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Egypt’s War Of The Waters
For the past year, Egyptians have been jokingly providing evidence on how the president brings bad luck wherever he…
How Democratic Is Turkey?
It seems strange that the biggest challenge to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority during more…
No More Tunnels: Gaza Held Hostage To Egypt’s Turmoil
An air of uncertainty is engulfing most matters related to Egypt. Since the Egyptian revolt started over two years…
Turbulent Middle East Will Only Strengthen U.S.-Israel Alliance
Today, I arrive in a thriving Israel, but there is trouble in the neighborhood. From Egypt to Syria and beyond, the…
Egypt’s Morsi, Kandil Await The Seven Soldiers
On Wednesday, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Premier Hesham Kandil, in Sinai, are waiting for the…
Safeguarding Religion In Egypt For The Wrong Reasons
Last Sunday, Pope Francis canonized the 800 Christian martyrs executed by Muslim Ottoman forces raiding southern…
The Egypt-Israel Peace Test
The rocket strikes that a militant Islamist group recently fired from the Egyptian Sinai into the Israeli city of…
Spectre Of Bankruptcy Haunts Egypt
There were two worrying pieces of news from Egypt this week. One was the reshuffling of Prime Minister Hesham…
Luxor Museum: Easily Egypt’s Best
While Egypt has many of the world's greatest ancient archeological sites, its museums are generally dreary. The…
How Morsi’s English ‘Destroyed’ His American Students
President Mohammed Morsi’s life has been under the microscope since his rise to power as the Muslim Brotherhood’s…