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Some of the 24 armoured vehicles donated by the United States to the Nigerian military at the Nigerian Army 9th Brigade Parade Ground in Lagos, on January 7, 2016.
The U.S. government donated the vehicles to help fight Boko Haram, an extremist group whose six-year insurgency has killed over 17,000 people. / AFP / STEFAN HEUNIS (CREDIT: Stefan Heunis/AFP/Getty Images.

The U.S. cut aid to Cameroon. Here’s why that’s so surprising.

D. Parvaz Feb 8, 2019

Demonstrators protesting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's visit to the United Nations shot to get attention of passing cars on Madison Avenue in New York City on Sept. 23, 2018. CREDIT: D. Parvaz.

Egyptian politics play out in dueling marches in midtown Manhattan

D. Parvaz Sep 23, 2018

Getty Images / Edit by Diana Ofosu

It’s not just Vladimir: Trump has a history of being gullible around authoritarians

Ryan Koronowski Jul 24, 2018

Supporters of the Liberal el-Ghad Party candidate Moussa Mostafa Moussa -- Sisi's only opponent in the presidential poll -- hold his campaign banners during a pre-election campaign rally in front of Al Ghad Party headquarter in downtown Cairo in Cairo, Egypt, on 10 March 2018. CREDIT: Ezzat/NurPhoto/Getty Images.

Here’s why Americans should care about the Egyptian elections

D. Parvaz Mar 15, 2018

Members of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi presidential campaign staff sift through boxes containing signatures in his support, needed to register for the elections, at the National Election Authority, in Cairo on January 24, 2018.
(CREDIT: Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

In the battle for free speech in Egypt, everyone lost this week

D. Parvaz Mar 2, 2018

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 26, 2018: A view of the US Embassy. CREDIT: Valery Sharifulin, TASS via Getty Images

More than 40 countries lack a U.S. ambassador. That’s a big problem.

E.A. Crunden Feb 28, 2018

Vice President Mike Pence meets with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem on January 23, 2018. CREDIT: Mark Neyman /Israeli Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.

The U.S. fumbles on Jerusalem, Iran, and Syria in epic fashion

D. Parvaz Jan 23, 2018

Power grabs and crackdowns: 2017 has been a great year for authoritarians

D. Parvaz Dec 21, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the troops at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria, on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. (CREDIT: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik via AP Photo.)

Putin says he’ll pull Russian troops from Syria. Here’s the catch.

D. Parvaz Dec 12, 2017

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Trump immediately politicizes Egypt mosque attack

Ryan Koronowski Nov 24, 2017

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt. Saudi Arabia's powerful clerics and its regional rivals are increasingly insisting that the stance against Iran is part of a region-wide battle for the soul of Islam. CREDIT: Egyptian Presidency Office via AP Photo.

Pushing back against Saudi Arabia, Egypt resists threatening Iran with military action

D. Parvaz Nov 16, 2017

An Egyptian TV host Ahmed Moussa calls for homosexuality to be punishable by execution. [Screengrab/YouTube]

U.S. silent as Egypt considers new law outlawing homosexuality — and it’s worse than you think

D. Parvaz Nov 10, 2017

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