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Opinion: Ghannouchi and Hezbollah Terrorism

by Tariq Alhomayed | Mar 8, 2016 | Opinion

In an attempt to justify the statements that he made after the Gulf states and the Council of Arab Interior Ministers classified Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation, the leader of the Tunisian Ennahda Party, which was originally inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood in...

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A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi (portrait) holds pictures of the former Islamist leader and shout slogans during a demonstration in the coastal city of Alexandria on July 19, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / STR.)

Egypt: Senior Salafist defends Mursi’s ouster

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jul 21, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Yasser El-Burhami, the vice president of the Al-Dawa Al-Salafiya (Salafist Call) organization urged Salafist leaders and the members of the guidance bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood to step down to defend national interest. Burhami’s call...

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This photo posted on the official Facebook page for Egypt’s Army spokesman on Monday, July 15, 2013 shows U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, left, meeting with Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, in Cairo.(AP Photo/Egypt Army spokesman via Facebook.)

US official meets Egypt’s new leaders amid violence in Cairo and Sinai

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 16, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—William Burns, deputy US Secretary of State, arrived in Cairo yesterday for discussions with Egypt’s new leaders in what was considered as the first positive US move towards the new leaders of Egypt. Burns met with interim president Adly...

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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...

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A supporter of ousted Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi cries during a protest near the University of Cairo, Giza, Egypt, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Opinion: The return of the Muslim Brotherhood’s “secret apparatus?”

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jul 6, 2013 | Opinion

Let’s leave the discussion of what happened in Egypt against president Mohammed Mursi for another time. With regards to what happened, who was with, or against, democracy? In fact, what is real democracy? Democracy is not a tool to be used by any one party; rather, it...