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Jul 27, 2013

Photo Essay: An Eyewitness Account of Raba’a al-Adaweya

By Mosaab Elshamy

Editor’s note: On Friday night, security forces attacked the sit-in at Raba’a al-Adaweya in Nasr City, where supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi have been camped out for approximately three weeks. It is believed that clashes broke out after some of pro-Morsi protesters tried to block off a main road. While the Ministry of Interior […]

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Jul 26, 2013

The Magic That Turned on the Magician

By The Big Pharaoh

For the first time, with General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s call for mass protests on Friday July 26 to “confront terrorism,” the Egyptian military is openly and directly asking Egyptians to rally in a show of support for an impending action. His call indicates that, once again, the balance of power in Egypt has changed; turning the […]

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Jul 26, 2013

Top News: Egypt Court Orders Morsi Detention Over Hamas Collaboration

By EgyptSource

A top Egyptian court has ordered the detention of ousted President Mohamed Morsi for fifteen days pending investigations into his suspected collaboration with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Morsi is accused of collaborating with Hamas to escape from Wadi al-Natroun Prison and destroy prison records during the 2011 uprising, attack police stations during the uprising, the intentional killing […]

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Congressional Relations

Jul 25, 2013

At Senate Egypt Hearing, Contentious Aid Issue Looms Large

By Stefanie Hausheer

Should the United States sidestep its laws and continue to provide aid to Egypt given the events of July 3? If the United States suspends assistance, will we lose our vital security partnership with Egypt? These questions were fiercely debated at today’s Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on the crisis in Egypt that featured […]

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Jul 25, 2013

Four Recommendations for Egypt’s Constitutional Process

By Ryan Suto

Egypt began the deeply important process of creating a new constitution on Sunday.

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Jul 25, 2013

Top News: Obama Halts Delivery of F-16s to Egypt Given ‘Current Situation’

By EgyptSource

President Barack Obama has decided to halt the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Egypt for an undetermined period due to the “current situation” on the ground there, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The delay was the first direct action the United States has taken since the Egyptian military ousted Morsi and installed a new […]

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Jul 25, 2013

US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Crisis in Egypt

By EgyptSource

In a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Egypt, Michele Dunne offers her views on the implications of the current political crisis for US national security and policy options. 

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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 […]

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