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The Khashoggi affair: The art of the leak

Posted on October 24, 2018 by

Originally posted on Seth J. Frantzman:
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Nick Paton Walsh articulated it well: “The role [Turkey has] taken is not that of the virtuous prosecutor, but of the exploitative politician,” he wrote on October 18 about Ankara’s…

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Reblog: Yazidi girl Nadia Murad visits Egypt

Posted on October 5, 2018 by

Originally posted on Nervana:
Nadia Murad Basee Taha, the 21-year old Yazidi woman brutally tortured and raped by ISIS fighters in Iraq, has embarked on a very tricky mission: to confront the Muslim world with the crimes of ISIS. She…

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This Week in Egyp: Week 37 ( Sept-10-16)

Posted on September 16, 2018 by

Top Headlines Egypt arrests ex-President Mubarak’s sons for embezzlement Germany’s DW: Sex allegations against ex-staffer is credible Egypt’s prosecutor-general: Death of two British tourists in Hurghada caused by E. coli Bacteria France presses close ally Egypt to suspend mass death … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 34 ( August 20-26)

Posted on August 26, 2018 by

Top Headlines  4 police officers and 4 militants were killed in an attack in North Sinai’s Al-Arish ISIS claims responsibility for Sinai’s Al-Arish attack Egypt’s FM and intelligence chief head to Ethiopia to discuss Renaissance Dam Holidaymakers to be evacuated … Continue reading →

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This Week n Egypt: Week 30 ( July 23 -29)

Posted on July 30, 2018 by

Top Headlines US releases $195M in military aid to Egypt that was previously withheld Tweets scorn Egypt’s Sisi in renewed online criticism Egypt seeks 75 death sentences over 2013 sit-in U.N. award-winning photographer awaits verdict in Egypt terrorism trial Egypt’s … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 20- 2018 ( May 14-20)

Posted on May 21, 2018 by

Top Headlines Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia reach agreement on next steps for dam technical studies Egypt’s Sisi orders Gaza border opened throughout the month of Ramadan Egypt opens four North Sinai hospitals to the rising number of Palestinian protesters wounded … Continue reading →

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Iran Deal: A potential kiss of death for liberalism in the Middle East

Posted on May 8, 2018 by

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Initially published in Egypt’s Ahram. After 12 years of diplomatic proposals and 20 months of tough negotiations, theocratic Iran and world powers have reached a nuclear deal that, regardless of its potential advantages, is undoubtedly a victory…

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Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Potential of a Water War

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

Amidst the brewing dispute on Nile water, Ethiopia and Sudan blame Egypt for failure of Nile dam talks, while Egypt rejects Ethiopian and Sudanese statements, here is an English version of my latest for Al-Hurra on the dispute over the Renaissance … Continue reading →

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Do Egyptians Regret Hosni Mubarak Today?

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

  It was great pleasure to join a group of Egypt’s expert  and provide an answer to the above question as posed by Diwan blog, the Middle East insight from Carnegie. To read all replies, please click here Up until 2013, this question … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 13-2018 ( March 26-April 1)

Posted on April 1, 2018 by

Top Headlines  Egypt’s Sisi secures over 90% of vote in 2018 presidential elections with turnout over 40%: State TV projection Presidential runner-up Moussa Mostafa Moussa said he felt proud of the result of the presidential election, after obtaining an estimated … Continue reading →

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