‘Neither formal nor painless’: Moscow slams State Dept. for downplaying Russian media witch hunt

The Russian Embassy in the US has lashed out against the State Department’s remarks which understates the significance and potential consequences of Washington’s demands for Russian media to register as “foreign agents.” In September, the US Department of Justice ordered RT America and Sputnik to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), or face […]

Egypt is downplaying its rioting — but it’s finally gaining momentum

Thomson Reuters Earlier this month, bread riots erupted in Egypt. Thousands of angry demonstrators blocked roads and crowded around state-affiliated bakeries, protesting a government decision to reduce the number of loaves of subsidized bread each family could purchase. As security forces clashed with rioters in poor localities in Alexandria, Kafr El Sheikh, Minya, and Asyut, […]