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Smoke rises in the area around Mount Chaambi, western Tunisia August 2, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer)
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File photo of Amr Moussa taken on Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
In Conversation with Amr Moussa
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The protests that toppled Mubarak brought many Egyptians into politics for the first time and opened up new space for some of those who were already veterans of Egypt’s political scene. Amr Moussa is definitely one of the latter. After...Caption:
In this photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, pro-democracy leader Mohamed ElBaradei, a leader of the National Salvation Front, center left, shakes hands with interim President Adly Mansour after being sworn in as vice president in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, July 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)
Egyptian cabinet takes shape
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s interim prime minister, Hazem El-Beblawi, put the finishing touches to Egypt’s new government on Sunday. The new cabinet will be sworn in before Egypt’s interim president, Adly Mansour, on Wednesday. Egypt’s new vice-president for...Caption:
Supporters of Egypt’s deposed President Mohamed Mursi carry the body of a fellow supporter killed by violence outside the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo July 8, 2013 (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)
Over 40 killed in Cairo shooting
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Over 40 people were shot dead by army and police outside the barracks of the Egyptian army’s Republican Guard division in Cairo in the early hours of Monday morning, according to reports in the Egyptian media. The victims were reportedly...Caption:
Nobel Peace prize laureate and Egyptian opposition National Salvation Front leader Mohamed El Baradei (L) gives a press conference on June 27, 2013 in Cairo (AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)