Month: August 2015

Saddam Hussein, the Gulf War and the new Middle East

Iraq invaded Kuwait at the beginning of August 1990. The international community…

Deutsche Welle

Qatar espionage trial postponed to 8 August

Defendants, who include former president, were unable to attend Sunday’s trial session

Nourhan Fahmy

Prosecution investigates storming of journalist’s apartment

Apartment belonging to Albawabah news journalist was broken into and vandalised

Daily News Egypt

Two senior Islamist leaders die in prison

The security factor always takes precedence over the human factor when it…

Nourhan Fahmy

Dozens face trial for planning ‘terrorist acts’ in United Arab Emirates

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have ordered 41 people to stand…

Deutsche Welle

Nadal wins Hamburg Open in straight sets

Rafael Nadal may having one of the worst seasons in his illustrious…

Deutsche Welle

Army kills 88 in North Sinai raids

The dead are allegedly ‘suspected militants’

Emir Nader

How Egypt lost its soft power edge

Egypt was always widely renowned for its soft power, which it used…

Mohammed Nosseir

Payfort launches instalments service in Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia

Service will be available in Egypt through Mashreq Bank

Doaa Farid

Strategic dialogue follows Egypt’s strategy to decentralise source of weapons: Researcher

US-Egypt strategic dialogue resumes six years after suspension

Menan Khater