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Aug 8, 2012

Top News: Morsi Appoints New Security Officials in Response to Rafah Incident

By Egypt Source

President Morsi appoints Maj. Gen. Mohamed Ahmad Zaki commander of the Republican Guard, and Maj. Gen. Mohamed Ra’fat Shehata as intelligence director replacing Maj. Gen. Murad Mowafi. Morsi also dismissed the Sinai governor and will appoint a new military police chief to replace Gen. Hamdi Badeen in response to the recent instability. SECURITY Egyptian troops […]

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Aug 7, 2012

Top News: Gaza PM Calls for Permanent Palestinian-Egyptian Security Committee

By Egypt Source

Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Monday called for the establishment of a permanent security coordination committee with the government of Egypt after yesterday’s attack on the Egypt-Israel border in Sinai. 

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Aug 6, 2012

Sinai: The Boiling Point for Security and Governance

By Nancy Messieh and Tarek Radwan

Islamist militants killed 16 policemen and injured seven in an attack on Egyptian border guards in Sinai on Sunday, in what is the latest in a string of violent incidents in the country since Mohamed Morsi’s election as president. The Egyptian military vowed a crackdown on the “infidels” responsible, while Morsi delivered a televised speech […]

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Aug 6, 2012

Top News: Egypt Vows Crackdown on “Infidels” after Border Massacre

By Egypt Source

Egypt branded Islamist gunmen who killed 16 police near the Israeli border as "infidels" and promised on Monday to launch a crackdown following the massacre that strained Cairo’s ties with both Israel and Palestinians. An Egyptian official has said "Jihadist elements" crossed from the Gaza Strip into Egypt before leading the assault on a border […]

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Aug 3, 2012

Egypt’s Copts Need Fewer Clichés, More Action from Morsi

By Nancy Messieh

Since the uprising last January, clashes rooted in Christian-Muslim tensions have not subsided. The latest incident took place following a fight between a Christian laundry worker and a Muslim customer over a burned shirt, leaving at least one man dead, countless homes burned, and an attempted attack on a church. While apparently no different from […]

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Aug 3, 2012

Top News: Egypt PM Qandil Makes Some Surprise, Controversial Ministerial Choices

By Egypt Source

Newly appointed Prime Minister Hisham Qandil completed the formation of his government Thursday morning. In total, the Qandil government includes 35 ministers, compared to 29 under his predecessor, Kamal El-Ganzouri. Qandil’s government includes 29 technocrats (seven of whom served under El-Ganzouri), four ministers from the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, one minister from the […]

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Aug 3, 2012

Egypt’s Workers: A Ticking Time Bomb for Another Revolution / استمرار غياب العدالة الاجتماعية قنبلة موقوتة لثورة جديدة في مصر

By Haitham Tabei

In 2008, workers at Ghazl El-Mahalla, the biggest textile company in Egypt, placed their fellow countrymen on the path to revolution, igniting the first wave of significant protests against former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. At the time, they were protesting low wages, inflation and corruption in the company’s higher echelons. Taking to the street, they […]

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Aug 2, 2012

Prime Minister Hesham Kandil Announces His New Cabinet (Full List)

By Nancy Messieh

Ahram Online has published a list of 34 of the 35 Ministers that have been appointed in Hesham Kandil’s cabinet. The only minister who has yet to be named is the Minister of Civil Aviation. The selections have been plagued by numerous issues. Liberal, socialist and conservative politicians have refused to play any part in […]

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Aug 2, 2012

Top News: Qandil: 35 ministries in upcoming government; oath to take place shortly

By Egypt Source

At a press conference held by Hisham Qandil on Thursday, the prime minister announced that the new government, expected to be sworn in within hours, will be formed by 35 ministries. Qandil also confirmed that the head of the military council, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, will retain his position as defence minister, a post he […]

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Aug 2, 2012

Should We Support the Brotherhood or the Military?

By Alaa Al Aswany

Across the West, parties have been set up that promote racist ideas, incite hatred, and embrace ideologies that may not recognize democracy in the first place. So why don’t Western governments abolish them? Because democratic principles guarantee people the right to express their opinions, as long as they don’t break the law. Old democracies have […]