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Military source: US aid part of Egypt-Israel peace treaty, reflects US trust in SCAF
Egypt
March 24, 2012
Military source: US aid part of Egypt-Israel peace treaty, reflects US trust in SCAF
US assistance to Egypt is part of the 1979 peace treaty Egypt signed with Israel, a senior Egyptian military source…
Egypt steadily moving toward democracy, says Tantawi
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Egypt steadily moving toward democracy, says Tantawi
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, said on Tuesday that Egypt is steadily…
Clinton urges Tunisians to use social media to hold rulers accountable
World
February 25, 2012
Clinton urges Tunisians to use social media to hold rulers accountable
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Tunisians on Saturday to protect their newly-won freedoms and called on Islamist and…
Why demand the right to information?
Opinion
February 18, 2012
Why demand the right to information?
The people of Emkhandlwini village, Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa, were upset, and justifiably so. There was a drought and they…
Egypt’s ruling generals play risky game with US
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Egypt’s ruling generals play risky game with US
Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinksmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy,…
Shura Council elections underway, but many ask: What’s the point?
Egypt
January 30, 2012
Shura Council elections underway, but many ask: What’s the point?
Elections for Egypt's upper house of Parliament, the Shura Council, began Sunday with little fanfare. Unlike the first day of…
Q&A with Asef Bayat: ‘Not yet a full-fledged revolution’
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Q&A with Asef Bayat: ‘Not yet a full-fledged revolution’
Asef Bayat, a professor of sociology and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who previously taught…
ElBaradei’s withdrawal shows transition is unsuccessful, say politicians
Egypt
January 15, 2012
ElBaradei’s withdrawal shows transition is unsuccessful, say politicians
Mohamed ElBaradei’s withdrawal from the presidential race indicates that the country’s democratic transition is a failure, politicians say. “It’s a…
Arabs dream of building democracy as 2012 begins
World
January 1, 2012
Arabs dream of building democracy as 2012 begins
Millions of Arabs dream of attaining democracy in 2012, aiming to build on gains from the deadly protests that ousted…
Q&A Noam Chomsky: Dictatorships, US relations & state propaganda
Egypt
December 28, 2011
Q&A Noam Chomsky: Dictatorships, US relations & state propaganda
A darling of the left, Noam Chomsky is well-known for his articulate criticisms of US foreign policy. The American intellectual…