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Egyptians hold national flags during a rally in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)


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Osama Mohamed Mursi, son of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Mursi, speaks during a news conference in Cairo July 22, 2013. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany


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Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gather at the Rabaa Adawiya square, where they are camping, in Cairo July 12, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)


Opinion: Egypt’s February 28

Opinion: Egypt’s February 28

February 28 is a date full of meaning in Turkey. On February 28, 1997, we underwent an important and difficult test. It was a troubled time, and one that we do not want to go back to. Present-day Turkish writers frequently equate today’s events in Egypt with February...
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Opponents of Egypt’s ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi flock around soldiers atop armored personnel carriers at Maspero on Friday, July 5, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Hussein Talal


A Military Complex

A Military Complex

On February 11, 2011, moments after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak was announced, a friend and I climbed on top of a tank stationed to the east of Tahrir Square. We were euphoric after hearing the news we thought impossible during those tumultuous eighteen days that...
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Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi speaks during a news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul (not pictured) after their meeting at Presidential Palace “Qasr Al Quba” in Cairo February 7, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)


President Mursi: One Year in Office

President Mursi: One Year in Office

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With preparations for nation-wide protests on June 30 well underway, Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi took to the stage on Wednesday to defend his first term in office. In the two-and-a-half-hour speech that followed, Mursi admitted making...