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Aug 30, 2013

This Week in Egypt – August 30, 2013

By Amira Mikhail

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

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Aug 30, 2013

Why the Muslim Brotherhood Fell Politically (Part II)

By Yussef Auf

The Muslim Brotherhood reached the pinnacle of power in Egypt on June 30, 2012, by way of its candidate Mohamed Morsi. However, power did not remain in their hands for long, with the president ousted on July 3, 2013. Regardless of how Mohamed Morsi came to power and regardless of the events of June 30 […]

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Aug 30, 2013

Top News: US still seeks international coalition on Friday

By MENASource

The United States will continue to seek out an international coalition to act together on Syria, despite a vote against military action by British MPs, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday. He added that Washington respected the British parliament’s stance rejecting participation in any punitive strikes against the Syrian regime and that it would […]

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Aug 30, 2013

Top News: Egypt Brotherhood Protests Draw Tens of Thousands

By EgyptSource

Tens of thousands of protesters and Muslim Brotherhood supporters rallied Friday throughout Egypt against a military coup and a bloody security crackdown, though tanks and armored police vehicles barred them from converging in major squares.

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Aug 30, 2013

Syrian Refugees are Unwanted Guests in Lebanon

By Rachel Webb

In the latest, horrifying turn of events in Syria’s protracted civil war, videos surfaced showing the aftermath of an alleged chemical attack in Damascus. With a US military strike on Syria seemingly imminent, all eyes are on the escalation of tensions between Western and regional powers. Yet the result of such violence is playing out […]

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Aug 30, 2013

Syria: President Obama’s PBS Interview

By Fred C. Hof

President Barack Obama sat for a PBS interview on the evening of August 28, 2013 and spoke at some length about how he is processing the situation in Syria in the wake of the previous week’s massive regime chemical attack on Syrian civilians.

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Aug 29, 2013

Atlantic Council Experts Discuss Syria Options

By MENASource

As President Barack Obama faces the complex emergencies developing in the wake of the most recent chemical weapons attack in Syria, his administration is carefully weighing options and Syria, the Middle East, and the world awaits his response.

MENASource

Aug 29, 2013

Top News: Obama: “I Have Not Made a Decision on Syria”

By MENASource

President Obama has not yet decided on US action in Syria, where he says his administration has “concluded” President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons in an attack against civilians last week near Damascus.

MENASource

Aug 29, 2013

Why the Muslim Brotherhood Fell Politically (Part I)

By Yussef Auf

March 31, 2012, not July 3, 2013 is the true date of the political fall of the Muslim Brotherhood. On March 31, the Muslim Brotherhood’s General Shura Council (GSC) voted on whether to field a candidate for the Egyptian presidential elections in May 2012. The decision to field a candidate was approved by a narrow […]

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Aug 29, 2013

Top News: Nour Party Submits Future Vision to Interim Government

By EgyptSource

Salafi Nour Party has laid out their position on Egypt’s political road map, according to Party Chairman Younis Makhyoun, who submitted the plan to Ahmed al-Muslimany, the president’s media advisor, along with their reservations on various constitutional amendments. 

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