Features/Interviews
Analysts: Signs of Al-Qaeda visible in Alexandria blast
January 2, 2011
Analysts: Signs of Al-Qaeda visible in Alexandria blast
The nature of the New Year Eve’s attack that targeted a Coptic church in Alexandria, leaving at least 21 killed…
Year ender: What to expect from the new parliament, the parallel parliament?
December 31, 2010
Year ender: What to expect from the new parliament, the parallel parliament?
A new parliament dominated by the ruling party was elected in 2010, while a new parallel parliament composed of opposition…
Year Ender: Egypt’s torture face revealed
December 31, 2010
Year Ender: Egypt’s torture face revealed
On 6 June, 2010, Khaled Saeed, a doe-eyed 28 year-old man walked into an internet café he frequented on a…
Year Ender: 2010 ‘bad year’ for press freedom, say critics
December 30, 2010
Year Ender: 2010 ‘bad year’ for press freedom, say critics
The year 2010 was a bad one for journalistic freedom in Egypt, and, according to the forecasts of some media…
Cast Lead, 2 years on: Gaza faces twin specters of violence, economic decay
December 29, 2010
Cast Lead, 2 years on: Gaza faces twin specters of violence, economic decay
Gaza--Two years after Israel’s deadly Cast Lead assault on the Gaza Strip, the besieged territory continues to suffer from unfinished…
Year Ender: Regime-church tensions likely to intensify
December 29, 2010
Year Ender: Regime-church tensions likely to intensify
Although attacks on Christian property and places of worship do not represent a new phenomenon in Egypt’s recent history, experts…
Year Ender: Dissecting the ElBaradei phenomenon
December 29, 2010
Year Ender: Dissecting the ElBaradei phenomenon
It resembled the welcome a warrior receives upon returning from victory.In February 2010, thousands of young Egyptians rallied at Cairo…
Year Ender: Critics question regime’s response to mounting labor unrest
December 28, 2010
Year Ender: Critics question regime’s response to mounting labor unrest
This year has been marked by numerous incidents of labor unrest, raising questions as to how Egypt’s ruling regime plans…
Year Ender: Muslim Brotherhood to keep a low profile amid fears of repression and internal splits
December 27, 2010
Year Ender: Muslim Brotherhood to keep a low profile amid fears of repression and internal splits
After failing to secure a single seat in recent parliamentary elections that critics say were subject to pervasive violations, analysts…
Year Ender: Egypt and Israel, a souring relationship?
December 26, 2010
Year Ender: Egypt and Israel, a souring relationship?
During his December visit to Cairo, US Middle East Envoy George Mitchell said that his country was pressing Palestinians and…