U.S. to partake in biennial military exercise with Egypt, first time since Arab Spring
The U.S. military will participate in a biennial joint military exercise with Egypt called Bright Star 2017 --…
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Arab Spring ‘cost region $600bn’ in lost growth, UN says
The Arab Spring protest movement has cost the region $614bn in lost growth since 2011, the UN says. The estimate is…
There will no ‘Arab Spring’ in Zimbabwe’, Mugabe warns protestors
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe warned protesters Friday there would be no "Arab Spring" in the country after…
Arab Gulf tourism frenzy in Bosnia delights business, polarises locals
Abdulah Al Sanousi enjoys the breeze in the lush resort outside Sarajevo where his family bought a flat to escape…
World Bank: Egypt’s middle class shrank to 9.8% in the lead-up to Arab Spring
In the first decade of the 21st Century, the middle class expanded across the Middle East, except in Egypt and…
Obama: US had no role in overthrowing Egypt’s Mubarak
Assuring that his country did not trigger the ''Arab Spring," US President Barack Obama said Friday it was not the…
Egypt is Poorer than Other Arab Spring States: Global Finance Report
Egypt ranks 109 globally in the world’s wealthiest/poorest countries list, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per…
God Save Tunisia!
Tourists and visitors from the Bardo museum are seen evacuated in Tunis, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia. Gunmen…
Gunmen attack Tunisian Museum, kill Two Tunisians, 17 Foreign Tourists
Gunmen in military uniforms stormed Wednesday Tunisia's national museum, killing 17 foreign tourists and two…
Beji Caid Essebsi Sworn in as Tunisia President
Tunisian President-elect Beji Caid Essebsi has taken his oath of office after winning the country's first free…
Column: Tunisia Shows the Way While Egypt Stumbles
The final results of parliamentary elections had yet to be announced, but Rachid Ghannouchi, head of Tunisia’s…
In Her Book, Clinton Distances Herself from Obama’s Push for Mubarak to Step down
Distancing herself from some aspects of the Obama administration's handling of the Arab Spring, Hillary Rodham…
Egypt’s election over, what now for the economy?
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s landslide victory in the presidential race, with over 93 per cent of the popular vote, is a…
Davos 2014: El-Beblawi Says Al-Sisi is Egypt’s De Gaulle
Egypt’s prime minister said Thursday the spirit of the Arab Spring was still alive in his country and that the army…
Muslim Brotherhood: From power in Arab Spring to Terrorist Status Today
This week's decision by Egypt's government to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization marked a…
With Mubarak’s Release, Egypt’s Military Caps Counter-Revolution – FT
The seemingly imminent release of Hosni Mubarak, the emblematic toppled tyrant of the unfortunately titled Arab…
Could Mubarak’s Release Help Egypt?
An Egyptian court has decided to free former President Hosni Mubarak from prison. Outrageous as his…
Yemeni Nobel Winner Says Egypt Coup Deadly for Arab Democracy
Tawakul Karman, who shared a Nobel peace prize for her pro-democracy campaigning in Yemen, has said she views the…
Libya Protesters Attack Brotherhood Offices after Killings
Protesters attacked offices of Libya's Muslim Brotherhood and the headquarters of a liberal coalition on Saturday…
Mubarak Redux: Egypt’s Military Coup Unmasked
The Arab Spring with uprisings that signaled a desire for a new way forward, an overthrow of the established order…
Ex FinMin: Egypt Needs One-Year Moratorium on Street Protests – Ex FinMin
A year ago, it became clear to me that the Arab Spring would not succeed in Egypt unless a deadlock between the…
Monks In Egypt’s Lawless Sinai Hope To Preserve An Ancient Library
Just as they have done for 17 centuries, the Greek Orthodox monks of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai…
After Morsi’s Ouster In Egypt, Tunisia’s Islamists Fear A Similar Fate
There’s one place that has watched the past two weeks of violence in Egypt with particular nervousness: Tunisia,…
Egypt’s Dark Future
What’s happening in Egypt is not a second revolution or a “correction” to the first. It is a coup d’etat that puts…
Egypt’s Coup to Shift Political Balances in Middle East – Turkey Paper
Given Egypt's crucial role and central position in the politically fragile Middle East, the military coup that…
Iran: Egypt Military Overthrow of Morsi ‘Improper’
Iran, in its first official reaction to the toppling of Egypt's democratically elected president by the military,…
Tunisia’s Islamist PM Says Egypt Scenario Unlikely To Happen There
A situation like the one unfolding in Egypt is unlikely to happen in Tunisia - the cradle of the Arab Spring -…
Egyptian Students Campaign On TV For Women’s Rights
Three postgraduate students at the American University of Cairo have created a campaign with public service…
Egypt Sends IMF Final Amendments To Its Economic Program – Minister
Egypt has sent on Saturday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the final amendments and the full details of its…
Arab Spring Nations Face Delayed Economic Recovery: IMF
Arab spring countries face rising social tensions that could thwart an early economic recovery from over two years…
Harlem Shake-Up For Arab Spring As Dancers Protest Islami
Farid Sayed says more than two years of protests are bringing about little change in Egypt, so he decided to try…
The ‘Harlem Shake’ Becomes A Protest In Egypt And Tunisia
The viral dance video that has spawned thousands of copycats and plenty of eyerolls around the world is not so…
What Egypt Can Learn From Soviet Union Breakup: Foreign Policy
In his weekly column in Foreign Policy, James Traub asks Can Washington prevent the turbulent Arab Spring…
Morsi’s Two Faces
The Arab Spring has been greeted with great hope in the West, a sign that perhaps the Arab world was finally caught…
Economic Ties Can Save Africa’s Arab Spring
Two years after the fall of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the economic imperative for political…
Egypt Slips In Corruption Index Despite Arab Spring
Egypt has slid in a global league table of perceived official corruption in the past year, and the "Arab Spring"…
Egyptians Protest After Draft Constitution Raced Through
Thousands of Egyptians protested against President Mohamed Morsi on Friday after an Islamist-led assembly raced…
ElBaradei To Der Spiegel: ‘Not Even the Pharaohs Had So Much Authority’
Last week Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi granted himself sweeping new powers, a move that has sparked widespread…
Amer Expects Economic Recovery After Political Stability
The chairman of Federation of Egyptian Banks (FEB) and National Bank of Egypt (NBE) Tarek Amer chaired the main…
Morsi, Ashton Discuss Expanding Cooperation Between Egypt, EU
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi received this morning Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the EU for Foreign…