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shington Post Egypt's military issues decree giving vast powers to armed forces, but few to president Ernesto London° and Leila Fadel Article 3. Los Angeles Times Hamas factions' reversal of roles rooted in 'Arab Spring' Edmund Sanders Article 4. The Wall Street Journal Saudi Succession and the Illusion of

s' preferred candidate. Preliminary results published in the state-run Ahram Online news site showed that, with nearly 3.5 million ballots counted, Morsi was ahead with almost 55 percent of the vote. About 50 million Egyptians were eligible to cast ballots. Final results are expected Thursday. But a

of the first round confirmed this dichotomy, with Egyptians left to choose between General Ahmed Shafiq, a long-time protégé of Hosni Mubarak, and Mohamed Morsi, a protégé of the Brotherhood's strongman Khayrat Elshater. If anything, this "choice" is the incarnation of the doctrine that served Mr Mubarak fo

Walter Russell Mead Article 2. Washington Post Next up in the Middle East mess? Saudi Arabia's succession fight Karen Elliott House Article 3. Los Angeles Times In an Islamist Egypt, can diversity survive? Michael Wahid Hanna and Elijah Zarwan Article 4. Al-Ahram Weekly The gravest Arab challenge Galal

ly part of a local power struggle. Radical Salafists are in a power struggle with the Muslim Brotherhood; attacking the US embassy forces President Morsi (as the radical strategists presumably expected) to side with the US, however slowly or reluctantly. That's a win for the radicals, who want to tar

ing to plan — a big "if' in Egypt — Egyptians who believe in a democratic, civil state theoretically have the remainder of EFTA00657289 President Mohamed Morsi's term of office to get their collective act together. But practically speaking, the short-term political calendar will not allow them such a leng

out dictators Aaron David Miller Article 3. Foreign Policy Can the Brotherhood Win In Egypt Without Its No. 1 Star? Ashraf Khalil Article 4. Los Angeles Times Egypt's looming showdown Rajan Menon Article 5. Wall Street Journal The Risk of Exaggerating the China Threat Michael Eastman Article 6. NYT

fication was a possibility, the organization nominated a second candidate, Muhammad Morsi. A longtime member of the Brotherhood's leadership ranks, Morsi emerged as one of the public faces of the organization after the revolution as head of the Freedom and Justice Party. While he doesn't have nearly

From: Office of Tetje Rod-Larsen Subject: March 25 update Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:22:05 +0000 25 March, 2014 Article I. Los Angeles Times Next test for Obama: Soothing the Saudis Dennis Ross Article 2. The National Interest Lebanon's Next Flashpoint Nicholas Saidel Article 3. Am

d political outcome. It was clearly intended to intimidate anyone who dares to challenge the military or shows sympathy for the Brotherhood and Mr. Morsi, who was elected president in 2012 in a democratic election and then ousted in a military coup last summer. According to legal experts, the verdict

cision on Egypt Leaves U.S. Interests at Risk Nikolas Gvosdev Article 3. NYT Foreign Policy by Whisper and Nudge Thomas L. Friedman Article 4. Los Angeles Times A report card for U.S. policy in the Mideast Aaron David Miller Amcle 5 NYT Pressure Rises on Hamas as Patrons' Support Fades Jodi Rudoren Ar

y takeover as a coup, security officials said. Police abuses and politicized prosecutions are hardly new in Egypt, and they did not stop under Mr. Morsi. But since the military takeover last month, some rights activists say, the authorities are acting with a sense of impunity exceeding even the per

h Hamas and Israel, there are reasons to escalate Dan Murphy Article 5. Foreign Policy The Peace Process Isn't Dead Daniel Kurtzer Article 6. Los Angeles Times Middle East peace takes a beating Editorial Article 7. The New York review of Books Is There a Jewish Gene? Richard C. Lewontin Artide 1. EFT

werful Muslim Brotherhood is sympathetic to Hamas and public anger is swelling in Egypt against the Israeli military operation in Gaza, President Morsi is also under international pressure to help broker a ceasefire and safeguard peace in the region. Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil spent t