The hopes of a decade ago are long gone, shattered by the former army chief who was backed by western powers, says Dr. Darrag[i], a former Egyptian minister. In 2011, I, like most Egyptians at [ More … ]
Despite Egypt’s improved macroeconomic indicators, the demands for bread, freedom and social justice remain elusive for most. Bloomberg on 11 February published an opinion article by Timothy Kaldas, an independent risk adviser and nonresident fellow [ More … ]
A detainee being held at a police station in Giza governorate was beaten to death last week , reports Masrawy. The Interior Ministry has denied Karim Al-Khawaja, 45, died at the hands of police and instead [ More … ]
Twenty-two-year-old Wael Mahmoud Ali Al-Sibai has been tortured to death inside Wadi Natroun prison in Egypt, according to rights groups. Al-Sibai was arrested when he was just 16-years-old at the Fath Mosque in Ramses Square [ More … ]
Egypt’s parliament voted to lift term limits from president, allowing Sisi to rule till 2034 Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has moved one step closer to staying in power until 2034 after parliament advanced a bill that [ More … ]
“In summer 2011, I played my last intramural football game as a senior at Ohio State University. Two short years later, I found myself running, not from would-be tacklers, but for my life, from an [ More … ]
Egyptians renewed online criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday, hours after he said he was “saddened” by a similar campaign a few weeks ago, reports Reuters. The Twitter hashtag “Leave, Sisi” was the [ More … ]
How the Obama administration watched the demise of Arab democracy — and paved the way for Trump’s embrace of dictators. President Trump boasts that he has reversed American policies across the Middle East. Where his [ More … ]
Egypt’s jailed former President Mohamed Morsi “is not an ordinary prisoner” and “if something happens to him in custody, there are likely to be wider consequences than simply just the fate of one prisoner,” Crispin [ More … ]
After it ousted the military competitors from the political scene, al-Sisi military regime enters a new confrontation with the same politicians who supported al-Sisi’s military coup against Mohamed Morsi. Now the leaders of the National [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* Founding anniversary commemoration ceremonies and activities are not only a means of a celebratory cheer and joy in the AK Party, but also of self-criticism and self-consciousness. The AK Party continues to play [ More … ]
BY: Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh* When Al-Sisi staged his coup against the first democratically elected president in Egypt in 7,000 years, he said his famous line: “Tomorrow, you’ll see Egypt will be on top of [ More … ]
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has warned that it was too early to say the fight against the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) was over, adding that the organization’s full structure is not yet known. “It is [ More … ]
By Neil Ketchley* Four years ago, Gen. (now President) Abdel Fatah al-Sisi appeared on Egyptian television to announce the suspension of the recently passed Constitution and the removal of the country’s first democratically elected president, [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* Exactly four years ago, the bloodiest and most savage military coup of the 21st century was perpetrated against Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president in its 4,000-year history. Morsi was sent directly [ More … ]
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