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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited what should be nominally friendly territory: Cairo, Egypt. Not so much, it turns out: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, endured the humiliation of...

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U.S. releasing $250 million in aid to support Egypt’s ‘future as democracy’

Secretary of State John Kerry meets Egyptian president on his first visit to the Arab world since taking office, says aid comes as reward for Morsi’s pledges of political and economic reforms. AP,...

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Citizen Journalism in Egypt – Egyptian Chronicles

News sources are always a challenge. It is even more difficult when looking for decent citizen journalists, particularly in foreign countries. I’ve been reading an excellent blog out of Egypt for a...

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Mubarak forces ‘had official approval’ to fire live rounds at Suez protesters

(The Guardian)-Senior interior ministry officials sanctioned the use of live ammunition against protesters in Suez during the opening days of Egypt’s revolution, according to a leaked fact-finding...

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Al Akahbar-English – May Day in Egypt – The Struggle for Social Justice...

May Day in Egypt: The Struggle for Social Justice Continues By: Mustafa Bassiouni Al-Akahbar-English Published Thursday, May 2, 2013, Creative Commons Over two years after Egypt’s January 25...

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The Muslim Brotherhood Divides Egypt

                  Success is not defined by taking power, but by how power is managed. From Al-Akahbar-English – Your Middle East correspondent By: Alain Gresh, Mustafa Bassiouni Published Saturday,...

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Egypt Islamists mass in Cairo as tensions mount

(AFP) – Tens of thousands of Egyptian Islamists gathered for a show of strength in Cairo on Friday ahead of planned opposition protests against President Mohamed Morsi, highlighting the tense political...

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New Egyptian Revolution Planned for June 30

The revolution begins June 30 Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is an utter failure.  The Egyptian people are doing something about it.    The opposition coalition  planned and announced a revolution...

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Anti-Morsi protests sweep Egypt

Hundreds of thousands rally in Cairo and elsewhere seeking president’s ouster on first anniversary of his inauguration. Al Jazeera, By Gregg Carlstrom, July 1 Cairo – Hundreds of thousands of people...

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Updates on the Egyptian Revolution

THE JUNE 30 EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION: LIVE COVERAGE AND SOURCES The people are attacking the homes of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) officials.  the Army refuses to tilt toward the MB President Morsi, and the U.S....

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Muslim Brotherhood Dictatorship in Egypt Ends Wednesday

Lack of legitimacy from the start for current rulers elected with a 15% turnout. President Mohamed Morsi and his ruling Muslim brotherhood faction received notice from the Egyptian military that by...

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Live Streaming Video – Egyptian Revolution

The time in Cairo is… • GUARDIAN live blog: follow developments in Egypt through the night  • President Mohamed Morsi ousted by military • Days of giant protests culminate in removal  • Crowds...

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From Egypt –‘Fuck Western Media: Egypt is a Platypus’

Omar Kamel’s Personal Blog   Seriously? Talk about setting up a straw man and then beating the shit out of him. First of all, what you’ve basically tried to do here is lump all of Egypt together into...

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Obama noted by Egyptians for role Morsi disaster

From Doug Ross @ Journal Curiously, a massive wave of anti-Obama sentiment in Egypt has been utterly ignored by vintage media, even though the protests may be the largest in all of human history. (See...

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Some thoughts on the ouster of Mohammed Morsi

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has been ousted from power in Egypt in a military coup. There is an astonishing amount of support for the ouster around the region and around the world as well. Much of...

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Fresh Cairo clashes amid political impasse

Police reportedly storm pro-Morsi rally as mass protests continue amid struggling transitional administration. Al Jazeera, July 8 Supporters of Egypt’s deposed president Mohamed Morsi have clashed with...

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Leading Indicators

I’m not sure what all this means, but certain events happened over the weekend that could be foreshadows of things to come: 1) Dozens Reported Killed In Egypt – Clashes between pro-Muslim Brotherhood...

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Egypt – How the Generals Manipulated their Adversaries

Al Akahbar-English  July 9, 2013 By: Abdel Rahman Youssef Published with Permission Cairo – No one in Egypt has come out on top over the past two years except the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces...

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Diverging Saudi and Israeli strategic interests in post-Morsi Egypt

Egypt’s Army – ready-made for Saudi defense (Wikipedia) Over the last few years, Saudi Arabia and Israel have been aligned on critical matters. The two powers are engaged in attacking Iran and its...

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United States says will not take sides in Egypt crisis

(Reuters) – The United States will not take sides in Egypt’s upheaval, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns said on Monday, in an attempt to address concerns on both sides of the political...

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