Middle East Ticker
What Comes After the Iran Deal?
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Mar 27, 2018, 10:00 AM
The Last Days of the Iran Deal?
Latest in Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Egypt
Egypt’s Long-term Stability and the Role of the European Union
Adel Abdel Ghafar Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 8:00 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
In Europe, the combination of the migration crisis, terrorist threats, economic pressures, and the rise of the populist far-right have highlighted the fact that instability in the Middle East has a direct bearing on stability in the West.
Middle East Ticker
Israel Strikes Iranian Targets in Syria after Drone Incursion
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Feb 13, 2018, 10:00 AM
New Clashes in Syria as Israel Hits Iranian Targets, U.S. Troops Attacked by Regime
Middle East Ticker
Egypt Finds a Token Candidate to Run Against Sisi
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Jan 30, 2018, 10:30 AM
U.S. Policy in Syria Vague as Turkish Offensive Continues
Middle East Ticker
Attack in Egypt, U.S. and Turkey Spar over Trial and Arming Kurds, Saudi Arabia Tempers Its Power Play
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Nov 28, 2017, 10:00 AM
Egypt’s Deadliest Attack in Modern History Hits Mosque in Sinai Peninsula
Omphalos
The Egyptian NGO Law Locking up Americans and Closing Down a Once-Vibrant Civil Society
Amira Mikhail Wed, Nov 2, 2016, 1:38 PM
An Egyptian-American has been in pretrial detention in Egypt for more than 900 days—for helping street children. What is strange about Aya Hijazi's case is that she meets none of the obvious criteria for the typical victims of the Egyptian government’s crackdown on its own civil society.
Egypt
Could the Latest Blunder by Egypt's Sissi Be the Nail in His Coffin?
Sarah Yerkes Tue, Apr 26, 2016, 2:30 PM
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz.
Omphalos
Starting Session at the Eleventh Hour: Egypt’s Parliament Gets Two Weeks for 330 Laws
Amira Mikhail Tue, Feb 2, 2016, 10:18 AM
Don’t look now, but the Egyptian parliament has been busy over the past two weeks solidifying the power of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Egypt
Interpreting Egypt’s Pretrial Detention Laws
Amira Mikhail Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 10:47 AM
The other day, military prosecutors in Egypt opened an investigation into Hossam Bahgat, founder and previous director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and a (quite effective) investigative journalist.