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Egyptians Are Again Kept in the Dark on Their Political Affairs

The interim cabinet was put in place after the military’s removal of Mohammed Morsi in July last year. The interim prime minister, Hazem El Beblawi, was rumoured for weeks to be seeking approval [...]

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Ghannoushi Gets Red Carpet Treatment in D.C.

The “Islamist lobby” in Washington is not sharing with the American public that reality was that the Tunisian Islamists were intimidated by the defeat of the Ikhwan in Egypt and were [...]

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Egypt’s Musical Chairs

Many assumed it was part of an elaborate manoeuvre to pave the way for the widely anticipated announcement by Field-Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt’s minister of defence and the leader of [...]

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Coptic Solidarity Urges Senators Lee and Coburn to Remove Holds on Special Envoy Bill

February 27, 2014 (Washington, DC) Coptic Solidarity urges Senator Lee (R-UT) and Senator Coburn (R-OK) to remove their holds on Senate bill 653 which are the only measures currently preventing [...]

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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and the State: ‘A Fresh Start’?

The main idea of the proposal: reconciliation, or at the very least, bringing together state representatives and Brotherhood figures to agree on a political path beyond bloody confrontation. [...]

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Revolutionary Patience

In Europe, Ukraine and other troubled countries, such as Bosnia, began their long and still incomplete transitions to democracy a quarter-century ago. The Arab world, by contrast, has logged a [...]

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‘Investigate Lethal Bus Attack on Civilians in Sinai,’ Says HRW

The investigation should lead to the identification and prosecution of those responsible for planning as well as for carrying out the attack. The suicide bomber on February 16 boarded a tourist [...]

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Prelate: Extremists in Libya Are Targeting Christians

“It is not clear what these extremists really want,” said Bishop Giovanni Martinelli. “They would appear to be shedding the blood of innocent victims to get more visibility. Orthodox Coptic [...]

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Claims of Cure for HIV, Hepatitis C Are a ‘Scandal’: Egypt Presidential Advisor

The devices are unconvincing and appear to have no clear scientific basis, Essam Heggy told Al-Watan newspaper on Tuesday. 

 Heggy, who is currently on a visit to the US, said he has papers [...]

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Church-State Relations in Egypt

The interim president’s magnanimity in making the visit was set in stark contrast to the parsimonious attitude of Hosni Mubarak, who would typically leave such obligatory greetings to a lesser [...]