Egypt
Curse of the pharaohs hits Trump in the form of impeachment
October 3, 2019Trump is not concerned about protests against Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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Egyptians caught between hopes for freedom and military government treachery
September 24, 2019The fact that protesters in Egypt are now being allowed to carry on without arrests by police indicates we may be witnessing a “soft coup” within the military regime.
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Reply to The Economist: Not many Egyptians miss Mubarak
August 26, 2019On August 22, 2019, The Economist published an article entitled “Many Egyptians miss their deposed president, Hosni Mubarak.” Predictably, numerous stakeholders including political analysts and followers would read that article with curiosity seeking explanations as to...
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Stuck abroad: U.S. child begs Trump and Congress to save his life
August 5, 2019On Sun., July 7, 2019, Egyptian authorities arrested a U.S. citizen, Reem Desoky, and her child, Mustafa Hamed, when they arrived at the airport in Cairo.
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Egyptian minister: Sisi opponents abroad will be “cut to pieces.”
July 25, 2019At a meeting July 22 with the Egyptian community in Montreal, that country’s foreign minister, Nabila Makram Abdelshahid, assured attendees that any Egyptian living abroad who publicly criticizes the Al Sisi dictatorship will be murdered.
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