Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has become the first Iranian head of state to visit Egypt since Tehran broke off diplomatic relations with Cairo in 1980. Iran has been engaged in something of a charm offensive toward Egypt, dispatching high-level officials and using state-controlled Iranian TV to promote rapprochement. However, deep divisions remain...

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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is still scrambling to contain diplomatic damage from revelations that he linked classical Islamist anti-Semitic tropes – references to “apes and pigs” – with calls for Egyptian children to be taught to hate Israelis. The Muslim Brotherhood-linked president was repeatedly asked about the statements while on...

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The Egyptian military may forcefully intervene if opposition street protests continue, according to a Tuesday announcement by Egyptian general Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. At least 60 people have been killed in the most recent protests criticizing Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood-linked president Mohammed Morsi. El-Sissi, who also serves in the capacity of defense minister,...

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At least 50 people have been killed and more than 300 have been injured as unrest continues to sweep across Egypt. The situation disintegrated over the weekend after an Egyptian court handed down death sentences to 21 defendants linked to a violent February soccer riot. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has...

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Protests in Cairo, marking the second anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising that saw the regime of Hosni Mubarak overthrown in favor of what would eventually become an elected Muslim Brotherhood-linked Egyptian government, have left dozens injured. Police officers across the country worked to contain similar riots, using tear gas against...

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Trying to contextualize why he had urged Egyptians to teach children hatred for Jews, and also why he had referred to Zionists as “the descendants of apes and pigs,” Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi reportedly told a Senate delegation last week that controversy over his remarks was the result of a Jewish-controlled...

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Iran is now proposing that the next round of talks between Tehran and the P5+1 group, aimed at increasing transparency around the country’s atomic program, be held in Cairo. Arabic media reports indicate that Egypt is uninterested in hosting the talks, and a spokesperson for the European Union’s Catherine Ashton implied...

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Jordan’s opposition Islamic Action Front appears to be gearing up for mass protests surrounding the country’s January 23 election. In a shift from previous rhetoric and tactics, the Muslim Brotherhood-linked group is directly criticizing King Abdullah II. The expanded focus on the king may indicate that the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood is preparing...

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American officials on Tuesday strongly condemned recently revealed anti-Jewish slurs made by incumbent Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi calling on Egyptians to “nurse our children and our grandchildren on hatred” for Jews and describing Israelis as “these bloodsuckers who attack the Palestinians, these warmongers, the descendants of apes and pigs.” Morsi’s comments, made in 2010 while a...

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Warming ties between Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood-linked government and the Iran-backed terror group Hamas are causing analysts to express concerns over Cairo’s future role in the region. This week Egypt dispatched to Gaza its sports minister, Al-Ameri Farouk, at the head of a 70-strong delegation. Palestinian media outlets carried fulsome praise...

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