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In the News

Apr 9, 2017

Gold Quoted by Agence France-Presse on ISIS in Egypt

By Zack Gold

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North Africa

MENASource

Apr 7, 2017

Al-Azhar and Sisi’s Regime: Structural Roots of Disagreement

By Belal Abdallah

Tensions between Egypt’s religious leadership and its political leadership—represented by the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb, and Egypt’s President respectively—have reached a point where they can no longer be concealed. The underlying disagreement has become public, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has raised this issue in his public speeches, the most recent of […]

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 5, 2017

Egyptian Media Hails New Era in US-Egypt Relations

By Dalia Rabie

After years of condemning and rejecting what it considered an intrusive relationship, Egypt’s state media finally hailed a new era of bilateral relations between the US and Egypt ushered in by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s first meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday.

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2017

Arab Leaders Try to Get Trump’s Attention

By Shehab al-Makahleh

Eager to unlock the door to US-Arab cooperation on tackling regional issues following decades of disappointment with Washington’s lack of understanding of their concerns, three Arab leaders are engaging US President Donald Trump’s new administration over the next month. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met Trump at the White House on April 3; Jordan’s King […]

Israel Middle East

In the News

Apr 3, 2017

Mezran Quoted by Foreign Policy on Tribal Peace Agreement in Libya

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Apr 3, 2017

Hellyer Quoted by VOA on US-Egypt Relations

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 2, 2017

Hellyer Quoted by the Associated Press on US-Egypt Relations

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 2, 2017

Hellyer Quoted by the Guardian on US-Egypt Relations

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 2, 2017

Pham Quoted by the Washington Times on Al-Qaeda in North Africa

By J. Peter Pham

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North Africa

MENASource

Mar 31, 2017

The Failed Serraj Experiment of Libya

By Wolfgang Pusztai

On March 30, 2016, Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and a few other members of Libya’s Presidency Council (PC) and Government of National Accord (GNA), the two government bodies that the UN-brokered Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) established, arrived to Tripoli’s Abu Sita navy base after having operated in Tunisia for three months. While the international media […]

Libya

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