How Sisi plotted to save army rule even while Hosni Mubarak was in power - Telegraph - 0 views
Libya's New Power Brokers? - 0 views
The Mysterious Case of David Drugeon - 0 views
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Three weeks ago, McClatchy made worldwide headlines with a remarkable scoop: recent U.S. missile strikes on Al-Qa'ida forces in Syria, the so-called Khorasan Group, explicitly targeted a French national who was a defector from his country's intelligence services. Citing unnamed European intelligence officials, the article provided considerable detail, though it did not name this mystery...
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord - 0 views
\'Jihadi John\' suspect filmed during 2011 London riots - Telegraph - 0 views
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A London rapper identified as a possible suspect for "Jihadi John", the masked Isil executioner, appeared in a television news report during the 2011 London riots, breaking into a live interview to lambast the police. "The police are protecting the police," he says. "They're not protecting the people."
ISIS militant \'Jihadi John\' identified, U.S. officials say - CNN.com - 0 views
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But the identity of "Jihadi John" remained a mystery -- until Thursday, when two U.S. officials and two U.S. congressional sources confirmed it. The man, the officials said, is Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born Londoner. The officials, who've been briefed on the matter, spoke to CNN after a Washington Post report first revealed Emwazi's identity.
US-led strikes on IS after group seizes 220 Christians - 0 views
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The US-led coalition has carried out air strikes against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, where the jihadists have launched a new offensive and kidnapped 220 Assyrian Christians. The raids on Thursday struck areas around the town of Tal Tamr in Hasakeh province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, without giving information on possible casualties.
Permission to Narrate: Imbalance of Power: Understanding Weapons and Casualties in Gaza... - 0 views
Proxy War Feared in Libya as UN Envoy Warns Against Foreign Intervention | VICE News - 0 views
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US officials accused the United Arab Emirates and Egypt of secretly conducting air strikes on Islamist militias who have seized control of Tripoli airport.
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Islamist groups — from Misrata and other cities wrested Tripoli's airport from the rival Zintan militia, loosely allied with the rogue General Khalifa Hifter, that controlled it since 2011.
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US officials reportedly said they were not consulted over the strikes, which threaten to turn the already disintegrating country into a battleground for a regional proxy war.
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US weighs sanctions on Libyan factions to try to halt proxy war - 1 views
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US sanctions would be separate from potential United Nations sanctions that aim to pressure Libyan factions and militias to take part in UN-backed political negotiations to be led by UN envoy Bernardino Leon.
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The possibility of using UN sanctions to help bring about political talks has been aired publicly.
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US officials declined to say who they might target with sanctions or why they felt it necessary to look at US. penalties separate from the United Nations. Nor would they detail what sanctions they would propose.
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The UN is pushing for sanctions to put pressure on Libyan factions and militias to take part in political negotiations. These sanctions would target individual groups rather than the foreign backers involved in the proxy war and would freeze their assets and impose travel bans. US officials have introduced the possibility of using their own sanctions separate from the UN for a few reasons: UN sanctions move slowly if not at all, Washington could impose them whenever they wish. The US places more emphasis on the importance on external actors in the conflict than domestic groups, explaining that these countries are actually intensifying the conflict.
How is power transferred within the '1952 family'? - Daily News Egypt - 1 views
Rising Number of Women Entrepeneurs - 0 views
This article raises two interesting points. 1) women account for only 11% of entrepeneurs in Egypt and 2) the two women showcased in the article wore full-face veils which is done by only 1 o...
Rising Number of Women Entrepeneurs - 0 views
This article raises two interesting points. 1) women account for only 11% of entrepeneurs in Egypt and 2) the two women showcased in the article wore full-face veils which is done by only 1 o...