An American in Cairo reflects on the experience of events there today and calls on the US to throw off its ties to the soon-to-be ancien regime
Arab regimes' attempts to buy off their people only highlight their duplicity, argues Mohammed Hussainy
Egyptians defy government ban in second day of anti-government protests. Tunisia issues arrest warrant for Ben Ali. UK government revises control orders. Palestinian Authority defiant following Al Jazeera release of leaked documents. All this and more in today’s security briefing.
Egypt's recent elections went very much as expected. This, however, doesn't mean they were insignificant.
The iron rule of Hosni Mubarak has dominated Egypt for three decades. The regime he heads is preparing for the succession and seeking to channel Egyptians’ hunger for change into a tool of retrenchment. The secular opposition is absorbed by the effort of staying in the political game; the Muslim B
