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Washington's Worries Grow Over Saudi Ties
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (IPS) - As the administration of President Barack Obama continues wrestling with how to react to the military coup in Egypt and its bloody aftermath, officials and independent analysts are increasingly worried about the crisis's effect on U.S. ties with Saudi Arabia.
Back to Mubarak, And Worse
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 22 (IPS) - Egyptian military leader General Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said ousting the country's first elected president was necessary "to preserve democracy" and resolve the political deadlock that had dangerously polarised the country. But six weeks after the coup he led, the notion that toppling Islamist president Mohamed Morsi would restore stability to Egypt has proven false.
Bahrain’s Tamarod Is Here to Stay
- Inter Press Service
MANAMA, Aug 21 (IPS) - On Aug. 14, the 42nd anniversary of Bahrain's independence from Britain, an online group called Tarmarod ("rebellion" in Arabic) officially joined Bahrain's democracy movement that began in February 2011.
As Egypt Smoulders, Churches Burn
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 20 (IPS) - Churches across Egypt are being attacked heavily following the brutal killing last week of supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.
Revenge Rises From Sinai
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 17 (IPS) - The violence in Cairo came amidst firm indications that Muslim Brotherhood members hit back after a brutal crackdown this week that left many hundreds dead. And the winds of retaliation have blowing in from the Sinai peninsula, the desert to the east.
U.S. Arms Industry Would Lose Big from Egypt Aid Cut-Off
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 16 (IPS) - The United States, which has refused to cut off its hefty 1.3 billion dollars in annual military aid to Egypt, continues to argue that depriving arms to the 438,500-strong security forces will only "destabilise" the crisis-ridden country.
OP-ED: Israeli-Palestinian Talks: Why Now and To What End?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (IPS) - The recently restarted talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are the only peaceful political activity amidst ongoing violence in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Egypt, Bahrain and elsewhere in the Arab world.
Egyptian Media Silences Protests
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 16 (IPS) - As Egypt's political crisis escalates, supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi accuse the local media – both state-run and private – of ignoring pro-Morsi demonstrations and covering up massive rights abuses.
Obama Cancels Joint Exercises with Egypt
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (IPS) - One day after the killing by the Egyptian army and security forces of hundreds of civilian protestors, U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday announced the cancellation of joint U.S.-Egyptian military exercises scheduled for September.
OP-ED: Egyptian Military Scuttles the Revolution
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (IPS) - The revolutionary aspirations for justice, dignity and hope that Egypt's young people brought to the world in January 2011 were crushed Wednesday by the military's bloody crackdown.
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