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Egypt’s state of siege
Opinion
February 20, 2013
Egypt’s state of siege
Egypt’s foreign reserves have fallen to a startlingly low US$13.6 billion — the lowest level for reserves since 1997, and…
Nour Party seeks to distance itself from FJP ahead of elections
Egypt
February 20, 2013
Nour Party seeks to distance itself from FJP ahead of elections
A tirade launched by the Salafi Nour Party’s usually diplomatic and collected spokesperson Nader Bakkar against the president and…
Nour Party says will not seek election partners
Egypt
February 20, 2013
Nour Party says will not seek election partners
The Nour Party is not seeking an alliance to contest upcoming parliamentary elections, senior member Salah Abdel Maboud told Al-Hayat…
Former PM not surprised by new corruption charges
Egypt
February 20, 2013
Former PM not surprised by new corruption charges
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has said he was not astonished by the prosecutor general's decision to refer him to…
Wednesday’s papers: Port Said ‘bribe’ and the Brotherhood-Salafi battle
Egypt
February 20, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: Port Said ‘bribe’ and the Brotherhood-Salafi battle
The news of an ongoing civil disobedience campaign organized by protesting Port Said residents, as well as the exchange of…
Analysis: Egypt in political clinch as economic cliff looms
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Analysis: Egypt in political clinch as economic cliff looms
Two years after a pro-democracy uprising, Egypt resembles a rickety bus rolling towards a cliff, its passengers too busy feuding…
Katatny to brief Brotherhood leaders on meeting with ElBaradei
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Katatny to brief Brotherhood leaders on meeting with ElBaradei
Saad al-Katatny, the president of the Freedom and Justice Party, will meet with leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood at…
Islamists two years after the revolution
Opinion
February 18, 2013
Islamists two years after the revolution
Numbers can say a lot about the status achieved by Islamists on the second anniversary of the 25 January revolution.
Ahram Online editor says Brotherhood drove him out of institution
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Ahram Online editor says Brotherhood drove him out of institution
Prominent journalist Hani Shukrallah said the current Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated administration of the country’s flagship paper Al-Ahram has driven him out…
Anti-interventionist stance on Mali reflects Morsy’s domestic considerations
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Anti-interventionist stance on Mali reflects Morsy’s domestic considerations
President Mohamed Morsy opposes France’s intervention in Mali even though the campaign, which seeks to restore the Malian government’s control…