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Aug 10, 2012

Morsi’s Challenge: National Security and the Economy

By Merit Al-Sayed

As President Mohamed Morsi faces mounting challenges on several fronts, the state of Egypt’s national security and its ailing economy are the most pressing issues requiring his attention if he is to deliver on his electoral promises. The economic situation cannot be analyzed in isolation, directly influenced by the nation’s politics and security, as Egypt […]

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Aug 9, 2012

Egypt’s Journalists Fear a Continuation of Mubarak-Era Constraints

By Nancy Messieh

On Wednesday, the Upper House of Parliament (Shura Council) named 50 new editors for the country’s state-run newspapers, amid a backlash, led primarily by the Journalist’s Syndicate. The union accused the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Shura Council of trying to regulate state-owned media in the interest of their party, earning a comparison to Hosni Mubarak and the National Democratic Party’s (NDP) […]

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Aug 9, 2012

Sinai Attack Reveals More Than Just Security Vulnerabilities

By Haitham Tabei

Sixteen soldiers were killed and seven injured in a terrorist attack on the border between Egypt and Israel, exposing one of many crises facing the current regime, which is an amalgamation of old and new. The president, the military, state media and national security are all intertwined in an uneasy marriage, one which is coming […]

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Aug 9, 2012

Top News: In Biggest Deployment Under Peace Treaty, Egypt Army Pushes More Reinforcements into Sinai

By Egypt Source

Major military reinforcements arrived to the outskirts of El-Arish in Sinai Thursday morning coming from the Second Field Army Command in Ismailiya. The reinforcements sent to the border city with Israel include armoured vehicles, tanks and missile batteries in addition to hundreds of soldiers.

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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 […]