by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 24, 2014 | Middle East
El-Arish, Egypt, AP—An attack on an army post in the restive northern part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula caused a large explosion and killed 25 people, according to security and medical officials, making it one of the deadliest attacks on security forces since...
by Abdelnabi Abdel-Sattar | Mar 25, 2014 | Debate
I believe we will see a change in the political landscape, and largely to the benefit of the “Couch party.” There have been attempts to rally the forces opposed to political Islam behind a single candidate in advance of the coming presidential elections, but this...
by Mohamed Abdellah | Mar 25, 2014 | Debate
The current reality is that all Egyptian political forces are in a state of decline. We can excuse the Egyptian military for its interference in politics after Hosni Mubarak’s abdication, largely because popular opposition to political Islam was in a position of...
by Sara Barqawi | Feb 26, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The speculation surrounding Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and his widely anticipated bid for the presidency has momentarily quelled with the announcement on Wednesday that he will keep his post as defense minister. The...
by Dr. Mohamed Farid Al-Shayyal | Nov 12, 2013 | Debate
The exclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood from the political process in Egypt does not guarantee a process that will lead to a civil state because the military does not practice democracy. One of the basic definitions of civilian rule among political science lecturers...
