Egypt
Leila Khaled on ISIS and Islamism, Syria and the Palestinians
A terrorist for the Israelis, Khaled was a symbol throughout the world for the Palestinian armed struggle, following her participation in one of the four simultaneous hijackings of September 1970, inspiring songs, films and works of art internationally. These hijackings were part of the Palestinian “response” to the ignominious defeat they suffered with the
Bin Laden’s Legacy
By Scott Stewart
May 2 marked the five-year anniversary of the U.S. raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden....
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel – New realignments
By Margaret Vergolia
After 11 bilateral diplomatic meetings during the last six years and billions of Saudi petrodollars poured into Egypt's fragile economy during the...
Saudi Arabia to build Red Sea bridge to Egypt
The bridge, which will be named after King Salman, aims to boost trade between the two countries
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi Friday...
A looming provocation? Turkey, Syria and the refugees
It seems that neither Turkey or Saudi Arabia are very happy with the Obama-Putin agreement in Syria. They are not also happy with the...
The January 25th 2011 “Revolution”, 5 years later – a Balance
Mamdouh Habashi *, January 11th 2016
Five years after the great rebellion called "The Revolution of January 25th 2011" in Egypt, a balance is due....
The Empire Strikes Back: Hillary Clinton and the military-industrial complex
President Obama was elected in office as a reaction, both inside the establishment and US public opinion, against the totalitarian folly of Neoconservatives. But...