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Arabs Ask U.S. to Lead on Syria
www.online.wsj.com-May 10, 2013
The U.S.'s closest Arab allies are jointly pressing President Barack Obama to take the lead in bridging the Middle East's divisions over Syria, traveling to Washington to personally drive home their fears that some of the region's other leaders are strengthening radicals and prolonging President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
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U.S. Grapples With Rift Among Mideast Allies
www.online.wsj.com-April 30, 2013
Divisions among the U.S.'s closest Arab and Muslim allies are imperiling the Obama administration's efforts to forge unified responses to crises in the Middle East, including Syria's civil war and Egypt's economic turmoil.
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Chaos in Egypt Stirs Warning of a Collapse
www.nytimes.com-January 30, 2013
As three Egyptian cities defied President Mohamed Morsi’s attempt to quell the anarchy spreading through their streets, the nation’s top general warned Tuesday that the state itself was in danger of collapse if the feuding civilian leaders could not agree on a solution to restore order.
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Following presidential decree, Egyptian army takes over security ahead of referendum
www.washingtonpost.com-December 10, 2012
The Egyptian military on Monday assumed joint responsibility with the police for security and protecting state institutions until the results of a Dec. 15 constitutional referendum are announced.
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Opponents of Egypt’s Leader Call for Boycott of Charter Vote
www.nytimes.com-December 10, 2012
The political crisis over Egypt’s draft constitution hardened on both sides on Sunday, as President Mohamed Morsi prepared to deploy the army to safeguard balloting in a planned referendum on the new charter and his opponents called for more protests and a boycott to undermine the vote.
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Egyptian president poised to grant military broader police powers
www.washingtonpost.com-December 08, 2012
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appeared to be preparing Saturday to grant the military powers to “protect vital institutions” and arrest people deemed state security threats until a new constitution is approved and parliamentary elections are held, according to a report Saturday in the state-run newspaper al-Ahram.
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Morsi Is Seen on a Path to Imposing Martial Law in Egypt
www.nytimes.com-December 08, 2012
Struggling to quell street protests and political violence, President Mohamed Morsi is moving to impose a version of martial law by calling on the armed forces to keep order and authorizing soldiers to arrest civilians, Egyptian state media announced Saturday.
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U.S. Gen. Dempsey heads to Egypt with relations on line
www.miamihearld.com-February 08, 2012
With $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid and a three-decade relationship hanging in the balance, U.S. officials said Tuesday that Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would travel to Egypt to press for the criminal charges against at least 16 American nonprofit workers to be dropped.
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U.S. Beginning Review of Syrian Options
www.cnn.com-February 08, 2012
Although the U.S. focus remains on exerting diplomatic and economic pressure on Syria, the Pentagon and the U.S. Central Command have begun a preliminary internal review of U.S. military capabilities, CNN has learned.
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Egypt Defies U.S. by Setting Trial for 19 Americans on Criminal Charges
www.nytimes.com-February 06, 2012
Egypt’s military-led government said Sunday that it would put 19 Americans and two dozen others on trial in a politically charged criminal investigation into the foreign financing of nonprofit groups that has shaken the 30-year alliance between the United States and Egypt.
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