Opinion

A characteristic of a global hegemon is its ability to exert influence and control beyond its geographic borders and natural…

International observers are for newly independent states without the institutions needed to run elections--unlike Egypt--according to Moqbel Shaker, vice chairman…

A few months ago I was told by a well known media personality who works for Egyptian state television and…

It’s been instructive to watch how China has reacted to the Nobel Committee’s decision to award Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo…

Sectarian tensions are mounting. The once muted conflict is fast developing into an openly declared one, with accusations being openly…

Al-Dostour’s recently dismissed chief editor, Ibrahim Eissa, was not fired due to ordinary disputes over administrative or editorial issues. The…

It would be easy to dismiss Egypt’s 29 November parliamentary elections as just one more chapter in Egypt’s rather sad…

Many Egyptians feel that US intervention in their country’s affairs has steadily increased since the Nasserist era. The US role…

Political openings in Egypt over the last 30 years have come in waves. Swelling and then retreating, they have had…

I write this article not as the leader of an opposition party but as an Egyptian citizen concerned about my…