![Opinion: Terrorism in Sochi](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Dagestan-Militants.jpg)
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Men claiming to be from an Islamist militant group speak, in this still image taken from video footage posted on the Internet on January 20, 2014, claiming responsibility for the December 2013 attacks on the Russian city of Volgograd. (Reuters/Handout via Reuters Television)
![Opinion: Terrorism in Sochi](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Dagestan-Militants.jpg)
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Egyptians hold portraits of military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reading “Come down Sisi” as they gather in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square in Cairo on July 5, 2013. (AFP)
![Opinion: A Sisi Presidency](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/13730354803509875001-e1373994281169.jpg)
Opinion: A Sisi Presidency
At the time of writing, it appears almost certain that Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will become the next president of Egypt. Ever since he shot to prominence, he has been subjected to study and scrutiny by a multitude of observers and analysts, all eager to put...Caption:
A hearse carrying the casket of former South African President Nelson Mandela is seen from above as it drives past a bridge en route to Waterkloof Air Base on the outskirts of Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. The body of the iconic leader will be flown to Mthatha Saturday and buried in his […]
![Opinion: An Arab Mandela](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mandela-coffin-cortege.jpg)
Opinion: An Arab Mandela
Today, we are laying to rest the great African leader Nelson Mandela, who passed away on December 5 at the age of 95. Of his long life, he spent 27 years in prison and 23 in freedom as a political activist, a president, a leader, an inspiration to the African...Caption:
FILE – This Sept. 19, 2007 file photo shows the National Security Agency building at Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
![Opinion: The rising cost of globalization](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nsa-e1376660544318.jpg)
Opinion: The rising cost of globalization
In the Hollywood movie Enemy of the State, Will Smith plays a simple citizen who has to confront the technological capabilities of the state. Satellites can locate your position at all times while your mobile phone’s signal can also be picked up at all times and used...Caption:
This photo posted on the official Facebook page for Egypt’s Army spokesman on Monday, July 15, 2013 shows U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, left, meeting with Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, in Cairo.(AP Photo/Egypt Army spokesman via Facebook.)
![Opinion: The Story of US–Egyptian Relations](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1373909640166481000-e1373974421181.jpg)