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What Yemen Needs From Washington

By Danya Greenfield

Yemen’s President Abd Rabbo Hadi Mansour is scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama today, culminating three days of intensive meetings in Washington, DC, with cabinet secretaries from the treasury, state, and defense departments.

An Updated Roundup of Detained Islamists and Brotherhood Members

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 […]

This Week in Egypt – August 9, 2013

By Amira Mikhail

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

Top News: Salafi Party to Reconsider Roadmap if Egypt’s Islamic Identity is Compromised

By EgyptSource

Salafist Nour Party spokesperson Nader Bakkar said in a televised interview with CNN on Thursday that his party will reconsider the new political roadmap if the “Islamic identity of the state” in Egypt’s constitution is amended. 

Syria: What Idris Says is Needed to Turn the Tide

By Fred C. Hof

While Bashar al-Assad, his supporters, and his apologists seem to have good reasons to radiate optimism these days, General Salim Idris, a career military educator who defected from Syria in reaction to the regime’s crime wave, believes that the regime’s newfound confidence is unjustified.

The United States Needs to Communicate a Clear, Consistent Stance on Democracy and Rights in Egypt

By David Johnson

Considerable criticism of President Barack Obama’s administration emerged following the White House’s conclusion that “the law does not require [the administration] to make a formal determination as to whether a coup took place” in Egypt. In a press conference following the Thursday announcement, asked as to whether the administration would ever render a judgment on […]

Top News: Presidency Outlines Selection Criteria for Fifty Member Constitutional Committee

By EgyptSource

The presidency issued a decree on Wednesday outlining the criteria that will be used to select the fifty members of the committee charged with drawing up amendments to the 2012 constitution.