With Egyptian Loan Request, Some Fear Loss of Revolution’s Gains
After 18 months of talks, on Wednesday Egypt’s government formally requested a 4.8-billion-dollar loan from the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF), hoping to stabilise an economy that...
View ArticleElected a President, Got a Dictator
Brandishing flags and carrying banners denouncing “the new pharaoh”, thousands of protesters thronged to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday to voice their opposition to President Mohamed Morsi’s attempt...
View ArticleCriticising the President no Laughing Matter
Egyptians love to have a good laugh. At every opportunity they rattle off jokes and take jabs at themselves, their society, and – where they dare – their ruler. Former president Hosni Mubarak was a...
View ArticleMorsi Slams New Lid on Labour Rights
Workers played a pivotal role in the mass uprising that led to former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s downfall. Now, two years on, the same labour movement that helped topple the Arab dictator is...
View ArticleEgypt Faces ‘Mubarak-Like’ Morsi
Concerns are mounting over Egypt’s future after the outbreaks of violence that marked the second anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 Revolution. Massive anti-government rallies led to ongoing clashes...
View ArticleNew Regime, Same Police Brutality
Graphic video footage of an Egyptian man being dragged naked across a street and beaten by riot police during a protest in Cairo has sparked outrage in Egypt and heightened calls for police reform, a...
View ArticlePolitical Violence Grips Egypt From All Sides
Since the second anniversary of the uprising that ended the Mubarak regime, Egypt has witnessed a spate of political violence. Egypt’s opposition led by the high-profile National Salvation Front (NSF)...
View ArticleEgypt Tilts Against Assad
Egypt has recently stepped up its support for Syria’s armed insurgency, with President Mohamed Morsi urging disparate anti-Assad factions to “coordinate” with a leading Syrian opposition coalition that...
View ArticleOP-ED: Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood and Democracy: A Sputtering Start
The governing programme of Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood has been disappointing. His commitment to genuine democracy has been faltering, and his efforts at inclusion and...
View ArticleHigh Stakes for Engaging Morsi’s Egypt
Women and minorities should be a top priority in U.S. policy toward Egypt and its Muslim Brotherhood government leaders, experts here said on Friday, despite increasingly unfavourable public views...
View ArticleBOOKS: A History of the Search for Justice in the Middle East
It’s no wonder that Egypt has floundered in its efforts to create a more democratic system from the ruins of the Mubarak regime. A sweeping new history of Middle Eastern political activists shows that...
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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/IPSRegardless of who is responsible for Egypt’s current political impasse – be it the...
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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/IPSA controversial bill backed by Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood and...
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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/IPSThe post-revolution struggle...
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Egypt Marks a Spring for Islamists
Like Mubarak, like Morsi: the majority of Egyptians disapprove of President Morsi's performance, a new poll shows. Credit: Cam McGrath/IPS.Egyptians are deeply divided and the majority are dissatisfied...
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Egypt Sees a Dam Confrontation
The recent row between Cairo and Ethiopia over Nile water has become a red-button issue in Egypt's polarised post-revolution politics. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPS. Ethiopia’s diversion of part...
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Egypt Split ‘Between Egyptians and Islamists’
Morsi supporters demonstrating in front of the dissolved parliament. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS.The Muslim Brotherhood realised a long cherished dream when it came to power last year. The Muslim...
View ArticleConfrontation Builds Up in Cairo
Islamist President Mohamed Morsi’s first turbulent year in office will end with two massive rallies in Cairo, both expected to draw hundreds of thousands: one by his mostly Islamist supporters and...
View ArticleAbandoned Egypt Suffers
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 there – the tourists. “The situation of...
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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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