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Pyramid Schemes

Trump’s Crisis Nobody Is Talking About

President-elect Trump and Egyptian strongman Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seem to have good rapport. But will that put food on the table of 20 million hungry Egyptians?

Bel Trew

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Masters With No Universe

The Seething Anger of Egypt’s Students

When Abdel Fattah el-Sisi overthrew the elected but inept Muslim Brotherhood government, hope was in the air and many young people exulted. But no more.

Ruth Michaelson

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Silenced

Egypt’s Thought Police Jail Journalists

The seven-year sentences given former BBC reporter Peter Greste and his colleagues is a clear message that the Al-Sisi government claims a monopoly on truth.

Jesse Rosenfeld

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Pyramid Scheme

Egypt Prepares to Anoint a Dictator

General Sisi has put on a business suit, but there’s no question who’s in charge as he imprisons critics, kills protestors, and prepares to assume the mantle of president.

Jesse Rosenfeld

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Fugitives

Hunting Down Egypt’s Hidden Nazi

SS doctor Aribert Heim disappeared after the war to lead a secret life in Cairo, ultimately giving Nazi hunters the slip. Now, a new book reveals Heim’s flight, his years in exile, and the manhunt for one of Mauthausen’s most notorious criminals.

Nicholas Kulish

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Eye for an Eye

V Is for Egypt’s Vendettas

The old blood feud between Egypt’s Islamists and the security forces runs deep. And until it ends, report Mike Giglio and Christopher Dickey, the country may never have peace.

Christopher Dickey

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Coup Blues

How the Power of Protest Died in Egypt

With Egypt's first democratically president detained by the army in an unknown location, Hosni Mubarak released from jail and the army back in power, have Egypt's revolutionaries ceded street power to military rule?

Jesse Rosenfeld

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Into the Void

Enter the ‘Iron Man’

The Egyptian Army’s decapitation strategy may be working, but at least one strongman remains.

Mike Giglio

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Exclusive

McCain Meets the Brotherhood

In Cairo, the senator urged Egypt’s embattled Muslim Brotherhood to talk with the new government.

Josh Rogin

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Harsh Truth

What’s Left of Obama’s Mideast Policy?

Not much, says Marty Peretz, other than the heroic efforts of John Kerry to broker a deal between Israel and the Palestinians.

Marty Peretz

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Martial Law

Waiting for the Worst

Is martial law next in Egypt? Christopher Dickey and Mike Giglio report.

Christopher Dickey

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