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Category Archives: Egypt
May 17, 2013
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Useful Reminder: Saudis and Muslim Brotherhood Do Not Get Along
There is a lot of bad blood between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Saudi form of Islam, and those tensions are likely to become more visible as the Brotherhood continues to gain influence in the Arab world. “The Brotherhood has … Continue reading
May 10, 2013
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Egypt Downgraded as Ominous Summer Nears
Egypt received its sixth Standard & Poor’s downgrade since the fall of the Mubarak government yesterday. The drop of its short- and long-term credit rating from B to C territory is only the latest failure to befall the government of … Continue reading
May 6, 2013
ESSAY
Change: The Establishment Cools Toward Obama’s Middle East Policy
As Syria burns and Egypt seethes, the biggest foreign policy story is unfolding right here at home. The establishment is rapidly losing patience with President Obama’s Middle East policy. For some time, the left of the MSM has been attacking … Continue reading
May 2, 2013
ESSAY
From Bad To Worse in Egypt
Is Egypt on the brink of an even bigger catastrophe than has already befallen it? The FT has a story this morning about the unprecedented crime rates plaguing Egyptians of all walks of life: armed robberies are up twelvefold, car … Continue reading
April 13, 2013
ESSAY
Why Is Morsi Shilling For The Military?
The NYT ran an interesting story today, reporting that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appeared in public yesterday with the country’s head military leader Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. el-Sissi denied the accusations that the military “detained, tortured and killed civilian protesters during the 18-day uprising that ousted … Continue reading
April 12, 2013
ESSAY
Uh Oh: Egypt Is Drastically Overestimating Wheat Crop
According to the US agricultural attaché in Cairo, Egypt is overestimating by a third or more the yield from this year’s wheat crop. This matters because, first of all, Egypt is the world’s largest importer of wheat, a main food staple … Continue reading
April 8, 2013
ESSAY
Egypt’s Immobile Government Losing Grip on Security
Tension between Christians and Muslims in Cairo broke out into lengthy street battles this weekend. Four Coptic Christians and one Muslim were killed on Saturday, and during the funeral for the fallen Christians on Sunday a huge fight broke out … Continue reading
March 28, 2013
ESSAY
What Happens If Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Fails?
Egypt’s steady slide toward economic ruin continues, as the Economist reports. Read the whole thing to absorb the magazine’s grim outlook for Egypt’s economy, and then consider an interesting question: What happens if the Islamists fail? Under Nasser, Egypt’s secular nationalists … Continue reading
March 13, 2013
ESSAY
Qatar Cuts Egypt Loose as Financial Picture Darkens
Egypt’s death spiral is now scaring off even its closest friends. Last year, Qatar give an Egypt in crisis $5 billion in aid money. But Qatar won’t help Egypt anymore, according to the FT. Qatar’s decision comes as Egypt continues … Continue reading
February 28, 2013
ESSAY
The Egypt Bomb Goes Tick Tick Tick
Egypt is set to explode, according to former Finance Minister Samir Radwan. Joblessness stands at 74 percent for people under 30, according to government figures. This figure is unlikely to improve, the FT reports: “I expect unemployment to increase because … Continue reading
February 22, 2013
ESSAY
Egypt’s Liberals Have a Weak Hand—and They Know It
Yesterday President Mohamed Morsi announced that the country will hold parliamentary elections this coming April. Bloomberg reports that, while Egypt’s Islamists are pleased, the liberal opposition is furious: “Holding the elections amid the persisting social tension and fragility of state institutions and before … Continue reading
February 18, 2013
ESSAY
Egyptians in Mad Scramble for Dwindling Dollars
Egypt is running out of dollars. The political turmoil following the revolution caused investors to flee and slowed tourism to a halt. As Egyptians scramble to exchange their weakening pounds for dollars, “foreign exchange offices can only supply 20 percent … Continue reading
February 14, 2013
ESSAY
Skilled Immigrants on Fast Track to US?
Obama may already be delivering on his promise to ease immigration restrictions for highly skilled entrepreneurs and engineers. A new bill is wending its way through Congress to do just that, as the WSJ reports: The Startup Act 3.0, a bipartisan … Continue reading
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Egypt Drowns Hamas
Not even the Muslim Brotherhood trusts Hamas. In a surprise move yesterday, Egyptian forces blocked a network of tunnels that run between Egypt and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by flooding them with water. The tunnels, used to smuggle everything from … Continue reading
ESSAY
Erdogan Takes Down the Generals
Four retired Turkish generals were jailed today pending an inquiry into a “coup attempt” in 1997. This is yet another calculated maneuver by Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to ensure that the Turkish armed forces are never again able to illegally … Continue reading
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