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Oct 10, 2013

Top News: Abductors Briefly Seize Libyan Prime Minister

By MENASource

Prime Minister Ali Zidan was seized for several hours on Thursday by former rebel militiamen angered by the recent capture of a Libyan al-Qaeda suspect by US special forces in Tripoli. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen condemned the abduction.

A protest tent burns as Egyptian security forces moved in to disperse supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi by force in a huge camp near Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in eastern Cairo on August 14, 2013.

MENASource

Oct 9, 2013

The Almost-Aid Cut to Egypt

When CNN broke the news the evening of October 8 that the United States would formally withdraw all foreign military aid to Egypt, everyone was set atwitter. Literally. Avid Egypt observers furiously took to social media to mark what would have been the most significant change to US-Egypt relations since the late 1970s.

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MENASource

Oct 9, 2013

Top News: United States Leans Toward Withholding Most Military Aid from Egypt – Source

By EgyptSource

The United States is leaning toward withholding most military aid to Egypt except to promote counter-terrorism, security in the Sinai Peninsula that borders Israel, and other such priorities, a US official said on Tuesday.

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Oct 9, 2013

Top News: United States Leans Toward Withholding Most Military Aid from Egypt

By MENASource

The United States is leaning toward withholding most military aid to Egypt except to promote counterterrorism, security in the Sinai Peninsula that borders Israel, and other such priorities, a US official said on Tuesday.

MENASource

Oct 9, 2013

The Maspero Massacre: Two Years On

By Mai El-Sadany

On the heels of the recent surge in popular support for the military, calls for the presidential candidacy of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and an October 6 operetta performance meant to awaken dormant nationalist tendencies, comes the two year anniversary of the Maspero Massacre.

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Oct 8, 2013

Egypt’s English Language Media Battles Financial Woes, Political Pressure

By Hazel Haddon

The financial difficulties facing English language media outlets in Egypt did not stop the launch of the country’s latest English news website this week. The Cairo Post, which went live on Sunday, is owned by Youm al-Saba’a, an independent Arabic daily which boasts one of the most-visited news websites in the country.

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MENASource

Oct 8, 2013

The Week in Egypt – October 8, 2013

By Amira Mikhail

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

MENASource

Oct 8, 2013

Top News: Egypt Revokes Permit for Brotherhood NGO; Judicial Authority Recommends Dissolution of FJP

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s interim government has revoked the permit for a non-governmental organization set up by the Muslim Brotherhood, one day after the State Commissioners Authority recommended the dissolution of the Freedom and Justice party (FJP) – its political wing.

MENASource

Oct 8, 2013

Top News: Egypt to Seize Muslim Brotherhood Funds, Will Not Appeal Ban

By MENASource

Egypt’s interim government has revoked the permit for a non-governmental organization set up by the Muslim Brotherhood. Tuesday’s move by the cabinet is the latest in its push to dismantle the Brotherhood.

MENASource

Oct 7, 2013

Former President Morsi’s Legal Liability for Incitement to Violence

By Ryan J. Suto

In early September, former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and others in the Muslim Brotherhood were charged under Egyptian domestic law with incitement to the murder of protesters in December 2012. Egyptian authorities have provided no details of the evidence against him. However, Morsi and the Brotherhood were responsible for several other instances of incitement during […]

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