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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his Egyptian counterpart Nabily Fahmy during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, on 16 September 2013. (EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV)

Egypt looks to Russia as Washington ties cool

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Oct 23, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Cairo is eager to establish “balanced relations” with other states, based on Egypt being treated “according to its stature,” Egyptian presidential adviser Mostafa Hegazy told Asharq Al-Awsat. Hegazy’s comments come...

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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, seated, and his two sons, Gamal Mubarak, left, and Alaa Mubarak, right, attend a hearing in a courtroom at the Police Academy, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Mohammed Al-Law)

Egypt: Mubarak’s lawyer threatens legal action against newspaper

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Sep 16, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A storm has erupted in Egypt following the publication of the transcript of a secret recording of a conversation between former President Hosni Mubarak and a doctor treating him at Turrah Prison in Cairo. The transcript was published by Al-Yawm...

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A picture taken on August 14, 2013, shows the facade of the Prince Tadros Coptic church after being torched by unknown assailants in the central Egyptian city of Minya. (AFP PHOTO/STR)

Egyptian Christians fear further sectarian violence as Egypt crisis continues

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Aug 17, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian Christians fear that sectarian violence that will escalate in the coming days, after several churches and property owned by Christian citizens were targeted during bloody clashes across Egypt this week. Egypt has witnessed sectarian...

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A huge placard depicting Egyptian army chief Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is seen in Cairo, Egypt, 01 August 2013. EPA/MICHAEL KAPPELER

Egypt: Sisi calls on US to pressure Brotherhood

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Aug 5, 2013 | Middle East

London and Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Calls from Egypt’s defense minister, Chief of Staff General Abdel-Fattah, for the US to put pressure on the Brotherhood to resolve the crisis in Egypt has drawn a mixed reaction from political commentators. The controversy...