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Category Archives: Middle East
Egyptian Insecurity
David Kirkpatrick has a fantastic – and depressing – story about the crippling lack of security in Egypt. The country has a long way to go to realize the main goals of the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak. And basic … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Egypt, Middle East, PRI's The World
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Found in Cairo
I walked by the Intercontinental hotel today and wondered if I’d see Obama milling around outside again. Then, just as the premonition passed, there he was. “Mr. Obama, long time no see,” I said. I gave him a quick handshake … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Egypt, Middle East, PRI's The World
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Actually, I’m not with SEAL Team 6
A couple hundred Egyptian Islamists marched in Cairo today to show their support for Osama Bin Laden, according to Reuters. I walked by the demonstrators as they gathered down the street from the American embassy. The crowd was only about … Continue reading
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The will of the Egyptian revolution
Speaking in Cairo today, the leader and co-founder of Hamas, Mahmoud al-Zahar, who is from the Gaza Strip, suggested that today’s reconciliation agreement with Fatah would succeed where past attempts had failed because in part the deal represented the “will … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Egypt, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, West Bank
Tagged Mahmoud Al-Zahar
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Re-opening Rafah
Egypt says preparations to re-open the Rafah border crossing with Gaza are under way. This was one of the first things Hamas called for when the Egyptian uprising began in January. That wish is apparently coming true now. The Egyptian … Continue reading
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Nevermind the “diplomatic tsunami”
The Obama administration does not want to put forward its own plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It doesn’t want the Europeans to present their own ideas for doing so. Meanwhile, this September 2011 deadline looms, when the Palestinians aim … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, PRI's The World, West Bank
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Fighting for global recognition
The Palestinians’ drive for international recognition as a state just got another boost. This one is from the International Monetary Fund. In response to that drive, the Israeli left has been clamoring for renewed peace talks with the Palestinians. Defense … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, PRI's The World
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Egypt, Israel and Gaza
Just came across this update on where Egypt is heading with regard to its relations with Israel. Good stuff from Stephen Cook at the Council on Foreign Relations, with a warning for Egyptians on Gaza: Gaza is extraordinarily complex and … Continue reading
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood makes moves
Early this month in Cairo, I had some tea with a couple of secular Egyptians who are also astute observers of politics there. “There’s no question that Egypt will become an Islamic state,” one of them told me. “The only … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Egypt, Islam, Middle East, PRI's The World, Religion
Tagged Muslim Brotherhood
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