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ElBaradei: Egypt’s elite favors status quo
Egypt

ElBaradei: Egypt’s elite favors status quo

Former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei blasted Egypt's “authoritarian” government and insisted political change was coming.“The more unpopular this regime…
‘Smart’ government, idiotic leadership
Opinion

‘Smart’ government, idiotic leadership

Egypt is marked by a profound contradiction which deserves some comment: Healthy rates of economic growth exist alongside a widespread…
Americans allocated US$93.8 million for Egyptian democracy since 2004
Egypt

Americans allocated US$93.8 million for Egyptian democracy since 2004

Since 2004 the US has earmarked US$93.8 million in financial aid to Egypt for assisting accredited civil societies in implementing…
Does Congress really want democracy in Egypt?
Opinion

Does Congress really want democracy in Egypt?

The US Senate proposed a bill over a week ago that calls on the United States to pressure the Egyptian…
Egyptian lobbying campaign fends off congressional reform bill—for now
Egypt

Egyptian lobbying campaign fends off congressional reform bill—for now

With two electoral battles looming in the coming months, the Egyptian government now finds itself fighting over a very different…
UK ambassador to Egypt presses international election monitoring
Egypt

UK ambassador to Egypt presses international election monitoring

UK’s ambassador in Cairo Dominique Asquith on Wednesday said despite Egypt’s rejection of international oversight in upcoming parliamentary elections, several…
Chinese democracy
Opinion

Chinese democracy

It’s been instructive to watch how China has reacted to the Nobel Committee’s decision to award Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo…
Remembering Mohamed Sayed Said: Speaking truth to power
Egypt

Remembering Mohamed Sayed Said: Speaking truth to power

The intellectual legacy of scholar and human rights advocate Mohamed Sayed Said was remembered on Sunday when Egyptian intellectuals, academics…
Nobel prize for China dissident brings hope of change
World

Nobel prize for China dissident brings hope of change

China's dwindling band of pro-democracy dissidents believe awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to one of their own could bring change…
Democracy no remedy for ‘failed states’
Opinion

Democracy no remedy for ‘failed states’

Since the 1990s, the Fund for Peace, an American non-profit research organization has been publishing a “failed states" index that…
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