Opinion

On reading that Egypt has rejected offers to purchase a nuclear bomb (this is according to our permanent delegate to…

Despite his bigoted politics, it appears that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is hoping for--if not actively working towards--the independence of…

Ever since WikiLeaks began posting some quarter million leaked cables sent by US embassies on 28 November, people around the…

 Every five years, the National Democratic Party (NDP) is torn by the same old internal struggles over which candidates the…

I don't know how long the president’s last speech before the People's Assembly was, but it was definitely the shortest speech…

The newborn boy, Adam, had barely let out his first cry after leaving his mother’s womb when the firestorm began.…

There is something definitely strange about Egyptian politics.Opposition parties decide to participate in elections, even though they know from experience…

Christmas Island evokes a tropical paradise, an antipodean getaway, where Santa can relax after the festivities have died down. It…

All dictatorships throughout history have relied on the ruthless support of security apparatuses. The situation in Egypt from the late…

Many people seem to doubt that the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) includes any true reformists among its ranks. I,…