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Supporters of President Mohamed Mursi wave to a military helicopter passing over them during a protest in Alexandria to counter anti-Mursi protests elsewhere in Alexandria, July 2, 2013. Source: Reuters/Asmaa Waguih

Opinion: The army’s role in the Egyptian crisis

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 3, 2013 | Opinion

It is unlikely that we are seeing in Egypt that which we have seen in Pakistan; generals seizing power at every national political crisis. No more generals will rule Egypt. Even former presidents Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar al-Sadat and Hosni Mubarak engaged in civil...

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Egyptians opposing President Morsi as they celebrate the Egyptian military reaction to the protests, in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, 01 July 2013. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)

Opinion: Mursi is a knockoff Erdoğan

by Hussein Shobokshi | Jul 3, 2013 | Opinion

There were many optimists amongst those who hoped and dreamed that President Mohamed Mursi’s rule would be a significant transition in the history of Egypt. However, Mohamed Mursi—the last-minute candidate who originally stood for election as nothing more than a...

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An image grab taken from Egyptian state television Al-Masriya on July 1, 2013 shows an image of Egypt’s Defence Minister and armed forces chief General Abdul Fatah Al-Sissi as a statement was read warning that Egypt’s armed forces will intervene if the people’s demands are not met within 48 hours, after millions took to the streets to demand the resignation of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. AFP PHOTO / AL-MASRIYA TV

Egyptian army issues fresh ultimatum

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 1, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Egyptian military issued an ultimatum to the country’s political parties on Monday, giving them 48 hours to resolve the political crisis gripping the country, a day after its previous ultimatum expired. Speaking in a televised statement on...

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An Egyptian supporter of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi holds his poster during a rally outside the Rabia el-Adawiya mosque near the presidential palace in Cairo, Saturday, June 29, 2013 (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)

Opinion: Mursi has not saved himself, his group or Egypt

by Tariq Alhomayed | Jul 1, 2013 | Opinion

Whatever the repercussions of today’s events in Egypt, history will write that the current president, Dr Mohamed Mursi, was unable to save either himself, the Muslim Brotherhood or Egypt. It will do so in the same way that history books tell of how the former...

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Opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi burn the content of a Freedom and Justice Party office in the coastal city of Alexandria on June 28, 2013. (AFP)

Egypt braces for June 30 protests

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jun 29, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following nation-wide violence on Friday that resulted in three deaths and hundreds of injuries, Egypt is preparing for even more chaos as the much anticipated June 30 anti-government protests get underway tomorrow. Deadly clashes broke out...