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People walk in front of defected posters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie in downtown Cairo August 29, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Opinion: The Rise and Fall of the Muslim Brotherhood

by Amal Mousa | Mar 2, 2014 | Opinion

Just a few weeks ago, the talk about the Muslim Brotherhood focused on the group’s political collapse and its failure to rule. but there was a massive change, suddenly and without evidence, in terms of the general position towards the Brotherhood, with a number of...

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People walk in front of defected posters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie in downtown Cairo August 29, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt: Pro-Mursi parties move to hold dialogue with government

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Feb 19, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The emerging divisions within the pro-Mursi movement in Egypt make now the perfect time for the interim authorities to hold political dialogue with Muslim Brotherhood supporters, a senior Egyptian political activist told Asharq Al-Awsat. Hassan...

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Firefighters accompany the coffin of General Mohamed Saeed, head of the technical office of the minister of interior, during his funeral service in Cairo January 28, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Egypt: Cairo pledges to confront terrorism

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jan 29, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian Interior Ministry spokesman Col. Hani Abdullatif warned against an escalation in terrorist activity in Egypt on Tuesday following the killing of two Egyptian security officers. “We are monitoring the escalation on the part of terrorist...