by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 1, 2015 | Media
Cairo, Reuters—Egypt’s highest court has ordered a retrial of three jailed journalists working for Al Jazeera television, citing procedural flaws in last year’s trial, defense lawyers said on Thursday. Australian Peter Greste, Canadian–Egyptian Mohamed...
by Ali Ibrahim | May 17, 2014 | Interviews
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In recent months, Cairo has launched a strong campaign to restore its diplomatic relations with Western states and international bodies following the July 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. Asharq Al-Awsat spoke to Egyptian...
by Mohammed Shaaban | Jan 20, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 24 other political and public figures, including Muslim Brotherhood members, have been referred to the country’s criminal court on charges relating to insulting the judiciary, judicial sources in Egypt...
by Saha al-Sharqawi | Jan 17, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – A female entertainment artist has entered the political fray in Egypt thanks to a satirical video clip that has aroused the anger of the country’s Islamist political trends. YouTube has lately been inundated with video clips satirizing Egypt’s...
