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August 6, 2013

Politics and Government
Lights Out for Al-Nour?

After the military intervention that toppled Morsi and imprisoned much of the Muslim Brotherhood’s leadership, many Egyptian and foreign observers are speculating that Egypt’s Salafis are poised to r…

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Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

July 12, 2013

The World Next Week: Egypt’s Transition Continues, the UN Security Council Discusses Conflicts in Africa and Protection for Journalists, and North and South Korea Resume Talks

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon has the week off, so my good friend and colleague Stewart Patrick pinch hit in his place. We discussed Egypt’s tumultuous transition, the UN Security Co…

Opponents of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi celebrate in Alexandria on July 7 (Louafi Larbi/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

February 24, 2014

Egypt
Why is Sami Enan Running for President?

On February 17, Lieutenant-General Sami Enan, Egypt’s former armed forces chief-of-staff, announced that he would be running for president. One can be forgiven for asking: Why?  Enan’s candidacy seem…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

April 12, 2012

Egypt
Egypt: The Omar Theories

It is fair to say that Omar Suleiman’s bid to be Egypt’s next president is one of the most unexpected developments in post-Mubarak Egypt.  The last time anyone had seen or heard from Suleiman, he app…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

May 22, 2012

Egypt
Why Are Egypt’s Presidential Elections Significant?

In an historic development, Egyptians head to the polls on Wednesday and Thursday to vote for a new president. To better understand the importance of this week’s elections, I asked a number of Egypti…

An Egyptian expatriate living in Lebanon casts his ballot at a polling station at the Egyptian embassy in Beirut on May 11, 2012, during an early voting ahead of Egypt's presidential election (Sharif Karim/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters