Ferry Biedermann

Journalist and analyst for The Financial Times, IHS Jane's, The National. Former Middle East correspondent, currently based in Europe.

Egypt: when journalists are not welcome

Much of the debate revolved around the use of the word ‘coup’ in describing what had happened, not merely an issue of great symbolic importance but mainly a crucial determinant of continued American aid.

By Ferry Biedermann

/ 26 Jul 2013

Last call for Egypt's activists?

What Egypt’s revolutionary activists lack is a coherent organisational base. Only the Muslim Brotherhood manages to reach out to the electorate and by doing so easily grabs the levers of power.

By Ferry Biedermann

/ 28 Feb 2013