Iran eases conditions of opposition leader’s house arrest
My colleague Barbara Slavin reports: Iranian opposition media report that Mehdi Karroubi, the 2009 reformist presidential candidate and former speaker of the Iranian parliament, has had the conditions...
View ArticleAP: US democracy groups aided favored groups in Egypt
The Associated Press reports on continued controversy in Egypt over US-funded so-called democracy promotion groups, and allegations by anonymous US officials that the groups are picking sides: …...
View ArticleThe Counterrevolution: Egypt court dissolves parliament
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court issued two momentous rulings Thursday that analysts in Washington and Cairo describe as amounting to a soft coup. The court ruled that one third of Egypt’s...
View ArticleCairo reported tense but quiet as parliament ordered to dissolve
Al-Ahram reports that Egypt’s parliament has received official orders from Egypt’s military rulers to dissolve: The secretariat of Egypt’s People’s Assembly on Thursday received an official...
View ArticleWhite House: US not 'urging' Morsi to hold early elections
The White House on Tuesday pushed back on a report that American officials are urging Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi to call early elections, in response to the largest anti-government...
View ArticleEgypt protests: live-feed
Live feed from Cairo's Tahrir Square Wednesday showing millions of Egyptian protesters celebrating as the Egyptian army's deadline passed for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi to respond to protesters'...
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