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Egyptians Paying the Price for Reckless Leadership

By Mara Revkin

Three days after Egypt’s so-called “bloodless coup,” it is clear that there is nothing bloodless about the current situation. The streets of Cairo are once again filthy with the familiar detritus of mob violence, after supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi clashed with a crowd of thousands celebrating his removal in Tahrir Square. At least […]

Egypt Needs an Economy Now

By Ahmed Rostom

With the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi after one year in office, Egyptians are once again rewriting history. With economic woes compounded by political uncertainty, Egypt has witnessed in the past year an increase in inflation, unemployment and public debt, coupled together with a highly volatile capital market. On the external level, the exchange rate […]

Michele Dunne on What Lies Ahead for Egypt

 Director of the Rafik Hariri Middle East Center, Michele Dunne speaks to NPR following the ouster of Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi. She discusses the choice of Adly Mansour as interim president, fears of a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and the future of US foreign policy in Egypt. Listen to the entire interview below. Photo: DNE

Top News: Top Judge Sworn in as Interim Egypt President, Brotherhood Rejects Coup

Adly Mansour, the newly-appointed head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, has taken the presidential oath of office. Judge Adly Mahmoud Mansour, 67, head of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) was appointed chief in May, officially starting on June 30 after former head Judge Maher al-Beheiry reached retirement age. Adly saluted the army, the judiciary and the police […]

With Morsi’s Ouster, Time for a New US Policy Towards Egypt

By Michele Dunne

Egyptians and outside observers are arguing fiercely about what exactly has happened in the world’s most populous Arab country: Was it a popular revolt against an inept and domineering Muslim Brotherhood, or a counterrevolution of the ancient regime against the country’s first democratically elected president?

Live Updates From Egypt – July 4

We have completed live blogging for the day, follow us tomorrow for more updates.  Live blogging for Egypt’s July 4 events. To catch up on the past twenty-four hours, read the news roundup here.

Déjà Coup?

By Tarek Radwan

Things in Egypt are moving quickly—too quickly for comfort. Since General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s announcement warning of a forty-eight hour window to solve Egypt’s political problems, government officials and ministers jumped the sinking ship, as Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood found themselves in a struggle for political survival after rocketing to the top of the […]