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Nov 8, 2012

Top News: Ministry Drafts Harsher Police Torture Penalties

By Egypt Source

The Justice Ministry has drafted new legislation that would impose harsher punishments for police torture. The bill stipulates that in deaths resulting from police violence, the perpetrators will be charged with premeditated murder.

MENASource

Nov 8, 2012

In Sinai, Land Ownership Decree Overshadowed by Volatile Conditions

By Dalia Rabie

The decision to allow Sinai’s residents to own land in the peninsula was followed, and overshadowed, by a turbulent week of attacks on police forces, which left three policemen dead and one critically injured. At the end of October, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil announced that 80,000 acres will be allocated for agriculture and land reclamation […]

MENASource

Nov 8, 2012

Arming Syria’s Rebels: The Strategic and Humanitarian Imperative

By Alex Simon

As President Obama prepares to embark on his second term, Syria’s civil war looms as perhaps his most urgent foreign policy challenge. With the death toll climbing upwards of 35,000 and the number of refugees approaching 400,000, the Obama Administration has thrown its weight behind the “Seif Plan,” a political initiative taking place this week […]

Syria

MENASource

Nov 7, 2012

Why the United States Should Not Count on Algerian Help in Mali

By Karim Mezran and Sarah Wade

Algeria is making headlines for the first time since its bloody civil war thanks to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit in late October. Secretary Clinton visited Algiers in part to solicit its support for a multilateral military intervention in Mali. Algeria has so far been unwilling to take a leadership role in addressing the […]

United States and Canada

MENASource

Nov 7, 2012

Top News: Morsi Congratulates Obama on Re-election, Erian Skeptical

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsy sent a message to US President Barack Obama Wednesday congratulating him on winning a second term in the US election the day before. Dr. Essam el-Erian, a leader of the Freedom and Justice Party, said in a statement to the BBC, "The Egyptian people and the world still wait for the change […]

MENASource

Nov 6, 2012

After the Revolution: The Ministry of Interior Proposes Repressive Laws

By Ragab Saad

The Egyptian Ministry of Interior recently presented a number of draft laws it wishes to pass by presidential decree. The proposed drafts demonstrate that the ministry is neither willing nor ready to relinquish the tools of oppression that characterized the past few decades under the former regime.

MENASource

Nov 6, 2012

Top News: Cabinet Protesters Excluded from President’s Prisoner Amnesty

By Egypt Source

Egyptian Prosecutor-General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud on Monday finalised the list of political detainees to be given amnesties on orders of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, according to a spokesman for the prosecutor-general’s office. 

MENASource

Nov 5, 2012

Breaking Down the Myth of Small Businesses in Egypt

By Hoda Youssef

 In the rare times when constructive discussions about economic policy orientation take place in post-revolution Egypt, emphasis is often placed on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as a means to promote economic growth and help reduce high poverty rates. This same focus existed during the Mubarak era, as the regime tried to keep up with […]

MENASource

Nov 5, 2012

Top News: South Sinai Checkpoints Tighten Security After Police Killings

By Egypt Source

The South Sinai Security Directorate tightened security measures late Sunday at the governorate’s entrances and exits, from Oyoun Moussa in Ras Sudr to northern Taba. Sinai security deteriorated after unknown attackers killed three policemen in North Sinai Saturday. 

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Nov 2, 2012

Decision to Close Egypt’s Shops Early Put on Hold Amid Harsh Criticism

By Nancy Messieh

A controversial law calling for shops and restaurants in Egypt to close by 10pm has been temporarily put on hold by the Local Development Ministry. Minister Ahmed Zaki Abdeen announced the postponement earlier this week, citing the need for more time to study the penalties imposed on those who do not comply. Initial reports had […]