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Recent Congressional Developments on Egypt Aid

Both bills provide Egypt aid at the level requested by the Obama administration, but as in recent years, the Senate gives relatively more attention...

Extremism Concerns Growing in West and Predominantly Muslim Countries

    As the Islamic militant group ISIS continues to entrench itself in Syria and Iraq, and instigate terrorist attacks around the world, concerns about Islamic...

Journalists to Face Large Fines for Contradicting Egypt’s Govt on Terrorism

The change did not appease many of the law’s critics. An official from the Egyptian Press Syndicate argued that it simply “creates another type of...

WikiLeaks Shows a Saudi Obsession With Iran, Checkbook Diplomacy to Spread Wahabism

The scope of this global oil-funded operation helps explain the kingdom’s alarm at the deal reached on Tuesday between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program. Saudi...

Three Christians in Egypt Arrested for Allegedly Showing Contempt for Islam

  The bags also carried the name of an Arabic-language website about Jesus and the Christian faith.
 
   The outreach offended a Muslim who forcibly detained one...

Moody’s Upgrade Egypt’s Banking System to ‘Stable’

  Moody’s expects Egypt’s economy to expand by 5 percent in the fiscal year ending June 2016.   The agency says Egypt’s economic growth “will mainly be...

‘Egyptian Constitution Ambitious, Needs Time to Be Effective’: Sisi

  There has been debate in society about the constitutionality of several draft laws, as well as current laws, including draft anti-terror legislation.   “The anti-terror law...

Sisi Says Al-Azhar Has Failed to Renew Islamic Discourse

  "The role of clerics is not to give speeches in mosques, but to spread peace among humanity," Sisi added. "At last year's ceremony, when...

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