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Egyptian actor Asser Yassin in a scene from Ahmad Abdallah’s “Rags and Tatters”

Asser Yassin on ‘Rags and Tatters’

by Suha Al-Sharqawi | Dec 1, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The momentous events surrounding the January 25th Revolution in Egypt—which toppled President Hosni Mubarak in early 2011 and subsequently ushered in a quasi-democratic system of governance—are still fresh in the minds of ordinary Egyptians, as...

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In this Saturday, April 13, 2013 file photo, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves to his supporters from behind bars as he attends a hearing in his retrial on appeal in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo, File.)

Egypt: Mubarak faces house arrest after release

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Aug 22, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a step expected to cause further political turmoil in Egypt, on Wednesday an Egyptian court ordered former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s release. Mubarak was being tried on charges of accepting lavish gifts as bribes from the national...

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A protester, who opposes Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, holds up his hands, which are chained together, to symbolise the lack of freedom, as protesters chant slogans during a demonstration against Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood at Tahrir Square in Cairo February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

A Long Night for Egypt

by Tariq Alhomayed | Jan 27, 2013 | Opinion

The events on the second anniversary of Egypt’s 25 January revolution suggest that whether you are a skeptic or an optimist, Egypt is in for a long night. The opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood’s rule is now genuine and deep-rooted, and increasing day by...