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UN: Secret detention part of Syrian regime’s ‘campaign of terror’
World
December 19, 2013
UN: Secret detention part of Syrian regime’s ‘campaign of terror’
Syrian activists and other citizens have vanished into secret detention as part of a “widespread campaign of terror against the…
Islamists form new alliance to ‘overthrow regime’
Egypt
December 10, 2013
Islamists form new alliance to ‘overthrow regime’
Development and Change Party founder Bassem Khafagy has announced the formation of a new alliance aiming for the downfall of the…
Pope criticizes Mubarak for handling of sectarianism
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Pope criticizes Mubarak for handling of sectarianism
The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church on Monday slammed former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime for the way it handled…
Putting the Mubaraks on trial
Opinion
May 24, 2011
Putting the Mubaraks on trial
Mubarak’s trial is not simply over financial crimes. It's also about political crimes that were committed over 30 years. It…
Egypt’s attorney-general bans former minister of trade and industry from travel
Egypt
February 4, 2011
Egypt’s attorney-general bans former minister of trade and industry from travel
Egypt's attorney-general banned from travel a former minister of trade and industry, Rachid Mohamed Rachid, and froze his financial assets…
Protesters face up to 25 years in prison
Egypt
January 27, 2011
Protesters face up to 25 years in prison
Egypt’s attorney general on Thursday accused 149 “Day of Anger” protesters of conspiring to topple the regime. Nationwide protests calling…
Beyond sectarianism
Opinion
January 2, 2011
Beyond sectarianism
I refuse to apologize on behalf of the terrorists who committed the atrocious massacre of the church in Alexandria.I, as…
What do these elections say about Egypt?
Opinion
November 30, 2010
What do these elections say about Egypt?
What is one to make of the first round of elections that took place on Sunday?One could note, as every…
Don’t write off the Brotherhood
Opinion
October 18, 2010
Don’t write off the Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood has the most problematic political discourse in Egypt. They insist on upholding a religious slogan, “Islam is…
Monarchical nostalgia: A grand illusion
Opinion
July 31, 2010
Monarchical nostalgia: A grand illusion
Many Egyptians long for the days of the monarchy and mourn the loss of refined sensibilities associated with a cultured…