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

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Sep 19, 2025

How Israel’s strike on Doha is forcing a Gulf security reckoning

The Gulf monarchies have displayed strong unity at a time when rethinking twenty-first-century Gulf security is no longer optional.

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

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Sep 19, 2025

Snapback sanctions threaten to further derail Iran nuclear deal hopes

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Rob Macaire

Now would be the best time for the West to negotiate a deal with Iran—but snapback sanctions threaten a derailing into further confrontation.

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

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Sep 17, 2025

In landmark Syria elections, women still face electoral hurdles

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Marie Forestier 

As the indirect electoral process begins, Syrian officials could take several steps to increase women’s chances in this process.

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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 […]

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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. 

MENASource

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 […]

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Nov 2, 2012

Top News: Morsi Delegates Some Emergency Powers to Qandil

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsi on Tuesday delegated Prime Minister Hesham Qandil some powers granted by Emergency Law No.162 of 1958 concerning criminal sentencing, the ratification of court rulings and the assignment of judges to examine complaints.

MENASource

Nov 2, 2012

Son of the Blind Sheikh Rejects al-Qaeda’s Call to Kidnap Foreigners on his Father’s Behalf

By Jayson Casper

  Last week Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaeda, invited Muslims to kidnap Western hostages to secure the release of the Blind Sheikh, Omar Abdel Rahman. This week, the sheikh’s son invited me to dinner. Abdullah Omar Abdel Rahman believes his father was the victim of an Egyptian-American conspiracy to silence one of then-President Mubarak’s […]

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Nov 1, 2012

NGO Initiative Aims to Criminalize Domestic Violence in Egypt (Video)

By Nancy Messieh

As concerns over women’s rights in Egypt’s draft constitution continue to surface, a topic that often receives little, if no attention at all, is that of domestic violence. Documentary filmmaker Jenny Montasir has created a short 6 minute video which sheds light on how domestic violence is perceived in Egypt, while touching on women’s rights […]

MENASource

Nov 1, 2012

Top News: Carter Meets with Constituent Assembly Head

By Egypt Source

Former US president Jimmy Carter made a special visit to the Constituent Assembly’s headquarters in the Shura Council on Tuesday, where he met with the assembly head Hossam El-Gheriany.  

MENASource

Nov 1, 2012

Egypt’s IMF Loan Tests its Islamist Government’s Boundaries

By Farah Halime

In the first test of how Egypt’s Islamist government will reconcile religious beliefs with a modern economic framework, the country is attempting to convince voters a contentious loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund is Sharia-compliant.

MENASource

Oct 31, 2012

When Will Egypt Sign a Program with the IMF?

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrived in Egypt on October 30, 2012 to negotiate with the Egyptian government a long-awaited $4.8 billion-plus loan. The IMF team led, by Andreas Bauer, is now in Cairo to have technical discussions on Egypt’s economic reform program to determine if it can be supported with a 1-year Stand-by […]

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