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A President Fights His People
Islamists backing Morsi blockading the Supreme Court. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS.Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi faces massive demonstrations, but he faces also his own government on many fronts. Morsi...
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Obama Calls for Compromise in Egyptian Crisis
Like Mubarak, like Morsi: the majority of Egyptians disapprove of President Morsi's performance, a new poll shows. Credit: Cam McGrath/IPSU.S. President Barack Obama Monday called for both the Muslim...
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Egypt Between a Public Movement and a Military Coup
Demonstrators in Tahrir Square celebrating the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPSIn less than three days, Egypt moved from being under the rule of religious Islamists to...
View ArticleIsrael May Even Miss Morsi
For Israel, what must be exercised in the volatile struggle for power and democracy in Egypt are, above everything else, three follow-on principles: stability within its institutions, particularly the...
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Egypt May Not go the Algeria Way
Despite the death of Muslim Brotherhood members, others from the group say they will continue to hold peaceful protests until Morsi is reinstated as president. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPS.The...
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Military Boot Pushes Down on Democracy
The killing of Muslim Brotherhood members has only strengthened their resolve to fight on. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPS.Egypt’s military chief, General Abdel Fatah El-Sissi, who in July...
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Egypt Military ‘Split’ Over Morsi
A street fight in Cairo over ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS.Divisions are opening up within the Egyptian military over the controversial takeover from the ousted...
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Egyptian Media Silences Protests
A street fight in Cairo over ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS.As Egypt’s political crisis escalates, supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi accuse the local...
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Q&A: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Is Not Going Away
Almost 1,000 Egyptians have died, according to official count, since Aug. 14 when Egypt’s armed forces began cracking down on Muslim Brotherhood-led protests against the military ouster of President...
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Egyptian Workers Rising Again After the Uprising
Striking workers: Egypt’s new military-led government has adopted the same tough line on labour activism and trade unions as its predecessors. Credit: Cam McGrath/IPS.It was the Egyptian state’s brutal...
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Egypt’s Presidency, Judiciary Brace for Showdown Over Draft Law
Supporters of President Morsi stage a rally last November outside Egypt's High Constitutional Court against alleged judicial corruption. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPSBy Adam Morrow and Khaled...
View ArticleEgypt Marks a Spring for Islamists
Egyptians are deeply divided and the majority are dissatisfied with the performance of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, but also have little confidence in the main opposition figures or their future,...
View ArticleEgypt Sees a Dam Confrontation
Ethiopia’s diversion of part of the Blue Nile late last month has both rocked Cairo’s relations with Addis Ababa and provided fodder for Egypt’s ongoing war of attrition between its Islamist government...
View ArticleEgypt Split ‘Between Egyptians and Islamists’
The Muslim Brotherhood realised a long cherished dream when it came to power last year. The Muslim Brotherhood had faced continuing discrimination since former president Gamal Abdel Nasser came to...
View ArticleConfrontation Builds Up in Cairo
By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-OmraniCAIRO, Jun 28 2013 (IPS) Islamist President Mohamed Morsi’s first turbulent year in office will end with two massive rallies in Cairo, both expected to draw...
View ArticleAbandoned Egypt Suffers
By Hisham AllamCAIRO, Jun 29 2013 (IPS) As supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi prepare for a face-off on Sunday, a mushrooming problem for Egypt arises from the people not...
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Egyptians Clash on Streets and over Constitution
As supporters of the military and followers of ousted elected president Mohamed Morsi clashed in Egypt on Oct. 6, members of the country’s 50-member committee are clashing over the drafting of a...
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U.S. Suspends More Military Aid to Egypt, Arousing Scepticism
The aftermath of clashes between police and anti-coup demonstrators during the dispersal of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in on Aug. 14 in Cairo. Credit: Amro Diab/IPSBy Jim LobeWASHINGTON, Oct 10 2013...
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New Law Threatens to Choke Freedom in Egypt
A solider trying to stop a protest by Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS.By Hisham AllamCAIRO, Nov 7 2013 (IPS) Demonstrations have been at the heart of historic upheavals...
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More Than Generals and Troglodytes in Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood has its own army of the young that will not easily be defeated. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPSBy Baher KamalCAIRO, Jun 2 2014 (IPS) Unconsciously or not, most mainstream media and...
View ArticleWith Egyptian Loan Request, Some Fear Loss of Revolution’s Gains
By Carey L. BironWASHINGTON, Aug 23 2012 (IPS) After 18 months of talks, on Wednesday Egypt’s government formally requested a 4.8-billion-dollar loan from the Washington-based International Monetary...
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Elected a President, Got a Dictator
Protesters gather near Tahrir Square beneath a banner that reads "No entry to the Muslim Brotherhood". Credit: Cam McGrath/IPS.By Cam McGrathCAIRO, Nov 28 2012 (IPS) Brandishing flags and carrying...
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Criticising the President no Laughing Matter
Egyptian protesters post their criticism of the president on a board in Tahrir Square. Credit: Cam McGrath/IPS.By Cam McGrathCAIRO, Jan 19 2013 (IPS) Egyptians love to have a good laugh. At every...
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Morsi Slams New Lid on Labour Rights
Egyptian workers have demanded the right to hold peaceful protests. Credit: Cam McGrath/IPS.By Cam McGrathCAIRO, Jan 24 2013 (IPS) Workers played a pivotal role in the mass uprising that led to former...
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Egypt Faces ‘Mubarak-Like’ Morsi
Protesters battle police in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on the second anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 revolution. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPS.By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-OmraniCAIRO, Jan 29...
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New Regime, Same Police Brutality
Grafitti in Cairo showing police brutality. Credit: Cam McGrath/IPS.By Cam McGrathCAIRO, Feb 6 2013 (IPS) Graphic video footage of an Egyptian man being dragged naked across a street and beaten by riot...
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Political Violence Grips Egypt From All Sides
Since the two-year anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, Egypt has seen numerous clashes between anti-government demonstrators and security forces.Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPS.By Adam Morrow...
View ArticleEgypt Tilts Against Assad
By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-OmraniCAIRO, Feb 22 2013 (IPS) Egypt has recently stepped up its support for Syria’s armed insurgency, with President Mohamed Morsi urging disparate anti-Assad...
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OP-ED: Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood and Democracy: A Sputtering Start
Since two-year anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, Egypt has seen numerous clashes between anti-government demonstrators and security forces. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPSBy Emile...
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High Stakes for Engaging Morsi’s Egypt
Egyptian protesters demonstrate against President Morsi and the new draft constitution outside the presidential palace in Cairo. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPSBy Joe HitchonWASHINGTON, Apr 13 2013...
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BOOKS: A History of the Search for Justice in the Middle East
Demonstrators in Cairo hold up used tear gas shells. Credit: Cam McGrath/IPSBy Barbara SlavinWASHINGTON, Apr 24 2013 (IPS) It’s no wonder that Egypt has floundered in its efforts to create a more...
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Egypt’s Political Instability Taking Toll on Its Economy
Egyptians queue for subsidised bread amid steadily rising commodity prices. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPSBy Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-OmraniCAIRO, May 10 2013 (IPS) Regardless of who is...
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Egyptian NGOs Fear Law That Would Cripple Civil Society
Critics of a proposed law say it could harm women's rights and other groups' ability to operate (file photo). Credit: Cam McGrath/IPSBy Cam McGrathCAIRO, May 27 2013 (IPS) A controversial bill backed...
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