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Top Headlines Egypt extends state of emergency in North Sinai by three months. Wednesday Egypt’s parliamentary elections produce 21.7% turnout in first round run-off. Friday  Russian plane crashed over Sinai. Saturday   (Russian Plane crash in Sinai, Photo via BBC) … Continue reading →

This is a great piece by Aaron Stein and Noah Blaser explaining the detailed breakdown of the network behind Turkey’s ISS bomb attacks. “The culprits of all four attacks were members of a single cell of Islamic State (ISIS) from … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Human Rights in Turkey:
Riot police break the main entrance of the İpek Media Group headquarters in İstanbul during the raid on Wednesday. (Photo: Today’s Zaman) Today’s raids on Turkish media outlets are “yet another shocking attack…

Originally posted on salamamoussa:
Someone penned a satirical letter pretending to be Mexico’s President apologizing to Egypt for the accidental killing of Mexican tourists by the Egyptian Army. Many Egyptian media outlets reported it as genuine. This event is remarkable…

Originally posted on Human Rights in Turkey:
VICE journalist Mohammed Ismael Rasool continues to languish in pre-trial detention under terrorism charges that Amnesty’s Andrew Gardner has described as “unsubstantiated, outrageous and bizarre.”  Meanwhile, we received word today that Dutch journalist Frederike…

Originally posted on endless transition:
Late last night, people across Cairo woke up to the sound of a boom. It was heard across the capital by people in various neighborhoods spread across the city. This is nothing new (although the volume of…

Top Headlines President Sisi establishes economic zone around the Suez Canal. (Tuesday) Islamic State’s Egyptian ally says it beheads a Croatian hostage. (Wednesday) Egyptian military aircraft crashed near the border with Libya. (Thursday) Minimal protests to mark Rabaa anniversary. (Friday) … Continue reading →

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi approves new parliamentary election law. Thursday The Egyptian-born actor Omar Sharif died on Friday at the age of 83. Friday Car bombing at Italian Consulate in Cairo kills one. Saturday  Main Headlines   Monday Egypt’s State … Continue reading →

Originally posted on salamamoussa:
For a few in Egypt who had access to external information, the June 5 1967 rapid success of Israel came as no surprise. The Jews had in less than two decades built a functioning state that…

Top News Egypt appoints Brotherhood critics as Justice minister (Wednesday) Egypt’s militants’ vows to attack judges (Thursday) Egypt to host 2016’s World Economic Forum (Friday) IMF criticizes Egypt’s decision to delay capital gain tax (Sunday)  Main Headlines  Monday Conscript is … Continue reading →