Egypt denies deporting Palestinians to Syria
Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies deporting Palestinians to Syria, Human Rights Watch stands by its original information
Parties react to Morsy’s speech
Opposition parties continue to condemn Morsy's dealing with current crisis while Islamist groups express approval
Morsy starts dialogue with political groups despite NSF boycott
President invites 11 political parties and hard line politicians for talks on current situation
Prophet’s birthday doll: gimmick or shift in culture?
Celebrations of the Prophet’s Muhammad’s birthday are purely cultural
Dozens arrested throughout the country
Some of the detainees were arrested without an arrest warrant; others were handed over to the police by FJP members
Saturday Hadra at the Zein El-Abedien mosque
The Hadra is a collective Sufi practice that has been taking place in Egypt for hundreds of years
Mali: a serving of ‘Freedom Fries’
French intervention in Mali is motivated by economic rather than democratic concerns In 2003, the Bush administration justified the invasion of Iraq on the grounds that Saddam Hussein had ties…
Morsy announces state of emergency in three cities
President Mohamed Morsy declares a month long state of emergency and curfew in three major cities overlooking the Suez Canal
Review: Unprecedented violence dominates columns
As Egyptians commemorated the second anniversary of the January 25 Revolution on Friday, violence erupted as protestors and security forces clashed. And on Saturday, more violence erupted after 21 defendants…