by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 14, 2014 | Features
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Driven underground once again by the Egyptian government after the ousting of former president Mohamed Mursi, the Muslim Brotherhood now faces a number of internal divisions that threaten to permanently fracture the organization. These new...
by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Feb 9, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Veteran left wing politician and former 2012 presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy announced he will be running in Egypt’s upcoming presidential elections. Sabahy, the founder of the Popular Current political party, told a crowd of jubilant...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jan 15, 2014 | Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Egypt heads to the polls to vote on the constitutional referendum, members of the Muslim Brotherhood are not the only people expressing discontent about the new document and the way it has been drawn up and presented to the public. Abdel...
by Ahmad Al-Ayubi | Aug 11, 2013 | Debate
It is too early to judge the fate of the Muslim Brotherhood and the possibility of it experiencing internal division. In Egypt’s case, we are talking about the parent Brotherhood group and not one of its branches, which means that any shift in the organization will...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 15, 2013 | Opinion
Traces and imprints of regional rivalries over the conflict in Egypt are obvious. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait provided billions of dollars in emergency aid to Egypt after the ouster of Mohammad Mursi. Meanwhile, there was condemnation from Turkey against the...