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 … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* Cases related to the July 15, 2016 coup attempt have started. In the first place of the legal process, the pleas of defendants are being heard in line with the indictments that were [ More … ]
Turkey on Sunday accused Germany of supporting the network of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric it blames for last year’s attempted coup, comments likely to aggravate a diplomatic feud between the two countries. Germany and [ More … ]
BY: MOHAMMAD PERVEZ BILGRAMI* Saudi Arabia’s most notable counterrevolution product, Egypt’s coup leader Al-Sisi, who Saudi Arabia magnanimously helped to bring to power, has not only started cozying with anti-Saudi forces in the region, but [ More … ]
The surprises of 2017 are coming from the very first day. Sameh Abu Arayes, one of the supporters of al-Sisi and the military coup in 2013 has criticized the al-Sisi regime and publicly apologized to Morsi [ More … ]
One week after he complained against preventing prison visitation of his father for over three years, Al-Sisi arrests “Usama”, Morsi’s son and lawyer. The Egyptian security forces at al-Sharqeya governorate (President Morsi’s hometown) detained Usama, son of [ More … ]
BY: Iyad Walid* Since Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi jumped to power in Egypt after overthrowing his president Dr. Mohamed Morsi in a military coup on July 3, 2013, he has continued to prove one day after [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has blasted European Parliament President Martin Schulz over his suggestion that economic sanctions could be imposed on Turkey, hinting at the possibility of a Brexit-like referendum on the fate of [ More … ]
“Whoever seeks good finds favor in return”, Coptic Cleric Yoanes used this proverb to justify mobilizing the Copts in the United States during al-Sisi’s visit to attend the 71st debate of the United Nations (UN) general [ More … ]
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