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Egypt’s liberals face the worst-case scenario
All eyes are on Egypt again, as the world marks the end to another Arab spring narrative with the country’s first genuine multi-candidate elections. On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Hilton Clinton...
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Dark Truths Behind Egypt’s Polarising Presidential Elections
There is no going back on democracy in Egypt, USA Secretary of State Hilary Clinton declared Thursday about the Egyptian two-day presidential runoff elections taking place this weekend. After a year...
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Celebrations fade as constitutional crisis edges closer in Cairo
Jubilant scenes on Tahrir Square, as the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohammed Morsi was announced Egypt’s first post-Mubarak president, were dulled as the future of the country’s recently-dissolved...
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Gaza ceasefire: Who really won?
The historic Gaza-Israel truce saw Egypt take centre-stage as a major geo-political player: as details of the ceasefire are fine-tuned amid growing instability in Egypt, Bel Trew takes a closer...
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“We are fighting a dictatorship. We have to stop it now”
There will be blood,” 22-year old Diaa Galal told me, amid acrid plumes of tear gas on 26 November, the night before thousands of protesters once again flocked to Tahrir Square in Cairo. No one...
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Al Jazeera: High hopes, mixed support for Egypt’s cabinet
Click for original article Cairo — It was not exactly a warm welcome: As Egypt’s new cabinet started its first day on the job, thousands of people were protesting outside, angry about a body that has...
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