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Egypt’s oldest liberal party faces controversy over alliance with Brotherhood

Egypt’s oldest liberal party faces controversy over alliance with Brotherhood

As political parties aim to make headway in the post-Mubarak era and ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections slated for…
Egypt’s Azhar blossoms in Arab Spring

Egypt’s Azhar blossoms in Arab Spring

Egypt's highest religious authority, Al-Azhar, is emerging from the shadow of ousted President Hosni Mubarak as it tries to salvage…
Lawyers furious as key witnesses in Mubarak murder trial change testimony

Lawyers furious as key witnesses in Mubarak murder trial change testimony

The third session of Hosni Mubarak’s trial provoked outrage among lawyers representing those killed in the revolution, after the testimonies…
Freed Egyptians tell of torture in Libyan jails

Freed Egyptians tell of torture in Libyan jails

BENGHAZI, Libya - With drawn and gaunt faces, some 30 Egyptians holed up in a modest Libyan hotel speak of…
Future uncertain for Al-Qaeda following Arab Spring

Future uncertain for Al-Qaeda following Arab Spring

The ability of Al-Qaeda to implement its jihadist ideas in the Arab region following the Arab Spring is shrouded in…
Egypt’s Sufi-dominated party aims to counterbalance Salafism in politics

Egypt’s Sufi-dominated party aims to counterbalance Salafism in politics

As the fall of Hosni Mubrak’s rule encouraged Salafis to tap into politics, it also enticed their Sufi foes to…
Leaked US cables reveal Orientialist banter and Suzanne Mubarak’s Christian faith

Leaked US cables reveal Orientialist banter and Suzanne Mubarak’s Christian faith

Wikileaks, an organization which publishes secret documents, recently uploaded 3000 cables sent from the US Embassy in Cairo; they chart…
Turkey puts squeeze on Egypt over Israel, say analysts

Turkey puts squeeze on Egypt over Israel, say analysts

Turkey's expulsion of the Israeli ambassador puts pressure on Egypt to downgrade ties following outrage over the border killings of…
Abu Salim prison: A ghost town in post-Qadhafi Libya

Abu Salim prison: A ghost town in post-Qadhafi Libya

Abu Salim Prison, once Libya's most famous prison, has been abandoned since Tripoli fell to anti-regime rebels. Citizens have managed…
Ongoing legal battle to rid public institutions of Mubaraks’ names and images

Ongoing legal battle to rid public institutions of Mubaraks’ names and images

While Mubarak is gone, a legal battle lingers concerning his name and photos that line the walls of public institutions.…
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