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Jul 8, 2015

After Sinai, Calls for Revenge Dominate

By Khaled Dawoud

Angry chants demanding the execution of top Muslim Brotherhood leaders are commonplace at funerals of security personnel killed in terrorist attacks. These calls now seem stronger than ever following the assassination of late Prosecutor General, Hisham Barakat, and the death of at least twenty-one soldiers and officers in clashes with terrorists late last week in […]

North Africa

In the News

Jul 6, 2015

Slavin Moderates Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to moderate a discussion on the nuclear deal with Iran, the opening of a US embassy in Cuba, the Greek financial crisis, and the violence in Egypt:

Cuba Greece

In the News

Jul 6, 2015

Hawthorne: Counting Islam: Religion, Class, and Elections in Egypt

By Amy Hawthorne

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Amy Hawthorne writes for The Cairo Review of Global Affairs to review Tarek Masoud’s book on Egyptian politics:

North Africa

In the News

Jul 2, 2015

Laremont on Violence in Egypt

By Ricardo René Larémont

Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Ricardo René Larémont joins News Plus to discuss the recent violence between the Egyptian military and ISIS militants:

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 2, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s Security Forces Kill Nine Brotherhood Members During Raid in October 6 City

By EgyptSource

Nine Muslim Brotherhood leaders were killed by police on Wednesday, with conflicting reports on the conditions of their death.The Interior Ministry said in a statement that Brotherhood leader Abdel Fattah Ibrahim was leading a meeting, held in Cairo’s October 6 suburb, to discuss “plots” to carry out “terrorist” attacks.

North Africa Political Reform

MENASource

Jul 1, 2015

Militants Besiege Sinai’s Sheikh Zuweid, Dozens Killed

By Suzanne Gaber

In one of the worst militant attacks in Egypt’s recent history, Egypt’s security forces battled with militants belonging to the Islamic State affiliated Sinai State, previously known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis. The Sinai State laid siege to the town of Sheikh Zuweid, with additional attacks in Arish, carrying out a series of coordinated attacks.

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 1, 2015

Prosecutor General Assassination Increases Concern over Judiciary Safety

By Joel Gulhane

Egypt’s front pages on Tuesday mourned Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat, describing him as the “attorney of the people,” in the wake of his assassination on Monday. Appointed in the aftermath of the ouster of Mohamed Morsi, Barakat, 65, referred many high profile names to court. Included in this list are Morsi himself, as well as […]

North Africa

In the News

Jun 30, 2015

Pham on Extremists Targeting Tunisia’s Youth

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how extremist groups are targeting Tunisia’s unemployed youth:

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 29, 2015

Q&A: The Assassination of Egypt’s Prosecutor General

By Suzanne Gaber

In the first assassination of a government official in Egypt since 1990, Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat was killed Monday after a bomb hit his convoy in the Cairo. Barakat, who was injured in the attack, was transferred to the Nozha Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds hours later.

North Africa
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Jun 26, 2015

France Fills the American Arms Void

By Owen Daniels and Robbie Gramer, Politico Europe

Through a series of recent sales worth billions, most recently a $12 billion deal with Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday, the Rafale has become the backbone of Paris’s realpolitik economic diplomacy

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