CAIRO: The debate over the next President of Egypt and over the succession of power in Egypt after Mubarak has taken many different forms since 2005, which is quite natural

The Middle East International has restarted its printing press after a six-year hiatus, releasing a free PDF issue online in commemoration. According to the Arabist, MEI offers “long articles and

It is always amusing to see how authoritarian regimes endow themselves with the trappings of democracy – a party, parliament, “elections” – as if they somehow confer legitimacy to otherwise

In Egypt, the 28-year rule of US-backed president Hosni Mubarak has been most notable for political intimidation of opponents, suppression of dissent, and silencing any and all who dare challenge

Leaders of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) continued to escalate aggressive attacks against the Muslim Brotherhood Movement. Mohamed Abdel Fattah Omar, Under Secretary of Defense and National Security Committee

It isn't really about whether Gamal Mubarak, the younger son of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, would be a good leader. That is not the point. It is partly about him

Reuters is reporting that Egyptian authorities have barred dissident leader Ayman Nour from travelling to the United States. Responding to the ban, Nour said, “This is illegal according to …

Egyptian opposition politician Ayman Nour said today that state security forces prevented him from flying to the United States. Since finally being released from prison, where he had been placed

The Egyptian public prosecutor has issued an administrative order preventing opposition politician Ayman Nour from traveling to the United States. Nour had been invited by several organizations and was due

The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) ended its 6th annual three-day conference in Cairo on Monday, with a series of bashings at the Muslim Brotherhood. The conference, which had run