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A Chinese tourist poses for a photo in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Gamal Abdel Nasser House Turned to a Library

by Dalya Assem | Aug 22, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Alexandria- Visitors will soon have access to the house of late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser after Dr. Nivine al-Kailani, the head of Cultural Development Fund, announced that the house will be transformed into a library after a reparation process that took...

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Mohamed Hassanein Heikal joking with friends in 2015 at his home in Cairo, days before his 92nd birthday. Credit Ahmed Abd El-Latif/Associated Press

Heikal, the Journalist and “Propagandist”- Part 1

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Feb 19, 2016 | Opinion

The brilliant late journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal is considered a great chapter in the history of the media and political conflict in Egypt and the region. Heikal was both a witness and a partaker during the reigns of King Farouk of Egypt, President Gamal Abdel...

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Egypt’s deserted pyramids of Giza. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Opinion: Goodbye Heikal!

by Yousef Al-Dayni | Aug 27, 2015 | Opinion

I wrote this article after I decided to free myself of the burden of fear that characterized many of the past attempts to criticize Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, the man who contributed to the failure of Gamal Abdel Nasser’s pan-Arab project more than its imaginary...

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Armed Yemeni Shi’ite Houthi anti-government rebels shout slogans as they man a checkpoint erected after the Houthi group seized northern districts of the capital Sana’a on September 21, 2014. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

Opinion: Sana’a could be the Houthis’ graveyard

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 1, 2014 | Opinion

In 1948, some Yemeni tribes besieged the capital Sana’a and threatened to seize it following battles between the rebels and ruler Imam Yahya’s forces. Abdullah Al-Wazeer, the rebel leader, traveled to Jeddah seeking the help of Saudi ruler King Abdulaziz. The Saudi...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi waits for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the presidential palace in Cairo September 13, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool (EGYPT – Tags: POLITICS)

Opinion: Sisi’s Foreign Policy

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 19, 2014 | Opinion

One hundred days into Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s presidency, it is time to count up the country’s achievements—although this is something that will no doubt depend on a person’s political position. But no one, not even Sisi’s...