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Oct 16, 2014

What’s Happening with Suspended Military Aid for Egypt? Part I

By Amy Hawthorne

Last October, the Obama administration announced it was holding back four large-scale weapons systems purchased for Egypt, including 125 M1-A1 battle tank kits, twenty F-16 fighter jets, twenty Harpoon cruise missiles, and ten Apache attack helicopters.  It made their delivery contingent upon “credible progress toward an inclusive, democratically elected civilian government through free and fair elections.”  This […]

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Oct 16, 2014

Dealing With Syria’s Fractious Opposition

By Frederic C. Hof

Reports out of Istanbul detail yet another episode of Syrian opposition disunity: this time over the selection of a prime minister to head an Interim Government long-since established by the Syrian National Coalition.

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Oct 16, 2014

Top News: Egypt Allegedly Strikes Libya Militia Positions

By MENASource

Deepening their involvement in Libya, Egyptian warplanes bombed Islamist militia positions in Benghazi, according to two officials, as part of a three-to-six month Egyptian-led campaign that will eventually involve Libyan ground troops trained by Egyptian forces. The operation, they said, was requested by the Tobruk-based Libyan administration.

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Oct 16, 2014

Top News: Libyan, Egyptian Officials Deny Egypt Bombing Benghazi

By EgyptSource

  News agency Associated Press (AP), reported on Wednesday the involvement of Egyptian aircraft in the bombing of Islamist militias in Libya’s second city, Benghazi. However, Egypt’s presidential spokesperson denied the claims.

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Oct 16, 2014

Factbox: Egypt’s Student Protests

By Shiyun Lu

Egypt’s new academic year has begun amid heightened tension between students and the authorities. With protests taking place at most public universities throughout Egypt, at least 127 students were arrested in the first three days.

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Oct 16, 2014

EconSource: Egypt Stocks Inch up Wednesday Signaling Possible Rebound

By EconSource

Egypt’s main stocks edged up by 0.18 percent on Wednesday. After seven sessions in the red this signals a possible rebound with low stock prices starting to bolster demand. With falling US producer prices, fears had dipped Global stocks and most Arab bourses.

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Oct 16, 2014

Iconoclasm & the Islamic State: Whither the Caliphate?

By Matthew Hall

A Q&A with Dr. James Noyes, Part III of IIIIn the first part of our interview with Dr. James Noyes we discussed ISIS’ systematic program of iconoclasm as entwined with the formation of the so-called caliphate, working from Dr. Noyes’ thesis that “the destruction of religious and cultural icons has gone hand in hand with […]

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Oct 15, 2014

Syria: A Change of Administration Policy?

By Frederic C. Hof

In his remarks to Chiefs of Defense at Andrews Joint Base on October 14, President Barack Obama may have hinted at a significant Syria-related policy change in the fight against ISIS.

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Oct 15, 2014

Top News: Thirteen Injured in Cairo Bomb Attack

By MENASource

A strong blast hit a busy district in central Cairo on Tuesday night, leaving thirteen injured, three of whom are in critical condition. A senior security official said the explosion was caused by a homemade bomb placed near a courthouse.

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Oct 15, 2014

Top News: Bomb Goes Off in Cairo’s Downtown Leaving Thirteen Injured

By EgyptSource

A strong blast hit a busy district in central Cairo on Tuesday night, leaving thirteen injured, three of whom are in critical condition. A senior security official said the explosion was caused by a homemade bomb placed in the vicinity of a court house.