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5 dead, 70 wounded in 3 blasts in Egypt’s capital

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

PIPES: The Middle East mightily resists efforts to prod modernization

By Daniel Pipes

Egyptian police gather around the coffin of a policeman during the funeral of one of several policemen killed after masked gunmen opened fire at a police checkpoint in el-Wassta district in the province of Bani Suief, south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)

Egypt’s president: Police state has ended

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold his poster as they raise their hands with four fingers, which has become a symbol for Morsi supporters, during a protest in Cairo, Egypt. While last week's constitutional referendum approved the draft charter, the low turnout - less than 39 percent - has put on display the country's enduring divisions six months after the ouster of Morsi and nearly three years after autocrat Hosni Mubarak was overthrown. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Supporters urge Egypt general to run for president

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

McFARLANE: Cairo turns away from Muslim Brotherhood’s path

By Robert McFarlane

Holding national flags and portraits of military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Egyptians celebrate the passage of a new constitution after 98.1 percent of voters supported Egypt's military-backed constitution in a two-day election, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. In the lead up to the vote, police arrested those campaigning for a "no" vote on the referendum, leaving little room for arguing against the document. (AP Photo/El Shorouk Newspaper, Sabry Khaled) EGYPT OUT

Egypt approves post-coup constitution; Muslim Brotherhood vows protests

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ALLARD: ‘The better angels of our nature’ take flight

By Ken Allard

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 file photo released by the Egyptian Defense Ministry, Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, visits a polling site in the Heliopolis neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, on the first day of voting in the constitutional referendum. Having secured victory in a referendum on a relatively liberal constitution that he championed, insiders say Egypt's military chief is turning his attention to the country’s overwhelming array of problems _ from health and education to government subsidies and investment. The revelations offer the latest indication that Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is planning a run for president, capping a stunning transformation for the 59-year-old who started in the infantry.(AP Photo/Egyptian Defense Ministry via Facebook, File)

Army chief said to be focused on Egypt’s problems

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

Father Antonious shows his inked finger after casting his ballot in a constitutional referendum inside a polling station in Dalga village of Minya, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. He is one of the priests of the Virgin Mary and St. Abraam Monastery that was looted and burned by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in August. Through violence or intimidation, Islamists in villages like this one used violence or intimidation to stop Christians from voting &quot;no&quot; to a 2012 constitution that had paved the way for the creation of an Islamic state. This time around, no one is stopping the Christians and they are voting &quot;yes&quot; on a new charter that criminalizes discrimination and instructs the next legislature to ease restrictions on building churches. (AP Photo/Roger Anis, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUT

Egypt’s Christian minority rally behind charter

By SARAH EL DEEB and MAMDOUH THABET - Associated Press

An Egyptian woman fills her ballot before casting in a two-day constitutional referendum in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Egyptians voted on the second, final day of a key referendum on a new constitution seen as a precursor to the country's presidential elections, in which it is largely expected that El-Sissi will run. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

A look at articles in Egypt’s draft constitution

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Father Antonious shows his inked finger after casting his ballot in a constitutional referendum inside a polling station in Dalga village of Minya, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. He is one of the priests of the Virgin Mary and St. Abraam Monastery that was looted and burned by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in August. Through violence or intimidation, Islamists in villages like this one used violence or intimidation to stop Christians from voting &quot;no&quot; to a 2012 constitution that had paved the way for the creation of an Islamic state. This time around, no one is stopping the Christians and they are voting &quot;yes&quot; on a new charter that criminalizes discrimination and instructs the next legislature to ease restrictions on building churches. (AP Photo/Roger Anis, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUT

Egypt’s Christian minority rally behind charter

By SARAH EL DEEB and MAMDOUH THABET - Associated Press

Egyptian army soldiers and plainclothes policemen guard a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The January 14-15 vote on the draft constitution will be the first real test of the post-Mohammed Morsi regime. A comfortable &quot;yes&quot; vote and a respectable turnout would be seen as bestowing legitimacy, while undermining the Islamists' argument that Morsi remains the nation's elected president. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

A look at articles in Egypt’s draft constitution

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

An Egyptian worker carries boxes of ballots at the Giza courthouse, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The January 14-15 vote on the draft constitution will be the first real test of the post-Morsi regime. A comfortable &quot;yes&quot; vote and a respectable turnout would be seen as bestowing legitimacy, while undermining the Islamists' argument that Morsi remains the nation's elected president. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egypt on alert before vote on charter

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 file photo, Egyptians walk under a billboard with Arabic that reads, &quot;yes to the constitution, Egyptians love their country,&quot; in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. With a presidential run by Egypt’s powerful military chief seeming more likely by the day, this week’s two-day constitution referendum, to be held amid a massive security force deployment, is widely seen as a vote of confidence in the regime he installed last summer. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

A look at articles in Egypt’s draft constitution

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An Egyptian inspector takes notes after an explosion hit a public bus, in Cairo's eastern Nasr City district, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Security officials say the explosion wounded several people. The officials say the blast went off Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)

Bomb blast hits bus in Egypt’s capital, wounding 5

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 file photo, a Shiite fighter clashes with members of the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army rebel in the town of Hatita, in the countryside of Damascus, Syria. A leading Shiite Muslim cleric widely followed by Iraqi militants has issued the first public religious edict permitting Shiites to fight in Syria&#8217;s civil war alongside President Bashar Assad&#8217;s forces. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo, File)

LAMBRO: More trouble on an old bubble

By Donald Lambro