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Newly recruited Houthi fighters ride on the back or a truck during a parade before heading to the frontline to fight against government forces, in Sanaa, Yemen January 3, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

Yemen: Two Years in Confronting Iran

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 3, 2017 | Opinion

The Houthis and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s seize of the Yemeni capital Sana’a through the power of arms was the end of the Yemenis’ peaceful uprising and the beginning of the war. Back then, I had no doubt that it would be a long and harsh war –...

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Hosni Mubarak, 84, (Reuters)

Egyptian Court Acquits Mubarak’s Aides

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 25, 2017 | Middle East

A Cairo court acquitted one of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s closest aides in a retrial in a corruption case, state news agency MENA reported on Saturday. Courts have been absolved several Mubarak’s administration. Zakaria Azmi, Mubarak’s...

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Opinion: Egypt – The End of the Brotherhood’s Revolution

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 5, 2016 | Opinion

Practically and metaphorically we can say that Egypt has experienced two revolutions in the past five years; the first ousted Hosni Mubarak and the second deposed Mohamed Morsi and stopped the Muslim Brotherhood from being involved in political action. The third...

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Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi sit guard outside a pro-Mursi sit-in area around Raba’ al-Adawya mosque, east of Cairo July 18, 2013. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih.)

Debate: Egypt’s military did not have to intervene

by M. Fareed El-Shayyal | Jul 20, 2013 | Debate

When asked whether I support Egypt’s military intervention, my reply is that the statement issued by the Armed Forces’ General Command and read by Gen. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Minister of Defense and commander of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces...

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A file photo dated 16 June 2013 shows Egyptian opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Mohammed El-Baradei speaking during a visit to support artists staging a sit-in at the ministry of culture, in Cairo, Egypt. (EPA)

The Return of El-Baradei

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2013 | Features

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Mohamed El-Baradei has returned to the Egyptian political scene once more today, following the ouster of the unpopular Mohamed Mursi from the presidency. This political comeback looked increasingly unlikely earlier this week, after...