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Egyptian Aak 2014 – Week 51 ( Dec 15 – 21)

The Sun. Equinox. Winter solstice. Karnak. Luxor. Via Cecilia Udden Main Headlines  Monday Egyptian presidency approves US-Egypt agreements US-Egypt cooperation agreements El-Sisi issues a decree to create a new police rank with arrest powers New militant group in Sinai splinters off Ansar Beit-al-Maqdis … Continue reading

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On Egypt’s Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh

This piece is published in Al-Monitor For former presidential candidate, Abdel-Mon’eim Abul-Fotouh, perhaps not running for president again was not a surprising decision. In an interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram last Friday, he said that he wouldn’t engage in “political cosmetics,” a clear indication … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak. Week 6 ( Feb 3-9)

(Hamdeen Sabbahi, Egypt’s presidential candidate) Main Headlines Monday Military airstrikes kill 30 militants in North Sinai Disturbing camera phone video shows foreign journalists detained in Egypt Egypt’s quick-fix minimum wage hike fails to calm workers German TV to give Egypt … Continue reading

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