by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jul 1, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets on Sunday, calling on President Mursi to stand down and call fresh elections. A number of counter-demonstrations backing the president also took place, leading to violent clashes between the...
by Tariq Alhomayed | Jul 1, 2013 | Opinion
Whatever the repercussions of today’s events in Egypt, history will write that the current president, Dr Mohamed Mursi, was unable to save either himself, the Muslim Brotherhood or Egypt. It will do so in the same way that history books tell of how the former...
by Mahmud El Shafey | Jun 29, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following nation-wide violence on Friday that resulted in three deaths and hundreds of injuries, Egypt is preparing for even more chaos as the much anticipated June 30 anti-government protests get underway tomorrow. Deadly clashes broke out...
by Sharif Yamani | Jun 29, 2013 | Business
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A state of caution and anticipation surrounds the Egyptian Stock Exchange in central Cairo as it prepares for massive anti-government protests planned for June 30. Banks in central Cairo also implemented extensive security measures in order to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 27, 2013 | World
Ankara, Reuters—Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in a residential area of the Turkish capital overnight, setting up barricades and lighting small bonfires. Weeks of often violent anti-government protests have mostly died out in Istanbul and the centre of the...
