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ISIS: What the ‘Do-Nothing’ West Is Doing

    Each day brings fresh headlines about the war in the Middle East—on the forces in Syria and Iraq, refugees the world over and the...

Suez Canal Revenues Drop, ‘Driven Down by Slowing Global Economy’

      The ongoing slow down in the global economy has driven down revenues from the Suez Canal, one of Egypt's main sources of foreign currency,...

Regional Discord Fuels Islamic State’s Rise in Mideast

    Pretty much everyone in the Middle East is supposed to be fighting against Islamic State. Yet, the Sunni extremist group retains large swaths of...

Report: Christianity Contracting in MidEast, Africa

    Christianity is fast disappearing from entire regions, most notably a huge chunk of the Middle East, and could vanish from Iraq within 5 years,...

Sisi to Tighten Grip on Egypt Despite New Parliament

    With most of his opponents in jail and Western powers firmly behind him, Sisi is consolidating his hold on power more than a year...

“We No Longer Want to Be Second-Class Citizens”

Shortly before the parliamentary elections begin in Egypt on Sunday, the Coptic Catholic bishop of Assiut has expressed his optimism. In an interview with the international...

Over 180,000 Police to Secure Egypt’s Parliamentary Polls

    Over 180,000 policemen have been assigned to secure the first stage of voting in Egypt's upcoming parliamentary elections on Sunday and Monday, a security...

The Slow Death of Damascus

    Until civil war broke out in 2011, Iman enjoyed a comfortable life in Mezze, the center of middle-class Damascus and a popular neighborhood for...

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