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Sunday’s papers continue to report on “Operation Eagle,” a military raid announced last week targeting militants in Sinai following an attack on soldiers in Rafah that left 16 soldiers dead.
But, as all the information reported on...
Those living in Rafah have military forces responsible for securing the border at their doorsteps. While this should be extra protection for the locals, on Sunday, it was the locals who struggled to save the soldiers undergoing a brutal attack.
The...
As Prime Minister Hesham Qandil announced his mostly technocratic Cabinet on Thursday, many reacted with disappointment. Observers say that, in the absence of prominent political figures among the new ministers, the first Cabinet following the...
The president would be the supreme commander of the armed forces. The defense minister, to be recruited from the military and chosen by the president, would be the armed forces’ general commander. These would be the scenario if one of the...
Political infighting dominated half of the general meeting of the Constituent Assembly on Tuesday, but eventually five of the assembly's sub-committees presented the results of their work.
First on the agenda, however, was the election of five...
ASWAN - Sixty years ago, a military coup brought Gamal Abdel Nasser into power. Shortly after, the Colonel ordered the construction of a High Dam at Aswan to generate power, and regulate the seasonal flooding of the Nile. It was to be his signature...
The death of Egypt’s infamous former spy chief, who was believed to hold more secrets about Egypt and its politicians than any other, was just as controversial and mysterious as his life.
Among faithful admirers and angry critics...
Twenty-two days into his rule as president, Mohamed Morsy’s 100-day plan, which covers a wide range of issues, seems more unrealistic than doable for many.
A few days before facing off with Ahmed Shafiq in the second round of the presidential...
As the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the country’s constitution remains threatened with dissolution and at the center of political battles, observers disagree on whether the assembly is likely to produce a strong charter or...
SUEZ — As the sun set over Suez’s corniche, couples and families started to arrive at the popular hangout. Couples sat on the bank of the canal, watching the sunset and chatting intimately, while others parked themselves in a nearby...
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