Putin Shapes Chechen-Style Regime for Syria after Assad’s Exit
Last week, DEBKA Weekly 695 (of Jan. 29) broke the story of the pact struck quietly between Barack Obama and
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Another Violent Convulsion Awaits Egypt. Suez Traffic Faces Disruptions
None of the experts are sticking out their necks to predict how Egypt will wake up on July 1, the
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Looming Collision between Egyptian Army and Muslim Brotherhood
Under the catchphrase of “A constitution for all,” – i.e., not just for Muslims – Egypt’s secular and liberal factions
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No One in Cairo Wants To Save Egyptian-US Ties
The uneasy relations between post-Mubarak Egypt and the United States plummeted further when Judge Ashraf al-Ashmawy announced Monday, Feb. 6
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Who Will Rule Egypt? And Many Other Troubling Questions
The first anniversary of the revolution which ousted President Hosni Mubarak found the revolutionaries sorely divided and perplexed about their
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The Generals Discard Power, Cutting Short Transition to Democracy
On the face of it, the decision taken this week by Egypt's Supreme Military Council (SCAF) to shorten the transition
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The Breakdown of Order Is Bigger Challenge to Military than the Islamists
The port of Domyat is the capital of Egypt's Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the point where
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Egyptian Generals Guarantee Elections on Schedule – Not Stability
Egypt's military rulers bent marginally under the street clamor seizing Cairo this week but were nowhere near cracking. In fact,
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The Military Council Will Not Let Go of Power after Elections
This week, two huge, unsigned posters appeared on the walls of central Cairo and Alexandria, featuring Field Marshal Muhammad Tantawi,
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Salafis Go Political – and Violent
The Salafi fundamentalists are enjoying a political spring in the messy aftermath of Egypt's revolution. The overthrown president, Hosni Mubarak,
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