Latest in Tag: Mubarak Highlight
Latest in Tag: Mubarak
Editor’s letter: Unsustainable return of Mubarak’s state
Hosni Mubarak is out of Tora prison and placed under “house arrest” in a military hospital in Cairo. Some Egyptians take this development to the extreme and pessimistically claim Mubarak is back to power, which is definitely more of a desperate joke than anything else. Simply, both politically and physically it is unfeasible to even …
Mohamed ElBaradei and Egyptian politics can’t see eye to eye
By Mohammed Nosseir Mohamed ElBaradei, who recently resigned as interim vice-president ending his political career in my opinion, had been the most controversial Egyptian politician in the last few years, and will remain a debatable figure for a good time to come. ElBaradei, who had intended to live his life after retirement away from politics, …
Where is Egypt heading?
Today Egypt stands mired in a political conflict so dire and complex that the country’s future is hard to forecast. Egypt, once hailed as a beacon of democratic hope for other countries associated with the so-called Arab Spring, is more consumed with calming political infighting following the ouster of its first elected president. In an attempt to understand where Egypt is heading, political analysts offered explanations and lessons from the history of countries such as Algeria. The Daily News Egypt explores these scenarios and their feasibility for Egypt.
The Arab Spring: An implosion of historic proportions
By Ralph F Georgy When the Egyptian people rose, in what can only be described as a spontaneous and unprecedented show of collective displeasure with the status quo ante, to remove a dictator from power, the world witnessed the unmediated power of freedom emerging from centuries of control and manipulation. This power, densely compact and …
Mubarak’s trial postponed
Trial overshadowed by charges pressed against Morsi; defence requests summoning Al-Sisi to testify in court
Turmoil in Egypt: Learning lessons from the Philippines
By James M. Dorsey With Egypt deeply polarised politically and religiously, kick–starting a political process capable of bridging divides and creating an inclusive democratic process seems a distant prospect. It will ultimately depend on the likely shrinking over time of the military’s popular base and the government’s realisation that it needs the United States and …
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Sherif Adel is a Cairo based cartoonist and dentist. Running his online comics blog and working on his first graphic novel. www.barbatoze.com
In Pictures: Protest against Mubarak’s release
Protesters gather at the High Court building in downtown Cairo to protest against the release of former president Hosni Mubarak
US State Department remains vague on aid to Egypt
Thursday briefing stresses judicial transparency and press safety
US says Mubarak fate up to Egypt, Morsi should be freed
Reporters had for days asked the State Department to comment on the seemingly paradoxical situation of the two leaders.
Mubarak leaves prison
Mubarak will be held under house arrest at a military hospital on the orders of the prime minister
In Pictures: Mubarak supporters celebrate in front of Tora prison
Photos by Ahmed AlMalky/DNE
Mubarak’s release angers many
Protests are planned for Friday, amid new complaints filed against former president
EIPR: Mubarak’s Trials and Legal Status Q&A
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights issued a Q & A regarding Mubarak’s legal status, where Lawyer Hoda Nasrallah explains the situation
Mubarak expected to leave jail for house arrest
Mubarak’s release threatened to add a volatile new element to the political turmoil that has rocked Egypt in recent weeks.
Mubarak not guilty in “presidential palaces” case
Former president released upon court order in the “Corruption of the Presidential Palaces” case.
Mubarak trial postponed
The trial of former president Hosni Mubarak and his sons was adjourned to 25 August
11 arrested for Saturday violence in Minya
Prosecutor General charges 11 suspects following attacks in Bani Ahmed
Ahrar demands purge of state institutions, ‘revolutionary trials’
Third Square movement opposes Muslim Brotherhood, military and former regime
Ahrar movement protests army and Muslim Brotherhood
The protest rejects military and Muslim Brotherhood
Transportation minister takes on weighty legacy
Long history of transportation incidents to challenge new transport minister
Tactical retreat: Ultras absent from protests in Egypt and Turkey
By James M. Dorsey Militant, highly politicised football fans who played key roles in the toppling of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, opposition to post-Mubarak military rule and last month’s mass protests against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have been, as organisations, conspicuously absent from the dramatic scenes in Cairo with the overthrow of President …
Information, not democracy, is necessary for a strong economy
How democratic last week’s events in Egypt were will continue to be debated. Democratic or not, this is an excellent opportunity to set the economy in a better direction. Information will be critical for improving the economy. It will also give credibility to these events as being part of a democratic process. Democracy is not …
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Sherif Adel’s weekly look at Egypt’s events.
Mubarak’s trial postponed
The former president and his co-defendants will appear in court on 17 July
Brotherhood leader: “Now is the time for martyrdom”
The Freedom and Justice Party general secretary says the former regime is staging a coup against the January 25th Revolution
Egypt opposition rejects dialogue with Morsi
In a televised speech, Morsi called for reforms and dialogue, while warning that political divisions in the country threatened to “paralyse” Egypt.
Shi’a lynching result of years of incitement: EIPR
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights details root of hatred towards Shi’a Muslims, which culminated in this week’s lynching that left four dead
Mubarak-era PM to be released
Pending a retrial, Mubarak-era Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif is being released from Tora prison as legal detention period expires
New draft NGO Law squeezes civil society
By Sahar Aziz and Hany Thabet The executive’s latest draft governing non-governmental organisations (“NGO Law”) is a harbinger of what is to come – a brand of social reform that suppresses independence and plurality in civil society not much different than that state of affairs under Egypt’s deposed former president. Soon after it was released, …