Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Defense lawyer of Al-Jazeera English journalist Egyptian–Canadian Mohammed Fahmy, Nejad Al-Borai, speaks to the press outside the high court in downtown Cairo on January 1, 2015. (AFP Photo/Khaled Desouki)

Egyptian court orders retrial of Al Jazeera journalists

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...

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File photo of Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmi. (EPA/KHALED ELFIQI)

Egypt FM: We must work to add to our list of allies

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...

Egypt: Mursi accused of insulting judiciary

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...

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Tens of thousands of Egyptians packing Tahrir Square in 2011, with Islamist groups dominating the demonstration. (Khaled Desouki / AFP)

Egyptian Belly-Dancer– Islamists Face Off

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...