Issandr El Amrani

Egypt has just lived through a period of high anxiety, unexpected political twists and turns, and an ongoing constitutional coup…

Political discourse in Egypt at the best of times can be strange and full of empty talk ("kalam fadi"). But…

To: Mohamed Ibrahim, incoming minister of interiorFrom: A senior ministry officialYour Excellency,

The decision a few days ago by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to appoint Kamal al-Ganzouri as…

Last week, over the Eid break, the celebration and over-eating were marred by the news that Ali al-Selmi, the Deputy…

I’ve spent the last week in Tunis, which has been exhilarating for me, and I think for most Tunisians who…

The visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Cairo this week was probably the peak of a now…

On 29 July, a group of around hundred armed men rode into the town of Arish in northern Sinai on…

I recently returned from a trip to Morocco, where a new constitution proposed by King Mohammed VI has just been…

Let us start with the good news: the unveiling, a few days ago, of a blueprint for what the new…