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Of particular focus and interest are the minorities, women, and the youth populations across the region and how they are affected by the changing environments.

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The Street: Protest Dispersals, ElBaradei’s Resignation, Sectarian Attacks (Video)

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How Israel’s strike on Doha is forcing a Gulf security reckoning

The Gulf monarchies have displayed strong unity at a time when rethinking twenty-first-century Gulf security is no longer optional.

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The Street: Protest Dispersals, ElBaradei’s Resignation, Sectarian Attacks (Video)

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Sep 19, 2025

Snapback sanctions threaten to further derail Iran nuclear deal hopes

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Rob Macaire

Now would be the best time for the West to negotiate a deal with Iran—but snapback sanctions threaten a derailing into further confrontation.

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Aug 19, 2013

The Street: Protest Dispersals, ElBaradei’s Resignation, Sectarian Attacks (Video)

By Joanna Mikhail and Ahmed Maher

In EgyptSource: The Street, Ahmed Maher and Joanna Mikhail interview Egyptians from across Cairo on their different perspectives concerning the dispersal of pro-Mohamed Morsi sit-ins, Mohamed ElBaradei’s recent resignation, and the burning of churches around the country. 

MENASource

Aug 19, 2013

Who Loses from Cutting Off US Military Aid to Egypt?

By Mohsin Khan

Whether Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s recent ouster was a coup or not is a much debated topic in Washington circles, as analysts, government officials and pundits struggle over the question of suspending military aid to Egypt. Most analysts and many US politicians conclude that a coup is a coup and US law says military aid […]

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 19, 2013

Top News: Weekend Violence Leaves Over 300 Dead Across Egypt

By EgyptSource

The violent events on what the Muslim Brotherhood called ‘Friday of Rage’ left 173 dead, and over a thousand wounded. According to security sources, 1,118 pro-Morsi protesters were arrested for inciting violence and committing acts of vandalism. 

MENASource

Aug 16, 2013

Gulf State Divisions Reemerge in Reaction to Cairo Crackdown

By Richard LeBaron

Different approaches in the Gulf to the ongoing change in Egypt emerged again in stark relief as the Gulf states began to publicly enunciate their reactions to the massive display of force and loss of life in Egypt on August 14. While some commentators had speculated that Gulf positions regarding political change in Egypt might […]

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 16, 2013

In Egypt, Liberal Hypocrisy Can Kill Democracy

By Faysal Itani

The Muslim Brotherhood’s forced ouster in Egypt is a turning point in the political evolution of the Arab world. The Brotherhood’s military and civilian opponents would prefer to put this difficult chapter to end quickly, and to see the Brotherhood experiment as a mere footnote in Egyptian history. More likely, however, the increasingly violent crackdown […]

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 16, 2013

Working Group on Egypt Issues Statement on Suspending Military Aid

By EgyptSource

In the wake of a deadly crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s supporters, the Working Group on Egypt has issued a statement urging the United States to suspend military aid to Egypt until, among other conditions, authorities lift the state of emergency and release all political prisoners.

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 14, 2013

Egypt and the Death of a Revolution

The Egyptian security forces finally made their move against supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi in the early hours of August 14, 2013. After weeks of warnings by the interior ministry and the military, authorities followed through on the threat to storm the two protest sites at Raba’a al-Adaweya and al-Nahda, supported with bulldozers and armored […]

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 13, 2013

Graffiti that Cannot Be Erased: Sectarianism Lives On

By Mai El-Sadany

Since the ousting of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the political standstill that has followed, both international and local news media dedicated countless hours and resources to analyses of whether the ousting was a coup, documentations of sit-ins and demonstrations, and interviews with political leaders and observers. While there is no doubt that the political […]

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 13, 2013

Top News: Egypt New Governors Sworn in Before Interim President

By EgyptSource

Twenty-five governors took the oath of office before Egyptian interim President Adly Mansour on Tuesday. The Red Sea and Mounifeya governors are not named yet. The post-Morsi regime reshuffling involved the appointment of twenty new governors and nine new deputy-governors, leaving seven in their positions from the previous government.

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 12, 2013

What Will it Take to Get Egypt’s Economy on the Right Path?

By Hoda Selim

More than two and a half years after the 2011 popular uprising, Egypt’s double transition, political and economic, remains complex. As the political uncertainty remains fluid and continues to unfold, the economy suffers. The time to act is now as economic challenges are a moving target. The new government must immediately develop a home-grown coherent […]

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