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December 5, 2012

Egypt
The Zionist Plot of Amr Moussa and Mohammed El Baradei

Those who wish to remain optimistic about political developments in Egypt must today contend with a most ridiculous yet still serious development. The new Prosecutor General, Talaat Ibrahim Abdallah…

October 6, 2023

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Indigenous Women Seek Damages for Involuntary Birth Control

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers September 30 to October 6.

A young and an old woman in traditional Inuit clothing stand after a baptism in front of the Nuuk Cathedral (Church Of Our Saviour) in Nuuk, Greenland, September 5, 2021

March 22, 2021

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A New (or Old) Biden Policy on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?

An internal State Department memo gives early insight into Biden administration policy 

January 13, 2023

Iran
Women This Week: Iranian Government Continues Brutal Crackdown on “Women, Life, Freedom”

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers January 7 to January 13.

Members of the Iranian community living in Turkey attend a protest in support of Iranian women, after the death of Mahsa Amini, in Istanbul, Turkey December 13, 2022.

May 24, 2012

United States
Egypt’s Historic Elections, Violent Eruptions in Lebanon and Yemen

Significant Middle East Developments Egypt. Egyptians went to the polls for a second consecutive day today for the first free presidential elections in Egypt’s history. The turnout was particularly …

A man holds his ballot sheet as he prepares to vote during Egypt's presidential elections in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on May 23, 2012 (Mohamed Abd El-Ghany/Courtesy Reuters).