Egypt’s “war on terror” hits the headlines
Egypt's Sinai problem grumbles on, largely under the radar of the mainstream media. But make no mistake - as problems go, it's a big one
- 20 February 2014
Egypt's coup leaders aren't friends, they hate us
We've been sold another lie about the Middle East. This time it's the lie that the leaders of the coup in Egypt are our friends. They're not. They hate us, and use their media to propagate lies about us
- 15 February 2014
Ignoring Egypt's brutalised Christians
Islamists in Egypt are responsible for destroying nearly 100 Christian churches. Western policy is all over the place, and the media is largely ignoring it
- 25 October 2013
US-Zionist-Muslim-Brotherhood conspiracy in Egypt?
Al-Ahram newspaper, which is viewed as loyal to the state, has published a report about what it calls ''the Zionist-American-Muslim-Brotherhood conspiracy'' against Egypt
- 17 August 2013
Morsi's demise good news for Egyptian democracy
Morsi reverted to the same undemocratic policies that he was elected to change, effectively replacing a secular autocratic rule with an Islamist one
- 8 July 2013
Gun control USA, but F-16s for the Muslim Brotherhood
Obama's administration will be remembered for taking weapons from the American people, yet providing them to Egypt's theocratic tyranny
- 1 February 2013
Palestine's strangely stubborn state of mind
Half a century of lost battles taught mightier powers to change their mindset – think of Germany after two world wars. The Palestinians never seem to learn
- 8 December 2012
US chooses stability over democracy in Egypt
In backing Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the US has chosen stability over democracy: but it will get neither
- 25 November 2012
Gaza ceasefire: Hamas's celebrations mask major defeat
Other than a possible improvement in support from Palestinians and some bragging rights in questionable circles, it is hard to see what, if anything, Hamas got out of the past week
- 22 November 2012
What's wrong with Arab analogies against Israel?
Arab media depicts Israel as a demon. Here's why I, an Egyptian citizen, disagree
- 22 November 2012
Old wars in a new Middle East
It is a new Middle East, but when it comes to the acceptance of the other, it is still very much the old
- 21 November 2012
Egyptian official resigns over Morsi-Peres letter
An Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader, Ahmed al-Hamrawy, has resigned from the group and its Freedom and Justice Party to protest a letter introducing the new Egyptian ambassador to Israel
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As Israel carries out war drills, the noose is tightening
As the aftershocks of the "Arab Spring" continue, the noose is steadily tightening around the only beacon of democracy, tolerance, and technological advance in the Middle East
- 22 October 2012
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