Ahmed El-Sawi

Mubarak reportedly travels to Germany
Egypt

Mubarak reportedly travels to Germany

Former President Hosni Mubarak has arrived in Baden Baden, Germany to receive medical treatment, Al-Masry Al-Youm has learned. Mubarak earlier…
Honoring Bouazizi
Opinion

Honoring Bouazizi

Tunisian President Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his country at night with no guards or official processions. As he sought…
On foreign conspiracies
Opinion

On foreign conspiracies

When I left Cairo a few days after the New Year’s Eve blast, rumors were spreading of a possible conspiracy…
Al-Bashir’s Islam aids the cause of southern secession
Opinion

Al-Bashir’s Islam aids the cause of southern secession

Despite his bigoted politics, it appears that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is hoping for--if not actively working towards--the independence of…
It’s now up to the street
Opinion

It’s now up to the street

Egypt's controversial new parliament has convened in business-as-usual fashion despite the opposition's accusations that the new house is illegitimate and…
Kudos to the NDP
Opinion

Kudos to the NDP

The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) stands to win a landslide victory in Egypt's parliamentary elections, though I write these…
The real election battle
Opinion

The real election battle

If a visitor to this country saw all the campaign banners that presently fill the streets and the election headlines…
Where is ElBaradei?
Opinion

Where is ElBaradei?

Many people are asking why reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei has suddenly vanished from the political scene. Some are in search…
An Arab WikiLeaks?
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An Arab WikiLeaks?

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks (an international group that publishes anonymously submitted secret government documents), would probably be an…
Where is Gamal Mubarak?
Opinion

Where is Gamal Mubarak?

The late journalist Magdi Mehanna used to say that Gamal Mubarak has made himself into an object of guesswork. His…
Behind the Bishoy dispute
Opinion

Behind the Bishoy dispute

Recent tensions between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, following Coptic priest Father Bishoy's comments questioning the authenticity of certain Quranic…
Who bankrolled Gamal Mubarak’s Washington trip?
Opinion

Who bankrolled Gamal Mubarak’s Washington trip?

Many are asking why Gamal Mubarak accompanied his father on an official visit to Washington for the launch of direct…
Teen’s death a lesson in public pressure
Opinion

Teen’s death a lesson in public pressure

The case of Khaled Saeed, the young man who was allegedly killed by police officers in Alexandria, captures the shifting…
Is ElBaradei a serious alternative?
Opinion

Is ElBaradei a serious alternative?

Mohamed ElBaradei did not begin this new public outcry for political change with his personal ideologies and goals. Rather, the…
Winds of war
Opinion

Winds of war

What is the meaning of Israel’s withdrawal of its special forces from its border patrols in the south of the…
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