A view of Egyptian media from outside the snake pit
Wall Street Journal’s Matt Bradley discusses the state of post-30 June media
Read More →Syrian opposition leaders reach agreement in Cairo
Opposition figures demand a joint transitional body based on Geneva I communiqué
Read More →Syrian opposition leaders in Cairo to form united front
Egypt meeting seeks to strengthen opposition forces in Syria, says foreign ministry
Read More →No written initiatives for a political solution to Syrian crisis: Opposition official
President of Syrian Coalition discussed upcoming dialogue and Syrian refugees during Cairo visit
Read More →Jordanian pilot captured by ISIS militias in Syria
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) posted photos online of a captured Jordanian military pilot. The militants allegedly shot down a Jordanian fighter jet with an anti-aircraft missile near the city of read the rest…
Read More →From Syria and Iraq to Iran: Kurdish minorities push for autonomy
By James M. Dorsey More than three years into Syria’s brutal civil war, Syrian Kurds have carved out an entity of their own close to the border with Turkey. Their battle against Islamic State (IS), the read the rest…
Read More →6 Middle East countries lose $35bn as impact of Syrian war and ISIS spread
Analysis suggests Syria and Iraq bear brunt of direct costs of war, losing 14% and 16% in per capita welfare, respectively
Read More →Shoukry meets Syrian opposition delegation to discuss political solution to conflict
Results of Egyptian initiative for non-violent transition remain uncertain, says expert
Read More →Free theatre course offers opportunity to work with Kevin Spacey
The Middle East Theatre Academy and Kevin Spacey Foundation have partnered together to create Home Grown, the region’s first theatre programme to discover future performers
Read More →Assad’s cousin heads Syrian delegation to Egypt
Former deputy foreign minister says Syrian delegation visit is a “good sign”
Read More →Egyptian plane with 10 Syrians on board held at Swedish airport
The plane arrived at Malmö airport on 16 December and has been held in the airport since arrival
Read More →Exhibition attempts to raise ‘Refugee Voices’
Through work by five photographers, the exhibition explores a side of refugees’ lives in Egypt
Read More →The return of the caliphate: between Islam and politics
ISIS is obsessed with the myth of the Mehdi, and is preparing for his reign, claim AUC professors
Read More →Dar Al-Ifta details ISIS’ violations against women
A report by an observatory in Dar Al-Ifta says ISIS is “unusual” when it comes to the role of women in takfiri terrorist organisations
Read More →Shoukry asks Britain to support Libya’s ‘legitimate government institutions’
State institutions and dialogue are key to region’s stability, says Egypt FM
Read More →UN adopts resolutions presented by Egypt
Egypt’s foreign ministry accuses countries voting against resolution of being in favour of “Israel’s illegal practices”
Read More →Shoukry, Kerry discuss ways to prevent Middle East from ‘sliding into violence’
Egypt’s foreign minister also holds meetings with Saudi, British officials
Read More →Egypt condemns killing of US aid worker
US President describes killing as “act of pure evil”, Kassig’s parents “proud” of their son
Read More →US hostage purportedly killed by ISIS
Peter Kassig’s parents appeal for media to “avoid playing into the hostage takers’ hands”
Read More →Shoukry meets UN Syria envoy
Egyptian foreign minister emphasises political solution to Syria crisis
Read More →UNHCR expects refugee crisis as winter approaches
UN able to reach only 60% of refugees in Egypt needing assistance this winter due to lack of funding
Read More →ANHRI calls for release of Saudi woman rights activist
Souad Al-Shammary was arrested for a tweet calling Saudi society “male-dominant”
Read More →Prosecution orders 35 detained on terror charges
Investigation ordered into “terror cells” with links to Syrian conflict
Read More →The ISIS within
By Nesreen Salem The video that emerged from Hama, Syria, depicting the stoning of a woman in yet another episode in the ISIS propaganda series, is the first punishment of its kind to emerge from Hama. read the rest…
Read More →Shoukry in London to discuss counter-terrorism cooperation
Foreign minister to discuss regional issues with UK counterpart
Read More →Football and militant Islam intersect in incidents across the Middle East
By James M. Dorsey A successful football player near the peak of his career, 22 year-old Nidhal Selmi, died last week a foreign fighter for the Islamic State, the jihadist group that controls a swath read the rest…
Read More →The Syrian tunnel and the spring
By Fadi Elhusseini When the first spontaneous explosions of the Arab democratic revolutions erupted in Tunisia in December 2010, many were hoping that this revolt might usher in a new beginning for the whole region. read the rest…
Read More →Egypt participates in international ISIS strategy meeting
Obama stresses there is no “quick fix” in military and ideological fight against ISIS
Read More →Better than Syria?
It was back in the late 1980s when I, a young teenager then, visited my Syrian side of the family. In the garden of a family member’s villa, a group of us, all teenagers, gathered read the rest…
Read More →Gulf proxy war: UAE seeks to further damage Qatar’s already tarnished image
By James M. Dorsey The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are locked in a propaganda war with public relations agencies and front organisations as proxies that is backfiring on both Gulf states. Disclosures of the read the rest…
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