A showdown in court between the ousted Egyptian leader Mohammed Morsi and the military began this Monday with Morsi saying he is the country’s only legitimate president
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Saudi Arabia in New Crackdown on Immigrants
Immigrants in country face threat of violence and deportation as Saudi Arabia in new crackdown
New Federal Iraq Election Scheduled for April
Much remains in chaos as hope for new federal Iraq elections meets reality of daily heavy violence
U.S. Officials Seek Loophole to Continue Paying Egyptian Military
The nearly $1.3 billion in aid that is sent to Egypt’s military annually has been in place for more than half a century and has solidified a strong military-to-military relationship
Court ‘Probing Complaint’ Into Egypt’s Jon Stewart
Artist Bassem Youseff is facing court in retaliation for Egypt’s Jon Stewart political comedy
Twitter Kuwait Dissident Gets Huge Prison Term
Nation remains dangerous place for freedom of expression as shown in Twitter Kuwait dissident user jail sentence
Saudi Women Fined for Civil Disobedience of Driving
Threats of violence and Saudi women fined by dictatorship in lead up to yesterday’s civil disobedience
Jon Stewart-Style Egypt Show is Back On Air
Jon Stewart-style Egypt political satire is dangerous but heroic work amid the turbulence of national politics
Saudi Women in Mass Civil Disobedience by Driving Cars
Driving en mass is historic for Saudi women in mass civil disobedience to violent oil dictatorship
Turkey Finally Legalizes Letters Q, W, and X
Included in laws designed to repress Turkey’s Kurdish population and their language is a curious ban of the alphabet but now government legalizes letters