A 32-minute press conference can go a long way toward making an already unpopular message more problematic especially if you’re a U.S. politician in a country like Egypt. That was in short the outcome of Senators John McCain and Lindsey … read more
The US and the European Union have called on all sides in Egypt’s political crisis to end “a dangerous stalemate” after the interim government said foreign mediation had failed. In a joint statement, they said the Egyptian government bore a … read more
The Tamarod “Rebel” Campaign called for rallying on Thursday morning to perform the Eid prayers in Tahrir Square and at the Ittihadeya presidential palace in Cairo as well as in main squares in various governorates. In a statement it issued … read more
On the night of 3rd July, Mohamed Morsi’s guards stepped aside and allowed army commandos to seize the Egyptian president. Over a month later, the country remains caught between two alternate realities—one, the world according to supporters of General Abdel … read more
Supporters of Egypt’s deposed President Mohamed Mursi marched in Cairo’s Nasr City on Tuesday, bringing traffic to a standstill for more than three hours, reported the state-owned news agency MENA. The protesters chanted against the army and demanded the return … read more
It is no longer cool to have a beard. Islamist president Mohamed Morsi is out. His opponents, a military-backed interim government of secularists, are in. And if you’ve got a beard — that most conspicuous symbol of Islamism in post-Arab … read more
By Giza’s Great Pyramids, souvenir vendors wait restlessly in the shade, watching for the handful of tourists who still make their way down the empty street to the once-bustling landmark. The 2011 revolution that toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak dealt a … read more
Egypt’s presidency says foreign diplomatic efforts to find a way out of the standoff with the Muslim Brotherhood have failed. The Wednesday statement follows efforts by envoys from the United States, the EU and the Gulf to defuse the crisis … read more
With every day that passes, the stalemate between supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and the military-backed interim government grows more intense. What’s clear is that the sit-ins staged by the pro-Morsi camp – organised predominately by the Muslim Brotherhood … read more
An Egyptian presidential aide on Tuesday rejected statements by U.S. Senator John McCain on the military-backed ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. McCain had described the popularly-backed military overthrow of Morsi as a coup d’etat. “John McCain is distorting facts. … read more