For the Muslim Brotherhood, the long awaited dream come true is turning into a nightmare. Having survived 80 years of persecution to achieve power democratically, they suddenly find themselves the focus of widespread… Read More
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi threatened on Sunday to take unspecified steps to “protect this nation” after violent demonstrations against his Muslim Brotherhood, using vague but severe language that the opposition said heralded a… Read More
Egyptian protesters torched buildings in Cairo and tried unsuccessfully to disrupt international shipping on the Suez Canal, as a court ruling on a deadly soccer riot stoked rage in a country beset by… Read More
Egyptian protesters torched a police station in Port Said on Saturday, as police used tear gas to disperse crowds in the province of al-Mansura, reported Al Arabiya. Residents said protesters set a light… Read More
Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei warned of chaos in the troubled nation if parliamentary polls go ahead in April, as protesters demonstrated in Cairo against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. ElBaradei, a leading figure in… Read More
The al-Qassam Brigades, the so-called military wing of Hamas, is in Egypt to help oversee the creation of an independent Muslim Brotherhood militia, according to informed Middle Eastern security officials. Hamas’s Brigades are training… Read More
When we look at the Arab world through a political lens we focus on the political maneuverings of the moment and lose sight of the epic forces that are shaping the future of… Read More
Given the continued demonstrations throughout Egypt to Muslim Brotherhood-backed Mohamed Morsi’s policies, the military is warning that it could lead to a “collapse of the state,” which could lead to the military ultimately… Read More
Amid the blaze of graffiti in and around Cairo’s Tahrir Square — from hastily scribbled political slogans to elaborate portraits of the many martyrs of Egypt’s unfinished revolution — is an arresting image… Read More
Egypt’s security forces have clashed with opposition protesters near the Presidential Palace in Cairo, after demonstrators attacked the premises with stones and petrol bombs. The security forces used water cannon and fired shots… Read More
