The Saudi elite uses the veil of religious piety for its own political ends, but the Khashoggi killing has underscored the regime’s complete disconnect from the followers of a great religion. Column By: Yehia HAMID* [ More … ]
Egypt has rejected the addition of members of its security services to an Italian list of suspects in the murder of the student Giulio Regeni, in a statement that spelled his name incorrectly. “Egyptian law does [ More … ]
A statement entitled “the Islamic jurist who tortured us” has been published on the front page of an Egyptian government magazine, signalling a confrontation between the Egyptian presidency and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayeb. [ More … ]
After ratifying the controversial NGO law, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has recently ordered the formation of a committee to amend it, following the international criticism he is under for repressing freedoms. Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly [ More … ]
Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, who oversaw US naval forces in Middle East, was found dead at his home in apparent suicide!! Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, who oversaw US Navy forces in the Middle East, was found dead [ More … ]
The Egyptian and French navies conducted an exercise at the Red Sea base, with the French vessel, Courbet, taking part. A group of Egyptian and French vessels participated in an extensive training aiming to boost [ More … ]
Members of Egyptian national security agency listed as potentially responsible for killing the Italian student student Giulio Regeni Italian prosecutors have named several members of Egypt’s national security agency as suspects in the alleged [ More … ]
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