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Jul 13, 2013

Call it What You Wish, Egyptians are Shaping Their Destiny

By Tamer Nagy Mahmoud

Western analysts have spent the past week trying to make sense of developments in Egypt, with most expressing concern over what they assert to be a military coup deposing a democratically elected president. Engaging in a debate over whether former President Mohamed Morsi’s ouster was a coup or a revolution detracts from the main issue: […]

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Jul 12, 2013

Breaking Precedent in Egypt

By Avery Schmidt

The intervention of the armed forces in Egypt’s political crisis has evoked fears that a dangerous precedent is being set: military intervention today could mean that whenever Egyptians are upset with the political status quo in the future, they will know that mass demonstrations will prompt military intervention. This precedent will render Egyptian democracy forever […]

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Jul 12, 2013

This Week in Egypt – July 12, 2013

By Amira Mikhail

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

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Jul 12, 2013

Top News: Egypt’s PM picks leftist politician as deputy, Ziad Bahaa-Eldin

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Jul 12, 2013

What’s Next for the Youngest Leader in the Arab World?

By Kristin Smith Diwan

The fall of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will have a ripple effect not only on the prospects for democracy in Egypt, but also for the foreign policy agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood’s most consistent supporter, the small but influential Gulf state of Qatar. Qatar’s ambitious program to support political Islam turned sour in the past […]

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Jul 12, 2013

Top News: Islamists Hold Cairo Rallies to Press for Morsi’s Reinstatement

Tens of thousands of supporters of toppled president Mohamed Morsi have flocked to Raba’a al-Adawiya Mosque where a mass rally is being held on Friday to push for the Islamist leader to be reinstated. 

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Jul 11, 2013

First Impressions of the Constitutional Declaration

By Yussef Auf

Amid the furor and amidst much blood spilled on Egyptian soil, the anticipated constitutional declaration has arrived, five days after Egypt’s ‘great transformation’ at a historic time. Without a doubt, it is more than justified to have awaited the declaration with great anxiety. Many look forward to erasing the traces of the past two and […]

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Jul 11, 2013

Top News: NSF Submits Proposal to Amend the Constitutional Declaration

The National Salvation Front (NSF) submitted a proposal to amend the constitutional declaration issued by interim President Adly Mansour. The proposal suggests articles to be added and others to be amended.   GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Egypt’s interim cabinet to be formed next week: PM Interim prime minister Hesham el-Beblawi, an economist and former finance minister, told […]

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Jul 11, 2013

Top News: Syria Opposition Denies Russian Chemical Attack Allegation

The opposition Syrian National Coalition on Wednesday denied Russian allegations that rebel fighters fired a projectile laden with the nerve agent sarin at a suburb of Aleppo in March, saying United Nations inspectors should be allowed to investigate the attack.

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Jul 11, 2013

Michele Dunne: Is Egypt Headed Towards a Civil State or Civil War?

Writing for the New Republic about the current situation in Egypt, Michele Dunne, Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, sets aside the question, was former president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster a coup. Instead, she asks, are things in Egypt going to get better or worse? Two potential scenarios are on the horizon. […]