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Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi before clashes with Egyptian security forces in Ramses Square, in downtown Cairo, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Opinion: The Privatization of the Arab Spring

by Ali Ibrahim | Sep 3, 2013 | Opinion

In his last speech on Syria, in which he sought mandate from the congress for a US military intervention in the embattled country, president Barack Obama pointed that “the hopes of the Arab Spring have unleashed forces of change that are going to take many years to...

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A man walks past graffiti depicting ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in downtown Cairo September 2, 2013. Egypt’s army-backed authorities referred deposed Mursi to trial on Sunday on charges of inciting murder and violence. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt: Mursi to be tried for incitement to violence and murder

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Sep 2, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency (MENA) has reported that the Egyptian prosecutor-general has ordered the referral of deposed president Mohamed Mursi to the Criminal Court to be tried on charges of incitement of violence. The...

Opinion: Erdoğan’s insults have a sinister purpose

by Tariq Alhomayed | Aug 30, 2013 | Opinion

The Turkish prime minister has gone too far in his criticism of Egypt, for he did not content himself with the political stance he took up against the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood. Rather, he has issued defamatory statements assailing Al-Azhar and its grand...

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A handout photograph made available by the Egyptian Presidency Press Office on 19 July 2013 shows interim Egyptian President Adli Mansour during his televised speech aired 18 July, in Cairo, Egypt. (EPA/Mohamed Samaha)

Egypt’s constitutional committee takes shape

by Mahmud El Shafey | Aug 27, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The second stage of Egypt’s contentious transitional roadmap is now underway, with political consultations taking place to see who will be included in the 50-member committee tasked with amending Egypt’s constitution. This comes following...

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An Egyptian soldier is seen manning an armoured personnel carrier (APC) outside the Egyptian Constitutional Court in Cairo on August 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI

Opinion: A Frightening Drug

by Khaled al Qashtini | Aug 26, 2013 | Opinion

I was one of many who predicted the failure of the Muslim Brotherhood. But I was also expecting and hoping that two or three of the verdicts in the trials their leaders were facing would come through. These would reveal a clear and sufficient picture of their...