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Year Ender: Dissecting the ElBaradei phenomenon

Year Ender: Dissecting the ElBaradei phenomenon

It resembled the welcome a warrior receives upon returning from victory.In February 2010, thousands of young Egyptians rallied at Cairo…
Year Ender: Critics question regime’s response to mounting labor unrest

Year Ender: Critics question regime’s response to mounting labor unrest

This year has been marked by numerous incidents of labor unrest, raising questions as to how Egypt’s ruling regime plans…
Year Ender: Muslim Brotherhood to keep a low profile amid fears of repression and internal splits

Year Ender: Muslim Brotherhood to keep a low profile amid fears of repression and internal splits

After failing to secure a single seat in recent parliamentary elections that critics say were subject to pervasive violations, analysts…
Year Ender: Egypt and Israel, a souring relationship?

Year Ender: Egypt and Israel, a souring relationship?

During his December visit to Cairo, US Middle East Envoy George Mitchell said that his country was pressing Palestinians and…
Year Ender: Egypt braces for looming break-up of southern neighbor

Year Ender: Egypt braces for looming break-up of southern neighbor

Despite its oft-stated support for a united Sudan, Cairo has vowed to respect the outcome of a referendum on the…
Doctors protest plan to demolish Mideast’s largest psychiatric hospital

Doctors protest plan to demolish Mideast’s largest psychiatric hospital

 A proposal to replace Abbasiya Psychiatric Hospital, the largest in the Middle East, with a new exhibition and convention center has provoked widespread…
INTERVIEW: ElBaradei on quiet revolution, reform tactics, and religion

INTERVIEW: ElBaradei on quiet revolution, reform tactics, and religion

Mohamed ElBaradei has chosen an interesting time to re-enter the Egyptian political arena. After his calls for a parliamentary election…
Outage takes out Skype, recovery taking hours

Outage takes out Skype, recovery taking hours

Internet phone and video service Skype went down in a global service outage on Wednesday, underscoring a weakness of the…
Press ceremony delivers awards to Egyptian photojournalists

Press ceremony delivers awards to Egyptian photojournalists

Egypt's most distinguished photojournalists and were commemorated on Tuesday night in a photo-gallery at the fourth annual press photo awards…
Interview with Tagammu Party chairman

Interview with Tagammu Party chairman

Refaat al-Said, chairman of the Tagammu Party, has said his leftist organization is currently revisiting its traditional stance of rejecting…
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