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Egypt introduces changes, but much remains the same

  Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) should be congratulated for its handling of the March 26 referendum. Well-scripted, timed, and executed, it also fulfilled the public’s expectations. Everyone knew

Middle East bloggers click for change

Standing on the steps of a building in central Cairo, surrounded by lines of riot police, Wael Abbas receives a text message on his mobile. A fellow activist-cum-blogger has been

Where Are They Now?

Why has there been no outcry by the ’pro-democracy’ US over the Egyptian government’s new powers and anti-democratic measures? "In the Middle East, President Bush has broken with six decades