Lebanese sports scandals fuel tensions
By James M Dorsey As Lebanon, a country in which almost every facet of life is defined by sectarian fault lines, teeters in the shadow of the civil war in…
The Dark Tunnel
This should be a Happy Story If this revolution had a motto, it would be “Everything you ever wanted, in the worst possible way”. Conventional wisdom said that if there…
Democracy is (still) the solution
In Egypt, neither Islamism nor militarism is the solution. What we need is a visionary founding document, and the stillborn constitution of 1954 fits the bill. It is a sign…
EOHR establishes observatory to record violence
The Egyptian Organisation for Human rights records latest wave of incidents of "violence" and "terrorism"
It’s not just austerity vs stimulus for Egypt
By Farah Halime - Rebel Economy The government’s tactic to avoid major austerity measures and instead try to stimulate the economy by pumping in new funds may be popular among Egyptians, but…
Foreign ministry warns Turkey on Egypt stance
Ministry calls Turkish statements on Egypt a “transgression of diplomatic norms”
Former information minister not guilty of wasting public funds
Anas El Fiki acquitted on charges of screening Football League matches for free
AEA denies ownership of initiative
A member of the Alliance of Egyptian Americans put a five-point-initiative to solve the nation's political crisis.
