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Jul 25, 2013

Hezbollah Unfazed

By Maya Gebeily

In a long-awaited move, the European Union on Monday designated the military wing of Lebanon’s Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. The months-long discussions were catalyzed by American pressure and proof of Hezbollah’s involvement in a 2012 terrorist attack in Bulgaria.

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Jul 24, 2013

Arrest Warrants Issued for Prominent Islamists, Almost Twenty Detained

By Nancy Messieh

In the wake of former President Mohamed Morsi’s ouster, Al-Ahram reported that security services were working to arrest approximately 300 members of the Muslim Brotherhood across the country. While the names of the 300 members have not been released, news has emerged on an almost-daily basis with names of Brotherhood members and prominent Islamists who […]

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Jul 24, 2013

Top News: Egypt Army Chief Calls on Egyptians to Protest Against ‘Terrorism’

By EgyptSource

Minister of Defense Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called on Egyptians to take to the streets on Friday to authorize the army to “confront violence and terrorism.” The remarks came during a Wednesday televised speech at the graduation ceremony of two classes of the Naval Academy and Air Defense, calling on the people to reject violence and support […]

North Africa

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Jul 24, 2013

Libya’s constitutional committee law an imperfect step forward

By Lara Talverdian

Over the last few weeks, headlines about Libya have predominately focused on oil export disruptions, tribal clashes, and targeted assassinations. Despite the deteriorating security situation, however, the country has managed to take another small step toward fulfilling the promise of its revolution. One year after Libyans cast their votes for their representatives in free and […]

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Jul 23, 2013

The Answer is Guindy

By Wael Eskander

The most interesting aspect of the mundane debate over whether what happened between June 30 and July 3 was a coup or a revolution is the debate itself. Irrespective of the definitions of these words, the debate acknowledges two simple facts. Revolution is good, coup is bad. This is perhaps the one point all parties […]

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Jul 23, 2013

Top News: Cairo Calm After Overnight Clashes Leave Nine Dead, Eighty-six Injured

By EgyptSource

Calm has been restored on Tuesday after overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed president Mohamed Morsi killed nine and injured eighty-six across Cairo, Giza, and Qalubiya governorate. 

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Jul 22, 2013

Top News: Beblawi’s Cabinet Convenes, Approves Draft Laws

By EgyptSource

In its first meeting Sunday, the interim cabinet approved three draft laws, the most prominent of which cancels the jail sentence for insulting the president, while keeping the fine, according to an official statement posted on its Facebook page. The cabinet also approved amendments to Law 96 proposed by the Journalists’ Syndicate that would allow the […]

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Jul 22, 2013

Egypt’s Ongoing Energy Crisis

By Svetlana Milbert

Long overdue energy subsidy reform remains a key concern for Egypt’s newly appointed interim government. It is an issue which will need to be addressed soon given tight supply and rising demand and the government’s inability to finance purchases of petroleum products. The frequent fuel shortages and power outages that have beset Egypt, point to […]

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Jul 22, 2013

Nidaa Tounes: A coup de grace of their own

By Brian Braun

The shockwaves of Mohamed Morsi’s overthrow in Egypt are reverberating loudly in Tunis, where dueling between supporters of the leading Islamist party Ennahda and the secular opposition is aggravating a deeply polarized environment and provoking political unease at a critical moment in the country’s transition. As Tunisia’s nervous Islamists cautiously watch events unfold in Egypt, […]

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Jul 20, 2013

Egypt’s Crowd-Democracy: As Representative Democracy Failed to Deliver, People Resorted to Alternatives

By Wael Nawara

With the removal of former president, Mohamed Morsi, from power, Egypt’s revolutionary youth have bristled against the labeling of his ouster as a ‘coup.’ Over months, tens of thousands of volunteers labored to collect 22 million signatures demanding that Morsi call for early presidential elections. With their demands ignored, Tamarod escalating its call to protest, […]

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