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Libya

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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

New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2017

In Egypt, Watch this (Shrinking) Space

By Ashish Kumar Sen

President’s plan for state of emergency could further reduce space for dissent, said Atlantic Council’s Mirette Mabrouk Egyptian President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi’s decision to impose a three-month state of emergency in response to deadly church bombings will likely further shrink the space for freedom of expression and dissent in Egypt, according to Mirette Mabrouk, director […]

North Africa

In the News

Apr 10, 2017

Sirgany Reports for CNN: Egypt Cabinet OKs State of Emergency After Palm Sunday Church Bombings

By Sarah El Sirgany

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 9, 2017

Miller in the Arab Weekly: UN Leadership Is Latest Casualty in Libya

By Elissa Miller

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Libya

In the News

Apr 9, 2017

Sirgany Reports for CNN: Egyptians Respond to ISIS Church Bombings: ‘Your Terrorism Brings Us Together’

By Sarah El Sirgany

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 9, 2017

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

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 9, 2017

Hellyer in the Globe and Mail: After Egypt Attack, Sectarianism and Extremism Go Hand in Hand

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

Experts