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Libya

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MENASource

Apr 28, 2017

How Aya Hijazi Ended Up in Sisi’s Seat at the White House

By Dalia Rabie

President Donald Trump did not waste time boasting about his role in the release of Aya Hijazi, Egyptian-American charity worker who had been jailed in Egypt for the past three years. “Did you see Aya?” Trump asked an Associated Press reporter at the beginning of his interview this week. “I asked the government to let […]

North Africa

In the News

Apr 27, 2017

Hellyer Quoted by the World Weekly on Egypt’s Militant Tactics to the War on Terror

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 26, 2017

Hellyer Quoted by the Daily Mail on the Clash of Church and State in Egypt’s Al-Azhar

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Sirgany Reports for CNN: Ex-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Freed After Six Years in Detention

By Sarah El Sirgany

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North Africa

MENASource

Apr 24, 2017

Riyadh & Cairo: A Relationship of Alignment

By Dr. H.A. Hellyer

This past Sunday, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visited Riyadh for an official state visit to the Saudi Kingdom. It comes at a time when many are speculating about the future and current state of Saudi-Egyptian relations, particularly after the furor about the status of the islands off the coast of Sinai. But much of […]

North Africa Saudi Arabia

In the News

Apr 23, 2017

Miller in the Arab Weekly: Escalation in Libya’s South Could be Harbinger of Worse Things to Come

By Elissa Miller

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Libya

MENASource

Apr 21, 2017

Trump on Libya: What Now?

By Karim Mezran and Elissa Miller

The situation in Libya seems to be simultaneously stalemated and wavering on the brink of collapse. The Presidential Council and Government of National Accord (PC/GNA), which emerged from the UN-led Libyan Political Agreement at the end of 2015, has made little progress in solidifying its authority in the country. The United Nations is increasingly weak […]

Libya

In the News

Apr 20, 2017

Gold Quoted by Stars and Stripes on the US-Egypt Military Relationship

By Zack Gold

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 18, 2017

Gold Quoted by the New York Times on ISIS in the Southern Sinai

By Zack Gold

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North Africa

MENASource

Apr 17, 2017

Raising the Stakes: Egyptians Have Questions About a New Emergency Law and the State of Security

By Mirette F. Mabrouk

The dead were buried without a mass. On April 9, two suicide bombers hit two churches in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria in Egypt. The next day, the first burial was held for seven of those killed at St Mina Monastery in King Mariout, on the outskirts of Alexandria. The Eastern Orthodox Church does […]

North Africa Political Reform

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