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An Egyptian holds Al-Ahram newspaper in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013 fronted by a picture of Mohammed Badie, the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, left, and pictures of flag-draped coffins containing the bodies of slain off-duty policemen in North Sinai. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Badie not suprised at arrest, says source

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Aug 21, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Egyptian security forces were led to the location of the Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme guide, Mohammed Badie, by intercepting telephone calls between a member of the organization and Badie’s relatives, a security source with...

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Egyptian army soldiers stand guard outside the Rabaa Al-Adawiya mosque, where Muslim Brotherhood protesters had a camp in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, August 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Egyptian police arrest Brotherhood leaders

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Aug 15, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Egyptian interior ministry yesterday said “a number of Muslim Brotherhood leaders were arrested following the security forces’ operation to clear pro-Mursi protesters from two squares in Cairo and Giza.” Sources in the interior...

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A supporter of ousted Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi cries during a protest near the University of Cairo, Giza, Egypt, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Opinion: The return of the Muslim Brotherhood’s “secret apparatus?”

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jul 6, 2013 | Opinion

Let’s leave the discussion of what happened in Egypt against president Mohammed Mursi for another time. With regards to what happened, who was with, or against, democracy? In fact, what is real democracy? Democracy is not a tool to be used by any one party; rather, it...

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Mohammed Badie, the head of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, speaks during a press conference in Cairo in this March 16, 2011 file photo. (AFP Photo)

The Brotherhood Enters its Empowerment Phase

by Osman Mirghani | Mar 21, 2013 | Opinion

It is no secret that there has recently been extensive coordination between the various movements that originated from the womb of the Muslim Brotherhood, and adopted the thought and ideology of the group’s founder Hassan Al-Banna. For a long time, the...

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Pakistani motorcyclists ride past billboards featuring portraits of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (C), Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf along a street in Islamabad on March 17, 2013 Source: AFP PHOTO/Aamir Qureshi

Mursi Leaves Unrest Behind in Visit to Pakistan and India

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Mar 19, 2013 | Middle East

Islamabad/Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi paid the first official visit of an Egyptian leader to Pakistan in four decades on Monday, before moving on to India to attempt to boost trade links. His one-day visit to Pakistan was the first of its...