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Libya

Content

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

In the News

Apr 16, 2017

Hellyer Quoted by NBC News on Easter Security Measures for the Coptic Christians of Egypt

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 16, 2017

Sirgany Reports for CNN: Egypt Unearths Eight Mummies in 3,500-Year-Old Tombs

By Sarah El Sirgany

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 13, 2017

Eljarh Quoted by Agence France-Presse on Clashes Between Rival Government Forces in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Apr 13, 2017

Mabrouk Quoted by the Christian Science Monitor on Egypt’s State of Emergency

By Mirette Mabrouk

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North Africa

MENASource

Apr 12, 2017

Egypt Church Bombings Leave Copts Insecure in the Face of ISIS Threats

By Jihad Abaza

“My father and I still have headaches and a buzzing sound that has been in our ears since after the attack,” said the 27-year-old Ashraf Ramzy, a survivor of the explosion on Tanta’s St. George’s Cathedral that killed twenty-nine worshippers on Palm Sunday.  

North Africa

In the News

Apr 10, 2017

218TV Highlights Atlantic Council Event on Prospects for Ending the Civil War in Libya

By Atlantic Council

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Libya

In the News

Apr 10, 2017

Hellyer Quoted by Reuters on the ISIS Attack in Egypt on Palm Sunday

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

MENASource

Apr 10, 2017

Sisi’s Visit to Washington: Not Much Expected, Not Much Happened

By Dr. H.A. Hellyer

Amidst the anticipation of the first visit of an Egyptian president to Washington DC since 2009, there were a number of articles on Abdal Fattah El-Sisi’s visit to the White House in the first week of April. Much of the analysis was about what the Trump administration should want from Cairo. But the harsh reality […]

North Africa

Experts