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US Rhetoric on Egypt and What it Means

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The US president’s Suez Canal demands signal “a shift in US-Egyptian relations” which experts describe as “at their lowest ebb in decades.”

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US Rhetoric on Egypt and What it Means

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US Rhetoric on Egypt and What it Means

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May 16, 2025

The killing of Abdul Ghani al-Kikli may be a turning point for Libya

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The killing is considered to be part of a push to eliminate influential militia leaders and consolidate GNU loyalist control over Tripoli.

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US Rhetoric on Egypt and What it Means

MENASource
Apr 30, 2025

From Tripoli to Tehran: Lessons from Libya in US-Iran nuclear talks

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Twenty-one years later, the nuclear disarmament of Libya serves as a model for the United States in current nuclear negotiations with Iran.

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US Rhetoric on Egypt and What it Means

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Apr 16, 2025

Solving Libya’s economic collapse will require confrontation—not consensus

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If the status quo continues, the next phase of Libya’s crisis will not be quiet erosion. It will be public revolt.

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Apr 7, 2014

US Rhetoric on Egypt and What it Means

By MENASource

To look at the US-Egyptian relationship is to look at the classic struggle between interests and values in a bilateral relationship with the United States. The relationship pits concerns over human rights and democracy against derived security and strategic advantages.

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Apr 6, 2014

The Week in Egypt [April 6, 2014]

By Daniel Stoker

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 4, 2014

Wishful Thinking: The Obama Administration’s Rhetoric on Democracy and Human Rights in Egypt

By Amy Hawthorne

By all credible indicators, a democratic Egypt appears more remote than ever, but President Barack Obama’s administration doesn’t seem ready to admit this grim truth.  A review of key statements on Egypt during the past month shows the wishful thinking shaping the discourse as the United States struggles to reconcile its declared support for democracy […]

North Africa

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Apr 4, 2014

A Mixed Bag of Human Rights in the Middle East

By EgyptSource

The wave of uprisings in the Middle East in 2011 adopted part of its ethos from a desire for stronger human rights protections and government accountability. The fall of dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen promised a new Arab world in its wake, but political and economic realities quickly quashed the resulting euphoria, replacing […]

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 2, 2014

Ajnad Misr Claims Responsibility for Cairo University Blasts

On Wednesday, three bombs went off at Cairo University, killing at least two, among them a police officer, and wounding five. The consecutive blasts were detonated remotely. Militant group Ajnad Misr (Soldiers of Egypt) claimed responsibility for the blast in a statement shared on Twitter, as pointed out by the Long War Journal’s David Barnett. 

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 2, 2014

On the Responsibility to Form a Public Coalition for Rights, Freedom, and National Development

By Amr Hamzawy

Egypt is at a crossroads. It is stuck between the elite on one side, who have pushed the country backward with the support of the military-security establishment that exercises hegemony over the state and society. On the other side is the Muslim Brotherhood, which, during its 2011-2013 rule, did not seek a democratic transition but […]

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Apr 2, 2014

Is Local Government in Libya the Solution?

By Mahmoud Bader

As Libya faces numerous challenges with the existence of federalists and militia groups, the question of decentralization grows in urgency. Libyans need to bolster local government in an effort to leave their past behind and meet their everyday needs, but lacks the adequate legal and constitutional framework to ensure better governance.

Libya

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Apr 1, 2014

The Road to Presidential Elections [Update 2]

By EgyptSource

With voting in Egypt’s second presidential elections in two years expected to take place on May 26 and 27, EgyptSource will be providing periodic updates on the latest news coming out of the Egyptian elections process.

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Apr 1, 2014

Infographic: Egypt’s 2014 Presidential Elections Timeline

Egypt’s Presidential Elections Commission announced the timeline for the 2014 presidential elections on March 31. With the registration period already underway, the final list of candidates will be made public on May 2. Other landmark dates in the timeline include May 26 and 27 for the first round of voting, while results of the first […]

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Mar 31, 2014

Forays by the Coptic Church into Politics Spell Trouble for its Subjects

By Amir Beshay

A video posted this week on Facebook appears to show Egyptian pop singer Ihab Tawfiq singing the now-popular pro-army anthem “Teslam al-Ayadi” in a Coptic church, reportedly in France. This comes as the latest of many examples of the Coptic Church participating in Egypt’s political scene in a way some see as unacceptable. While the […]

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