by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 25, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, AP—In large, state-backed rallies complete with dancing horses and traditional music, military supporters celebrated the anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising Saturday, calling for the army chief to run for president. At the same time, security forces...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Dec 13, 2013 | Features
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—“The smell of gas and scenes of smoke are always present; the sound of gunfire is everywhere, it is as if we are in a war movie,” said Al-Azhar student Mohamed Ziad. Ziad was speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat at Al-Azhar University’s campus in eastern...
by Al-Mustafa Najjar | Nov 2, 2013 | Book Reviews, Lifestyle & Culture
[inset_left]Nasser, My Husband By Tahia Gamal Abdel Nasser Published by the American University of Cairo Press 224 pages Cairo, 2013[/inset_left]When the Arabic version of Nasser, My Husband came out in early 2011, Gamal Abdel Nasser’s family would have hardly...
by Safaa Azab | Oct 12, 2013 | Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Dr. Kamal El-Helbawy, a deputy in Egypt’s 50-member constitutional drafting committee, revealed that the final draft of the amended Egyptian constitution will be ready on schedule. He added...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Sep 13, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Thursday, the Egyptian government extended the nationwide state of emergency for two additional months due to the deteriorating security that saw a failed assassination attempt against the interior minister and growing violence against police...
