Egypt: No More Visa Restrictions for Palestinians
Siham Nuseibeh | 25 Jul 2012
Gaza Blockade by Carlos Latuff Palestinians in the Gaza Strip celebrated a small victory on Monday as Egyptian officials reportedly announced that Palestinians would no longer need visas to enter Egypt. In abolishing this vestige of Mubarak era cooperation with Israel, the move partly ends a five-year blockade on the Strip, allowing Palestinians from Gaza, the...Egyptian Police Can Shoot to Kill
Muftah Editors | 24 Jun 2012
(Photo credit: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany) As we all wait for the results of Egypt’s presidential elections, due to be announced today, it’s worth remembering a recent government policy that could turn any resulting demonstrations into a bloody affair. The following press release, issued by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, details an...Notes from Kansastan: Morsi Wins Presidency in Egypt – Let the Media Spin Begin
Massoud Hayoun* | 24 Jun 2012
Mohammed Morsi (Photo credit: AP/Fredrik Persson) Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi is the winner of the Egyptian presidential elections, the Egyptian election council finally announced today. Morsi...Egypt’s SCAF: a Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing
Sarah Yerkes* | 23 Jun 2012
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi (r.) the head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), and Egyptian armed forces Chief of Staff Sami Anan (l.). (Photo credit: Mohamed Abd El-Ghany/Reuters/AP) The...
