Egypt: Back to the Future

Interview granted to Koshan Ali Khidhir (Zamanee). Sam Vaknin is an economic and political analyst and the Editor-in-Chief of "Global Politician". Q. What was the main cause of starting Arab revolution, especially in Egypt? SV: In the wake of the Great Recession of...

Egypt’s Military Rejects Quick End to Its Rule

CAIRO — Egyptian generals offered an unusual apology on Thursday for the killings of protesters in Tahrir Square, the iconic landmark of the country’s revolution, but rejected the demonstrators’ demands for...

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy nude photos Online Controversy

Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy has become a household name in the Middle East and sparked a global uproar after a friend posted a photo of her naked on Twitter.It was later posted on Twitter with the hashtag...

Arab League votes to suspend Syria in 4 days

CAIRO (AP) – The Arab League voted Saturday to suspend Syria in four days and warned the regime could face sanctions if it does not end its bloody crackdown against anti-government protesters. The decision...

Israel to Apologize to Turkey, Egyptian Military to Ban Muslims

These just in: Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak prevailed over Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Israel decided to apologize to Turkey for "mistakes" committed by the Israeli special forces during the "justified" operation aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla, in which 9...

Sameh Habeeb: Israel and the incomplete Arab Spring – Egypt

It was bewildering to see Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, welcoming the Arab spring. It was even more puzzling to see its president, Shimon Peres, repeatedly support and salute these "So called spontaneous" revolutions. But is it really a source of joy and...

Arab Spring, Israeli Winter

Israel, the Big Powers, and the true New World Order The Jews and their state, Israel, have always sported a pro-colonial predilection, relying on "Big Powers" (Britain, France, then the United States of America) to sort out the Middle-Eastern quagmire in Israel's favor....

Egypt's Suzanne Mubarak to hand over assets to state

Suzanne Mubarak, wife of former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, has agreed to hand over assets to the state after being detained on Saturday as part of a corruption investigation. She will surrender a villa in...

190 face military trial in Egypt's Muslim-Christian clashes

The Prime Minister of Egypt Essam Sharaf, has called an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss lethal clashes between Muslims and Christians in Cairo. The Egyptian Army says the nearly 200 people arrested, are to face military trial in connection with deadly clash. Ten people...

Egypt: Muslims and Christians clash in Imbaba, Cairo

The Egyptian authorities said at least five people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a sectarian clashes between Christians and Muslims. The clashes are said to have begun when Muslims surrounded a Coptic church to free a woman allegedly held against her will...

Startup Weekend Cairo Wrap-Up

Hello all my fellow reader! I'm sorry for not being able to write for soooooo long…its juts that I did TOO much in the past few days. The American University in Cairo hosted the first ever Startup Weekend Cairo, which kicked off this last Thursday, meticulously organized by...

Egypt: Mubarak sons detained amid corruption probe

This may be a bad idea.Egypt has more important problems hat need to be addressed and resolved.Revengem if necessar, cancome later, after an electedgpovernmentr is in plaee. " ...

Christian-Muslim Clashes in Egypt Kill 11

" Muslim-Christian clashes in the Egyptian capital Cairo have killed 11 people and wounded more than 90, security and hospital officials said on Wednesday. The clashes broke out Tuesday night when a Muslim mob attacked thousands of Christians protesting against the burning...

Is the U.S. using Middle East uprisings to blame, discredit Iran?

"The protests sweeping the Middle East appear to be entirely indigenous, borne of discontent with unemployment and the lack of personal freedoms, but that hasn't stopped top U.S. officials from suggesting Iran has a part and trying to send a message to Tehran. The U.S. seized...

Essam Sharaf: New Egypt PM Addresses Tahrir Square Rally

Egypt PM Essam Sharaf Speaks at Tahrir Square Newly-minted Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has addressed a rally at Tahrir Square in Cairo, where he was joined by Mohammed el-Beltagy, a Muslim Brotherhood...

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