Stay Updated


Content

MENASource

Oct 12, 2012

Top News: Morsi dismisses Mubarak-era prosecutor general Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud

By Egypt Source

Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday evening removed Mubarak-era Prosecutor General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud from the post he has held since 2006. Abdel Meguid Mahmoud claimed late on Thursday that despite being fired, he would not leave his post. 

MENASource

Oct 11, 2012

Ongoing violations against NGOs in Egypt – Is there a way out?

By Mostafa Shaat

For the past year and a half, Egypt’s NGOs have been targeted through a systematic chain of repressive violations, culminating in an orchestrated smear campaign led by the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) and its interim cabinets. During this transitional period, the prospects of civil society and human rights advocacy in Egypt faced several […]

MENASource

Oct 11, 2012

Top News: Egypt’s Draft Constitution Unveiled Amid Political Divisions

By Egypt Source

The Constituent Assembly released an early incomplete draft of Egypt’s constitution for public discussion on Wednesday as it rebutted growing criticism by secularists, liberals and Salafists. The draft is incomplete, and does not include chapters on judicial authority or the military. 

MENASource

Oct 11, 2012

The Dismissal of Abushagur and Libya’s Leadership Crisis

By Karim Mezran

The dismissal of prime minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur by the General National Congress (GNC) on October 7 came as a shock. Just days earlier, the prime minister had revealed his much-delayed list of cabinet nominees – an unwieldy twenty-five in total – to the congress and public at large. The proposed government was widely scorned, and […]

Libya

MENASource

Oct 10, 2012

Maspero Massacre: The Turning Point in Post-Revolution Egypt

By Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Of the many dark days Egypt has witnessed post-revolution, because of an archaic, failed state whose back is to the wall, lashing out at all and sundry, the Maspero massacre would most probably count as the darkest of them all.

MENASource

Oct 10, 2012

Top News: New Poll Puts President Approval Rating at 78 Percent

By Egypt Source

A public opinion poll released Wednesday gives President Mohamed Morsy a 78 percent approval rating during his first 100 days in office, much higher than some others conducted recently. 

MENASource

Oct 9, 2012

Morsi Pardons Political Prisoners, Human Rights Groups Call for More to be Done

By Nancy Messieh

Marking his first 100 days in office, President Mohamed Morsi issued a decree pardoning protesters convicted and imprisoned during the January 25th uprising that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. The decree was met with mixed reactions, with many describing it as a step in the right direction, but lacking certain guarantees.

MENASource

Oct 9, 2012

Top News: Morsy Issues General Amnesty for Revolution-Related Crimes, Egypt Remembers Maspero Clashes on Tuesday

By Egypt Source

On Monday President Mohamed Morsy issued a mass pardon for all those accused or found guilty of crimes pertaining to the events of the 25 January revolution — with some exceptions. The decision to issue general amnesty was based on the recommendation of Morsy’s military trial review committee.

MENASource

Oct 5, 2012

ANHRI Documents 43 Violations on Freedom of Expression in the Past Three Months

By Nancy Messieh

The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) published a report (Arabic) about the current state of freedom of expression in Egypt, under President Mohammed Morsi. In a statement announcing the report, ANHRI pointed to the “absence of the regime’s political will in Egypt, under the rule of the first civilian-elect president, to respect the […]

MENASource

Oct 5, 2012

Egypt’s Politics of Hidden Business Empires: The Brotherhood Versus the Army

By Zeinab Abul-Magd

In post-revolution Egypt, there are two types of capitalists dominating the economic landscape: Islamist capitalists, embodied by the ruling Muslim Brotherhood and military capitalists, embodied by the country’s affluent army generals. Both groups are content to work in and benefit from the free market milieu created about twenty years ago by the previous regime. However, […]