Opinion

Suppose that a person with absolutely zero knowledge of Egyptian politics just arrived into the country. Inquiring about all the…

The significance of parliamentary elections in Egypt should not be overstated for a number of reasons. First, the Egyptian parliament…

The running joke in Egypt these days--about the doctors who congratulate themselves on a successful operation, even though the patient…

Egyptians are accustomed to election fraud, having witnessed very few fair elections in their modern history. The events that took…

The first round of parliamentary elections in Egypt has left behind a political scene that is simultaneously frustrating and puzzling.…

The failure to reach a comprehensive agreement on climate change in Copenhagen did not come as a surprise to anyone…

Among the key initial revelations in the more than 250,000 secret US embassy cables that WikiLeaks began publishing on 28…

Though I write these lines before the official announcement of the first-round election results and though the new parliament will…

What is one to make of the first round of elections that took place on Sunday?One could note, as every…

Egypt's current social and economic problems are serious, perhaps overshadowing the mounting sectarian tensions in the country. More than anything,…