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June 28
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Rises Under a Military Thumb
The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi faces a host of daunting political hurdles after being officially declared Egypt's first freely-elected president on Sunday. Read more »
June 6
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Egypt: Nation to Face 'Round Two' of Revolution?
The long-awaited verdict in Egypt's 'trial of the century' - a life sentence for ousted president Hosni Mubarak and acquittals for most other defendants - has brought the people... Read more »
June 4
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Egypt: Women Look for a Place in New Egypt
"It was so frustrating but so exciting at the same time," recalls 15-year-old Mariam Assam, a year-10 student in Cairo. Assam was recalling the days she tried to join protestors... Read more »
June 3
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Egypt: Mubarak Trial Verdict Revives Anger on Streets
If the life sentences for former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and one of his key allies were meant to placate Egyptians, they have had the opposite effect. Read more »
May 31
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Egypt: Activists' Anger Explodes Over Election [analysis]
Like the delayed after-effects of an earthquake below the ocean before the subsequent tsunami hits adjacent coastlines, Egyptian anger finally exploded this week after several days... Read more »
May 30
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Egypt: Brotherhood Headed for Presidency?
Results of the first post-Mubarak presidential election last week have left most Egyptians stunned, with Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi coming in first and Ahmed Shafiq... Read more »
May 26
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Egypt: A Sort of President Awaits Nation [analysis]
Candidates competing in Egypt's first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was ousted are vying for a prestigious position whose job description - oddly enough - has not yet... Read more »
May 23
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Egypt: Election Results Impossible to Predict, Say Analysts
As Egyptians head to the polls Wednesday and Thursday to elect the country's first post-Mubarak president, local analysts say that voting results - even on the very eve of the... Read more »
May 22
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Egypt: Military Entrenched Ahead of Polls
As Egyptians prepare to elect their country's first president since the uprising that toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak, the military junta that has ruled for the last 15 months has... Read more »
May 9
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Egypt: Israel Gas Issue Becoming Explosive
The two weeks since Egypt's abrupt cancellation of a Mubarak-era gas-export deal with Israel have seen an exchange of indirect threats and warnings between the two countries,... Read more »
May 8
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Egypt: Mubarak Still Has His Billions
More than a year since president Hosni Mubarak was removed from power, the money he allegedly syphoned from Egypt during his 29-year rule remains beyond the reach of authorities... Read more »
April 15
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Egypt: Internet Radio Powers On After Arab Spring
When an Egyptian court fined former president Hosni Mubarak and two aides a total of 90 million dollars for cutting mobile and Internet services during protests that led to his... Read more »
March 26
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North Africa: Arab Spring Brings Some Sour Fruits
Recent shifts in the Middle East and North Africa have presented several economic challenges such as high unemployment, an exodus of migrants from Libya and a reduction of tourism... Read more »
February 22
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Egypt: Govt-U.S. Standoff Could Hit 40,000 NGOs
The ongoing crackdown by Egypt's military rulers on a handful of civil society groups accused of receiving illegal foreign funds has far-reaching implications for the estimated... Read more »
February 9
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Africa: In the Shadow World, Only Blood, Gold and Gunpowder [book review]
They called themselves the "cut hands commandos" because they lopped off their victims' hands with machetes; the "burn house unit", for the thousands of families who were locked... Read more »
February 6
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Egypt: Chinese Feed Illegal Ivory Trade
The illegal trade in ivory continues in Egypt, with ivory products sold openly in local tourist markets by traders who operate with impunity, a new study by the conservation group... Read more »
January 27
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North Africa: Journalists Reporting Uprisings Face New Dangers
Attempts by regimes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to suppress the flow of information during the region's pro-democracy uprisings has led a higher number of... Read more »
January 25
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Egypt: Arab Spring Gives Way to Military Chill [analysis]
When Egypt's dictator was ousted during a popular uprising last February, the military leaders who assumed control of the country pledged to "protect the revolution" and ensure a... Read more »
January 23
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Egypt: Nation Tires of Protest on Anniversary of Revolution
Several revolutionary groups are calling for mass demonstrations against military rule on Wednesday to coincide with the first anniversary of the January 25 uprising that... Read more »
January 20
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Egypt: Islamist Parties to Abide By Camp David - for Now
The Islamist landslide in recently concluded parliamentary polls has led to fears in some quarters of an impending paradigm shift in Egyptian foreign policy. Read more »
January 18
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Egypt: Lending to Repression, Again
For three decades Western governments and lending institutions bankrolled a corrupt regime in Egypt that trampled human rights and stifled democracy. Read more »
January 11
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North Africa: A Touch of Spring for Homosexual Laws
With a yearning for human rights playing a vital role in the Arab revolts; putting an end to discriminatory LGBT laws may determine how the future democratic process unfolds. Read more »
December 18, 2011
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North Africa: Deadly Gas Enters the Arab Spring
Activists across the Middle East are reporting a mysterious toxin, possibly a banned nerve agent, in the thick clouds of tear gas used by security forces to suppress... Read more »
December 3, 2011
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Egypt: Islamists Poised for Polls Landslide
Islamists appear poised for a landslide victory in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, putting them on track to secure a majority in the country's first parliament... Read more »
December 1, 2011
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Looks Beyond Tahrir
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood came under fire from various political quarters for its decision to stay out of last week's clashes in and around Cairo's Tahrir Square. But as Egyptians... Read more »
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