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

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Dec 7, 2025

One year after Assad’s fall, here’s what’s needed to advance justice for Syrians

The second year of a post-Assad Syria requires structural reform, victim-centered leadership, and international reinforcement.

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

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Nov 20, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s next horizon: Building human capital beyond Vision 2030

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Khalid Azim

Riyadh still needs to take fully support small and medium-sized enterprises—the true engines of job creation.

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

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Nov 10, 2025

The Nile at a crossroads: Navigating the GERD dispute as Egypt’s floodwaters rise

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Alessia Melcangi

The latest escalation between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia coincides with a diplomatic shift from the United States.

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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.

North Africa

MENASource

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.

North Africa

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 […]

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 7, 2013

Top News: Violence Erupts across Egypt on October 6 Anniversary

By EgyptSource

Clashes erupted throughout the capital on Sunday afternoon between police and protesters amid heightened security and calls for rival demonstrations on October 6, leaving over fifty dead. 

MENASource

Oct 7, 2013

Syria: Russia’s Choice

By Frederic C. Hof

President Barack Obama’s preferred end-state for the Syrian crisis begins with the creation of a transitional governing body peopled on the basis of mutual consent, in negotiations between delegations representing the Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG) and Syrians rejecting the governing legitimacy of the SARG and the regime that sits atop it.

Syria

MENASource

Oct 7, 2013

Fireworks and Blood Mark Egypt’s Victory Day

By Marwa Farid

The commemoration of the fortieth Anniversary of the Sixth of October Victory, this year, is bittersweet. It has been sweet for the general population, celebrating the day with festivities, and activities organized by the army in the squares and skies of Egypt. Yet, a good day turned sour as events unfolded and clashes broke out […]

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