The massive corruption scandal that has rocked the Turkish government, may be bad for its Prime Minister, but good for Turkey in the long-term
Egypt
Egypt Arrests Al-Jazeera Journalists After Alleged Muslim Brotherhood Meetings
Officials say the four were arrested after reportedly meeting with the former ruling party that’s since been labeled a terrorist organization
Egypt’s Military-Backed Rulers Brand Muslim Brotherhood ‘Terrorist’ and Extend Crackdown
A number of bomb attacks mark a new dark phase in Egypt, where the military-backed government has deepened its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, labeling the Islamist organization a terrorist group
Egypt Declares Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group
The move gives the regime more legal authority to suppress the group
Egypt Says Morsi To Face Conspiracy Trial
Mohammed Morsi accused of revealing state secrets with the intent of carrying out terrorist operations
Egypt’s New Protest Law May Spark Another Crisis
A new Egyptian law criminalizing protests may wake some of Egypt’s dormant revolutionaries
Egypt Police Disperse Protests With Water Cannons
First enforcement of controversial law banning unauthorized demonstrations
Egypt’s Lonely Shiites Struggle for Rights, No Matter the Regime in Charge
For most of modern Egypt’s history, Taher Al-Hashimi has seen his community neglected at best, suppressed and hunted at worst. “We were persecuted under [former President Hosni] Mubarak and under [former President Mohammed] …
Tahrir Square Memorial Angers Egyptian Activists, Who Say It Will Be Destroyed
An official Egyptian memorial to slain protesters unveiled Monday at the heart of Cairo’s Tahrir Square has angered activists who say the current military-backed regime is cynically trying to co-opt the spirit of the country’s …
Egypt Calls an End to State of Emergency
The government says it will abide by a court ruling issue Tuesday
Man claiming to be Egyptian executioner appears on video
A man who says he is Egypt’s official state executioner has appeared on a video saying how much he enjoys his job.
MEMRI, the organization that disseminated and translated the clip, was founded in 1998 by a former Israeli military intelligence officer and an Israeli-American political scientist. The organization has often been …
Kerry Returns to Egypt to Mend Strained Relations
Says suspension of American military aid was ‘not a punishment’
Egypt’s ‘Daily Show’ Suspended After Mocking Egyptian Ultra-Nationalist Fervor
Bassem Youssef’s show was canceled moments before what would have been its second time airing since the military forced out the democratically-elected president