Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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File photo of Kamal El-Helbawy. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

In Conversation with Kamal El-Helbawy

by Safaa Azab | Oct 12, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Dr. Kamal El-Helbawy, a deputy in Egypt’s 50-member constitutional drafting committee, revealed that the final draft of the amended Egyptian constitution will be ready on schedule. He added...

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Jehan Sadat speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Egypt: Sadat’s widow endorses Sisi presidency

by Safaa Azab | Oct 6, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the woman who served as Egypt’s first lady from 1970 to 1981, Jehan Sadat, said she encourages Gen. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to run for the presidency. “Field Marshal Sisi is a hero in every sense of...

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Egyptian newspapers at a kiosk in Cairo
Egyptian newspapers at a kiosk in Cairo. (AFP/Marwan Naamani)

Egypt Journalist Syndicate Chief on Media Freedoms

by Safaa Azab | Sep 21, 2013 | Media

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Speaking exclusively to Asharq Al-Awsat, Egypt Journalists Syndicate head Diaa Rashwan discussed the political and media situation in the country post-July 30, denying that the military-backed interim government had imposed further media...

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Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans as they close the roads in front of the courthouse and the Attorney General’s office during a protest in downtown Cairo August 5, 2013. Several thousand Islamist supporters of Mursi marched through downtown Cairo on Monday calling for his reinstatement and denouncing the army general who led his overthrow. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

A Turning Point for the Brotherhood?

by Safaa Azab | Aug 6, 2013 | Features

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—After the events of June 30, the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, and the removal of Brotherhood members from their various state positions, the world’s gaze is firmly set on the Brotherhood. Their political future grows...

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Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi speaks during a news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul (not pictured) after their meeting at Presidential Palace “Qasr Al Quba” in Cairo February 7, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

President Mursi: One Year in Office

by Safaa Azab | Jun 28, 2013 | Features

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With preparations for nation-wide protests on June 30 well underway, Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi took to the stage on Wednesday to defend his first term in office. In the two-and-a-half-hour speech that followed, Mursi admitted making...