by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 5, 2016 | Opinion
From the beginning, the Iranian revolution chose to fight with its neighbors in the region that differ from it. However this region had no problem in cooperating or dealing with Iran. The explosive point, which came too early, was the ideology of exporting the...
by Ali Ibrahim | May 17, 2014 | Interviews
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In recent months, Cairo has launched a strong campaign to restore its diplomatic relations with Western states and international bodies following the July 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. Asharq Al-Awsat spoke to Egyptian...
by Ali Ibrahim | Feb 2, 2014 | Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Nabil Fahmi finds himself with the unenviable job of directing Egyptian foreign policy in the post-Mohamed Mursi era. With several foreign countries criticizing the ouster of Egypt’s first Islamist president and the subsequent government...
by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 29, 2014 | Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—It is hard to ignore the continued presence of the Salafist Nour Party on the Egyptian political scene, particularly following the interim government’s recent decision to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group. This leaves the...
by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 19, 2014 | Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the second part of a two-part interview, veteran Egyptian politician Amr Moussa, who chaired Egypt’s 50-member constitution-drafting committee, talks about the issue of parliamentary and presidential elections, the prospects of a Sisi...