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Egyptian military soldiers stand guard atop armored personnel carriers at Maspero, an Egypt’s state tv and radio station, not far from Tahrir Square in Cairo Saturday, July 6, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Hiro Komae
Back to the future for Egypt’s state media
Cairo, Reuters—”The army and people, one hand!” was the rallying cry of jubilant masses of Egyptians in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on the night Hosni Mubarak fell, and again last Wednesday, when the army overthrew elected President Mohamed Mursi. It...Caption:
People walk across a street where Maspero, Egypt’s state tv and radio station is located in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
Source: AP Photo/Hiro Komae
Opinion: Shutting down the Brotherhood’s media is a mistake
A well-known Egyptian anchorwoman enthusiastically presented scenes—which she described as exclusive—of the closure of one of the pro-Muslim Brotherhood channels in Egypt and the arrest of its employees. Broadcasting the scenes with a satisfied smile, the anchorwoman...Caption:
Egypt’s Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is seen during a news conference in Cairo on the release of seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai, in this May 22, 2013 file picture. (Reuters)
El-Sisi: The General at the Heart of Events
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Colonel General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is, now more than ever, a divisive figure in Egyptian society. There are many who laud his patriotism and the central role played by Egypt’s military institution as a stabilizing force in the country,...Caption:
Egyptian anti-goverment demonstrators wave Egyptian flags at Cairo’s Tahrir Square on February 10, 2011 on the 17th day of protests against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Thousands more Egyptian demonstrators joined a mounting tide of protest against Mubarak’s regime despite stark threats of a government crackdown. (PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)
