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Live Updates From Egypt – July 4

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After Swaida: How Syria’s periphery is shaping its future

What comes next in Syria will not be determined by battlefield victories or summit declarations, but by the evolving realities on the ground.

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Live Updates From Egypt – July 4

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The region’s importance in Beijing’s foreign policy is limited and, thus, not much energy and resources are invested in long-term planning.

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Beyond tariffs: Building a win-win relationship between the US and Iraq

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Jul 4, 2013

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.

MENASource

Jul 4, 2013

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 […]

MENASource

Jul 4, 2013

Egypt’s Mixed Blessings

By Mirette F. Mabrouk

Egyptians have learnt that democratic transitions are messy, inexplicable affairs. In January 2011, the country’s squares, particularly its iconic Tahrir, were stuffed with people demanding bread, freedom and social justice. It was a victory against an oppressive regime, desired by the people, backed by the army. A year later, in the face of growing human […]

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Jul 3, 2013

Government Resignations Prior to Morsi’s Removal

By Amira Mikhail

Prior to the Army’s statement removing former President Mohamed Morsi and suspending the constitution, the country witness a wave of resignations in support of the mass protests around Egypt. The long awaited June 30 protests, led by Tamarod, the successful campaign to withdraw confidence from the president, shocked the world with massive protests, larger than […]

MENASource

Jul 3, 2013

Top News: Morsi Says He Won Fair Election, Will Stay On

Islamist President Mohamed Morsi told Egyptians on Tuesday that he had been freely elected little more than a year ago and intended to continue to carry out his duties despite mass protests demanding his resignation.

MENASource

Jul 3, 2013

Top News: Egypt’s Military Council Holds Crisis Meeting As Army Secures Key Institutions

The general commanders of the Egyptian Armed Forces are holding meetings with religious, political and youth figures, said an army statement shortly before the forty-eight hour deadline expired at 4:30 p.m. 

MENASource

Jul 3, 2013

Approaching Consensus on the Tunisian Constitution

By Duncan Pickard

The National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia this week begins plenary debate on the most recent draft of the republic’s new constitution, a document that has achieved a broader consensus upon each iteration.

MENASource

Jul 3, 2013

Live Updates From Egypt – July 3

EgyptSource is continuing to live blog events of July 4. Follow here. Thank you all for following! And thank you to Mai El Sadany for assisting today in the live blogging. Tomorrow the EgyptSource team will continue blogging the events as they unfold. Follow EgyptSource’s live updates on Egypt’s July 3 events and protests. 

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Jul 3, 2013

How International Events Played into Egypt’s Crisis

By Amro Ali

Egypt’s road to the current crisis has been, in part, shaped by an understated yet unhealthy obsession on the part of Egyptian political groups in scanning the international terrain for allies to bolster domestic positions and fuel their narratives. While many Egyptians are proud to have exported Tahrir Square-styled civil disobedience to rest of the […]

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Jul 2, 2013

It’s the Identity, Stupid

By Nervana Mahmoud

Millions poured into the streets of Cairo and other regions of Egypt, calling for President Morsi to resign. The vast, unprecedented numbers of the June 30 demonstrations, which continued well into July 1, with unflagging fervor and tenacity, defied expectations. The sheer magnitude of the crowds has even defied logic – after all, Morsi was democratically elected. […]

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