Half a Century of Drift: Egypt’s Promises of Prosperity That Never Came
From Nasser to the present day, successive governments have repeated the same refrain: urging Egyptians to be…
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Suez Canal marks 150th anniversary
Egypt marked 150 years since the opening of the Suez Canal, hailed as a key waterway to cut shipping times for…
Story of swearing the oath in Egypt’s modern history
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is due to take the Oath of Office before Egypt's parliament on Saturday to…
Sisi hails late Egyptian president Nasser’s legacy on 100th birthday
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has hailed the accomplishments of late president Gamal Abdel-Nasser on the…
Sudan officially files complaint against Egypt at UN Security Council: president
Sudan officially filed a complaint against Egypt at the UN Security Council concerning the Halayib and Shalateen…
Where is the media in Egypt?
Egypt was the first Arab nation to introduce the printing press and is today the region’s largest publishing…
Russia and Egypt: Déjà Vu?
Last week Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi visited Russia after his trip to Saudi Arabia. Other than its…
Egypt Reclaims Role with Gaza Talks
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt is on a mission -- to return his country to its rightful place as the…
Updated: El-Sisi Urges Gaza Ceasefire during Speech on Revolution Anniversary
In a speech marking the anniversary of the 23 July 1952 revolution which deposed Egypt's monarchy, President…
Meet Super Sisi, Egypt’s New Game Hero
On Egyptian streets Abdel Fatah al-Sisi – the top general who ousted ex-president Mohamed Morsi last summer –…
Here Are The Military Leaders Who Have Ruled Egypt Since It Became a Republic
Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi has formally announced his plan to run for president. As Washington Post's Cairo…
Egypt’s Top TV Satirist Returns, Criticizes Public for Lionizing Sisi
Egypt's top satirist returned to television on Friday for the first airing of his show since it was pulled three…
Ahmed Fouad Negm Dies at Age 84
Prominent Egyptian poet Ahmed Fouad Negm, renowned for his witty criticism of authorities in Egypt, passed…
Egypt Says Tension With U.S. a ‘Glitch’ in Storied Ties
Egypt’s outreach to other nations, including Russia, isn’t a consequence of fraying ties with the U.S., nor is…
Egypt Turns to Russia As Relations with Washington Sour
The Russian foreign and defence ministers will travel to Egypt next week on a visit seen as signalling a growing…
Egypt’s Army Chief Rides Wave of Popularity Towards Presidency
Egyptian chocolate-maker Bahira Galal does not hide her support forEgypt's army chief, General Abdel Fatah el-Sisi.…
Sissi Stays Coy, But Egyptians Try to Draft Him for President
Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi’s unofficial presidential campaign is hitting the streets with growing momentum. The…
Gamal Abdel-Nasser, The Man Who Never Died
"Gamal Abdel-Nasser taught us about belonging, and it is that sense of belonging that brought us back together…
Egypt Brotherhood Never Seen its Fortunes Fall ‘So Swiftly’ as Now
The Muslim Brotherhood has seen worse. During the 1950s and ‘60s Egyptian courts sentenced thousands of Brothers to…
Egypt’s Brotherhood Leaders Meet with Influential Journalist Heikal
Prominent Egyptian journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal met with two Muslim Brotherhood leaders Amr Darrag and…
Egypt General Has Country Wondering about Aims
When Egypt’s first elected president, Mohamed Morsi, promoted Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to defense minister nearly…
Egypt Must Not Rely on Its Army to Bring Democracy
Scarcely a month after the coup d’état that brought down President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood,…
Egypt’s New Top General Stirs Echoes of Nasser
Egypt's army is recasting the country's political drama, giving a popular general the starring role in a change…
Egypt’s Military Should Hear from Obama Administration
Twenty-Three days after a military coup, carried out in the name of preserving democracy in Egypt, thousands of…
Egypt’s Generals Back in Favor after First Flawed Transition
When Egypt's army was last in charge, little more than a year ago, 27-year-old artist Mohamed Haroun painted a…
Egypt’s Sissi is not Moving toward Democracy
Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, Egypt’s new deputy prime minister and de facto strongman, has called on Egyptians to…
Egypt Bourse, Banks Off Tomorrow on July 23 Revolution
The Egyptian Exchange’s management stated that next Tuesday, July 23 would be an official vacation on…
Egypt Ignores Obama — Again
The Obama administration dispatched Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns to Cairo this week in an attempt to…
There Is No Uniform Answer to Egypt’s Problems – FT
Amid the epic remobilisation of millions of Egyptians against their government last Sunday, there was one of those…
Egypt’s Ruling Party Calls Supporters to Resist Any Coup Bid
The political wing of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood has called on supporters to take to the streets to resist an…
Robert Fisk: Egypt Army Does not Hold the Answers to 2011 Revolution Demands
Can Islamists run a country? Egypt was the first real test – and yesterday the Egyptian army called their bluff. To…
Army Coup in Egypt Would be a Case of History Repeating Itself – Israeli Paper
Like a sporting match where one team takes last second lead and holds the ball, wasting the remaining time so they…
Egypt’s Army Remains the Ultimate Arbiter of Power
Egypt's first modern revolution, carried out by Gamal Abdel Nasser and his fellow "free officers," overthrew the…
Who Writes Morsi’s Speeches?!
Millions of people's attentions are always attracted to the speeches delivered by a country's president, whose…
Business In Egypt; Feeling The Squeeze
The decision by Egypt’s general prosecutor to place the country’s wealthiest man and his business-tycoon father on…
Egyptian Vote To Choose President For First Time
Egyptians began voting freely on Wednesday for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election that…