded speech broadcast Sunday night.

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Feb 24, 2015

Top News: Libya’s elected parliament suspends participation in UN-backed talks

By MENASource

The Tobruk-based House of Representatives (House) voted to suspend its participation in the UN-sponsored dialogue with its rival, the Tripoli-based General National Congress (GNC).

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Feb 24, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Issues Decree Widening Scope of Security Crackdown

By EgyptSource

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signed off on an anti-terrorism law that gives authorities more sweeping powers to ban groups on charges ranging from harming national unity to disrupting public order. The law’s ten articles focus on defining terrorist entities, listing such groups and bodies, and stipulating the legal processes for appealing these lists.