1973
First Egyptian soldier to raise Egyptian flag in Sinai during October War dies at 72
Egypt
July 2, 2019
First Egyptian soldier to raise Egyptian flag in Sinai during October War dies at 72
On Monday morning, Mohamed Abdel Salam al-Abbasy, the first soldier to raise Egypt’s flag within the Sinai Peninsula during the…
House speaker backs Egypt public finance bill
Egypt
November 12, 2018
House speaker backs Egypt public finance bill
Spokesperson for the House of Representatives Salah Hasaballah expressed his support for Finance Minister Mohamed Maeit’s call for a…
2011 revolution ‘was the wrong cure to the wrong diagnosis’: Sisi
Egypt
October 11, 2018
2011 revolution ‘was the wrong cure to the wrong diagnosis’: Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reflected on several aspects of the country’s past on Thursday, in his speech at…
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 2
Egypt
October 12, 2012
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 2
Egypt Independent interviews historian Craig Daigle, specialist on US-Middle East relations during the Cold War, whose book "The Limits of…
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 1
Egypt
October 11, 2012
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 1
Craig Daigle is a specialist on US-Middle East relations during the Cold War, focusing on American foreign policy in the…
Israeli media picks over the ‘trauma’ of October 1973 war
Egypt
October 12, 2011
Israeli media picks over the ‘trauma’ of October 1973 war
On Sunday, Israeli officials failed to show up at several memorial services across Israel to honor its soldiers who fell…
The war of memory: State media’s twist on a Mubarak-less 6 October
Egypt
October 6, 2011
The war of memory: State media’s twist on a Mubarak-less 6 October
The celebrations for the 6 October anniversary have, over the past three decades, always been overblown, with the emphasis on…
Remembering 1973: Who fought this ‘War in the Land of Egypt’?
Books
October 6, 2011
Remembering 1973: Who fought this ‘War in the Land of Egypt’?
Yusuf al-Qa'id's acclaimed novel, “War in the Land of Egypt,” was set during the brief October 1973 war and published…
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two peoples
Archaeology
December 1, 2009
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two peoples
After 1967, Algeria and Egypt's commitments to Third World independence varied. President Nasser had since his takeover espoused a dedication…