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Will Algeria's army be the dark horse in the next election?

By Erin Cunningham | 03/29/13

Shielded in secrecy, the Algerian military wields enormous influence in politics and the economy — and it wouldn't be the first time it staged a coup.

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Egypt catches divers cutting internet cable

By Jill Langlois and Erin Cunningham | 03/29/13

Egypt's naval forces caught three scuba divers trying to cut an undersea internet cable in the Mediterranean on Wednesday.

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Rights groups slam Egyptian draft laws

By Erin Cunningham and Daniel DeFraia | 03/28/13

Morsi says parliamentary elections may come in October as the government approves draft laws to restrict NGOs and protest rights.

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Is Qatar abandoning Egypt?

By Erin Cunningham | 03/26/13

As Egypt continues its descent into chaos, a major financial backer appears to be bowing out.

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Protests mount in Algeria

By Erin Cunningham | 03/15/13

A series of reforms convinced Algerians to end their protests during the Arab Spring, but economic hardship and corruption are prompting people onto the streets again.

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Algeria: why the manhunt isn't over

By Erin Cunningham | 03/05/13

With 2 top militants reported dead, AQIM suffers double blow — though far from a fatal one.

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Hookahs, hash and the Muslim Brotherhood

By Erin Cunningham and Heba Habib | 02/27/13

Millions of Egyptians get stoned regularly, despite — or is it because of? — the conservative Islamic government.

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New leaders in Egypt and Tunisia, same security forces

By Erin Cunningham | 02/21/13

The governments that rose to power in Egypt and Tunisia in the wake of the Arab Spring are increasingly relying on the oppressive security apparatuses crafted by their predecessors.

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In Morsi’s Egypt, violence and suspicion

By Erin Cunningham | 02/14/13

Some worry the assassination of a prominent opposition activist in Tunisia is a harbinger of things to come for Egypt.

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Police brutality echoes pre-revolution Egypt

By Erin Cunningham | 02/07/13

The city of Tanta erupts with anger after one of its own, the prominent activist Mohamed Al Guindy, died, allegedly at the hands of police.