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Hazem El-Beblawi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Hazem El-Beblawi: I became PM when Egypt was in grave danger

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 1, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—It was family friend Mohamed El-Baradei who first told Hazem El-Beblawi he had been chosen to become Egypt’s new prime minister. It was a dangerous time for the country: Islamist president Mohamed Mursi had just been ousted by the army (headed...

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People wait to buy fuel at a petrol station in Cairo, on July 6, 2014. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Opinion: Slashing Subsidies in Egypt

by Ali Ibrahim | Jul 9, 2014 | Opinion

The recent decision by the Egyptian government to cut fuel subsidies is a bitter medicine to swallow for the Egyptian people. Patients hoping for a quick recovery often have no choice but take the medicine prescribed, despite any concomitant unpleasant side effects...

Egypt’s Ex-Presidents’ Club

by Mahmud El Shafey | Dec 5, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

“The trial of Mohamed Mursi is not taking place in the same manner as the trial of Mohamed Hosni [Mubarak]. If Mursi has committed crimes against the people, then we, as the people, should have the right . . . to see what is happening inside the court,” one Egyptian...

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Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi sit guard outside a pro-Mursi sit-in area around Raba’ al-Adawya mosque, east of Cairo July 18, 2013. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih.)

Debate: Egypt’s military did not have to intervene

by M. Fareed El-Shayyal | Jul 20, 2013 | Debate

When asked whether I support Egypt’s military intervention, my reply is that the statement issued by the Armed Forces’ General Command and read by Gen. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Minister of Defense and commander of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces...

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Egyptians hold portraits of military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reading “Come down Sisi” as they gather in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square in Cairo on July 5, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA.)

Opinion: El-Sisi, a true military man

by Hussein Shobokshi | Jul 7, 2013 | Opinion

The expression “military rule” is often associated with unpleasant ruling models in the Arab world. It has been associated with oppression, tyranny and despotism, and has produced terrible rulers who subjected their people and countries to incredible level of...