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EGYPT’S ONLY DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED LEADER DIED IN A CAGE.
Dr Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first and only democratically elected president, died in a cage. In a glass box in a Cairo courtroom this past Monday, in visibly poor health, he stood up for the latest [ More … ]
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A Joint Press Statement in Response to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry
By: AMR DARRAG and YEHIA HAMED We have been aware of the Egyptian foreign ministry’s statement regarding the deliberate murder of president Mohammad Morsi, in which the ministry’s spokesperson condemned United Nations High Commissioner for [ More … ]
Analysis
Sudan military suspend talks with protesters for 72 hours
Negotiations over political transition put on ice as violence flares in Sudan, leaving several demonstrators wounded. At least 14 people have been wounded, some from gunfire, when Sudanese forces tried to remove demonstrators from central [ More … ]
Analysis
Egypt: A Horror Story, Report
At the time news spreads that Egypt will consider extending the presidential term allowing al-Sisi to stay in power beyond 2022, Open Democracy describe Egypt to be living a Horror Story. A report titled: Egypt:A [ More … ]
Analysis
Bashir’s Eroding Domestic Legitimacy
The large-scale and wide geographic spread of protests in Sudan over the past few weeks pose a greater threat to the regime of President Omar Al-Bashir than ever before in his thirty-year grip on power. [ More … ]
Analysis
INSIDE THE UAE’S SECRET HACKING TEAM OF AMERICAN MERCENARIES, Reuters
Ex-NSA operatives reveal how they helped spy on targets for the Arab monarchy — dissidents, rival leaders and journalists. wo weeks after leaving her position as an intelligence analyst for the U.S. National Security Agency [ More … ]
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Watchdog Urges Egypt to Reverse Seizure of Newspaper
A press freedom group has called on Egyptian authorities to reverse their decision to take over a daily newspaper, a day after security forces stormed its headquarters. Reporters Without Borders that the decision to take [ More … ]
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WP: Al-Sisi’s Authoritarian Measures Fuel More Terrorism in Egypt
It seems that al-Sisi’s authoritarian measures have fueled more terrorist attacks to Egypt rather than limiting them. After the devastating attack on the Egyptian security forces, unprecedented reshuffle took place at the top of [ More … ]
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Trump Praises Al-Sisi: For US President, “Safety Seems to be Very Strong” under Authoritarian Leaders
After a meeting in Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump praised Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt again during his first overseas trip, saying “safety seems to be very strong” and accepted the invitation to visit Cairo. Trump claimed [ More … ]
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Egypt’s Defense Minister Meets with U.S.Chief of the National Guard Bureau in Cairo
Egypt’s Defense Minister Sedky Sobhy met on Wednesday in Cairo with U.S. Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Air Force General Joseph L. Lengyel and his accompanying delegation, where they discussed several issues of mutual [ More … ]
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Employing Local Militia in Sinai, a Sign of How Desperate Al-Sisi’s Regime War against ISIS Has Become
News that Al-Sisi is employing local militia to offer assistance to the Egyptian security forces in their war against ISIS, shows how desperate al-Sisi’s war against ISIS has become, said the Independent in a report. This, [ More … ]
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Al-Sisi Turned Minor Local Unrest into Egypt-Wide Jihadi Insurgency: The Guardian
The leaked video that showed the Egyptian soldiers executing eight unarmed detainees, including a minor, in the Sinai peninsula and tried to cover up the extrajudicial killings by claiming they had happened in combat should alarm all those [ More … ]
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Mattis, Al-Sisi discuss boosting bilateral security cooperation
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he was optimistic about improving military ties with Egypt after talks with Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, following a period of tension under the Obama administration. The Pentagon stated [ More … ]
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Egypt’s Army Chief of Staff Visits UK for the Second Time in Two Months
Mahmoud Hegazy, Egypt’s army chief of staff, headed to London on Wednesday in his second official visit to UK within two months. Hegazy was accompanied by army military officials, according to an official security source, speaking on condition [ More … ]