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FILE – In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Egyptian President Muhammed Morsi attend the congress of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party in Ankara, Turkey. (AP Photo/File.)

Opinion: The Roots of Erdoğan’s Anger

by Ali Ibrahim | Jul 24, 2013 | Opinion

Discussing Egyptian–Turkish ties years ago, a diplomat jokingly said that the difference between the two countries lies in their Islamic history. While Egypt was ruled by the Mamluks, Turkey is of Ottoman heritage. Both countries had similar history, with only one...

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An Egyptian vendor adjusts a price tag that identifies dates named after Egypt’s Defence Minister Abdelfatah al-Sissi that are sold for 30 Egyptian pounds (five dollars) behind dates (c-front) named after toppled president Mohamed Morsi that are sold for four Egyptian pounds (0.5 cents) at his shop in the working-class Saida Zeinab district in Cairo on the second day of the holy month of Ramadan July 11, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI)

Egypt secures USD 12 billion in aid

by Sharif Yamani | Jul 11, 2013 | Business

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kuwaiti officials announced an aid package to Egypt worth USD 4 billion yesterday, bringing up the total aid pledges secured so far to USD 12 billion following pledges from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The Kuwaiti aid package...

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An opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi holds a placard during a protest in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, 07 July 2013. (EPA/KHALED ELFIQI.)

Opinion: Egypt’s “déjà vu”

by Ali Ibrahim | Jul 9, 2013 | Opinion

The world-famous French expression “déjà vu”—which is also the title of a famous film—means thinking that a new incident or life experience had occurred before. This expression may be somehow applied to the current events in Egypt, particularly the new revolution of...