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Joining the dynasty club

Is Hosni Mubarak’s 26-year rule really coming to an end? Persistent rumors of a sharp decline in the health of the Egyptian president and speculation about ...

Wondering but not dreaming about the future

Mubarak did become a target of assassins. A particularly close call came in Addis Ababa in 1995 when his armored car saved him from the determination of Egyptian terrorists. Without

US-Egyptian relations post-Mubarak: Plus ca change…

President Hosni Mubarak has ruled Egypt for over a quarter of a century. Almost 80, and reportedly in poor health, Mubarak appears intent on quashing all but token political opposition...

A question of moderation

The recent controversy in Egypt over unfounded newspaper reports regarding the health of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has prompted people in the region and beyond to reflect on what post-Mubarak

Lessons of continuity

Even when rulers had to be overthrown, they were sent into exile with dignity. When the revolution of July 23, 1952 sought after three days to get rid of King

In Egypt, A Son Is Readied for Succession

Egypt’s military has picked the country’s rulers for more than half a century. Nasser, Sadat and Hosni Mubarak came from the officer corps, whose endorsement is still seen as essential

Israel denies any contacts with Hamas

In response to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s remarks in Amman today that Israel has recently made contacts with Hamas, Israeli defense ministry official,...

Civil liberties group challenges US visa ban for Muslim intellectual

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) challenged in federal court Thursday the US government’s refusal to grant a travel visa to Swiss-based Muslim academic Tariq Ramadan.

4 Helwan MB Students Dismissed

The dean of the Faculty of Social Work, Helwan University , issued on Wednesday Oct, 24th, 2007 , of decision dismissing 4 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) students for a semester. The

Social Gathering for Families of MB Detainees on Friday

The Association of Families of the Detainees Referred the Military Court invited families of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) detainees and all media outlets to attend a social party on Friday