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Latest in Tag: politics
Mehleb asked to form new government
New cabinet to be formed within the next three to four days
On women in Egypt: Equality doesnât mean justice
In late 2013, Thomson Reuters conducted a poll ranking Egypt the worst country among 22 Arab League states for womenâs rights. The poll measured womenâs status in six different categories. First, âWomen in politicsâ calculated womenâs civil representation and presence in high public positions. âWomen in societyâ measured tradition and cultural expectations and limitations of …
Egyptian fishermen in Saudi Arabia released
All but four of the fishermen let go after being held since Friday for entering Saudi waters without permit
Why torture the innocent?
By Wael Eskandar Why would the regime arrest and torture someone if they didn’t do anything wrong or if they can prove their innocence? Such a question seems to be a common logical retort by many Egyptians in response to accusations that the regime, personified in its security and judiciary bodies, carries out gross injustices …
BREAKING: Ukraine parliament appoints speaker interim president
AFP –Â Ukrainian lawmakers on Sunday appointed parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov interim president, a day after they voted to oust President Viktor Yanukovych following three months of protests. Deputies voted by an overwhelming margin for Turchynov to act as head of state until new elections are held on May 25. Yanukovych, whose whereabouts are unknown, insisted …
Al-Sisiâs reality check
Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi still rides a wave of soaring popularity following his unrelenting support for the toppling of former president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. The kingmaker is widely expected to enter the presidential race largely uncontested. Save a few decorative candidates, such as presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahy and former chief of staff …
Egypt, Europe and Realpolitik
By Ronald Meinardus In Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world, domestic turbulences are affecting international relations. Following the uprising in January 2011, Cairo has pursued what may be termed a multidimensional foreign policy aimed at reducing the unipolar dependence on the United States and other Western allies. These efforts have become particularly visible following …
South Sudan â from cease-fire to sustainable peace?
By Ivan Simonovic âWe were picked up at checkpoints or during house searches. They recognised us by our accents, or by the traditional marks on our faces. 200-400 of us were brought to a room of a police station, so small that we were suffocating. Suddenly they opened fire on us from two windows. I …
A constitution not worth its ink
Since the new constitution passed, I have been flooded with emails and meetings from foreign journalists, lawyers, rights advocates and what have you, asking the same question: Isnât the newly passed constitution better in preserving human rights and freedoms, compared to the previous one(s)? And shouldnât this be enough for Egyptians? I have faced the …
Leadership and Spin
In an interview two years ago, a French journalist asked me the tired question of whether the pitfall of the 25 January Revolution was the lack of a clear unifying leader. With exasperated breath, I explained to her that this was impossible for two very logical reasons: (1) If such a leader existed, he would …
Death of a poet in Iran
By Dr Cesar Chelala âI have tried to defend the legitimate right that every people in this world should have, which is the right to live freely with full civil rights. With all these miseries and tragedies, I have never used a weapon to fight these atrocious crimes except the pen,â wrote Hashem Shaabani, a young …
Revolution square one: Egypt three years on
By Al-Sharif Nassef Having revolutionary momentum pulled from under their feet twice, Egyptian revolutionaries face an increasingly upward battle against the tides of the establishment With the world watching, Egyptâs long-time intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, announced the ousting of Hosni Mubarak from his presidential throne on 11 February 2011. The epic eruption of cheers, tears, …
13 sentenced over Brotherhood HQ clashes
Al-Shaterâs bodyguards among those sentenced to two years for March 2013 Moqattam clashes
Egypt dismisses Erdogan remarks
Turkish PMâs remarks on Egypt fall on deaf ears in Cairo, says foreign ministry
What is the stance of the democratic entities regarding Al-Sisiâs nomination?
The democratic entities are currently being bombarded with many questions concerning Al-Sisiâs nomination. The questionsâ purposes are not answers, but rather denunciation. They are asking: âWill you dare object to Al-Sisiâs nomination?â The weird irony is that Al-Sisi hasnât even announced his nomination yet. In addition, the available statements for him do not confirm that …
Op-ed review: The future and 11 February 2011
Lifeboats Ezzedine Choukri Fishere Al Masry Al Youm Newspaper âSomeone asked me: âShould we build a Noahâs arc to take us all to the new state that we want to build?â I said no. That was a good model in the old age, but now the evil ones will not allow you to build an …
Press Release: Baseera Poll on The Assessment of the Cabinet Performance
27% of Egyptians rated the current cabinet performance as âgoodâ, while 20% rated it as âbadâ.
Al-Sisiâs dwindling options
The Media momentum was there: the constitutional referendum had passed without âmajor incidentsâ (which is code for polling stations not getting blown up), the presidential elections law was issued, Adly Mansour promoted Al-Sisi to the rank of field marshal, and even the military published its semi-endorsment for him to run for president. All the man …
Media Culpa
By Mohamed Selim If I had my druthers, the first thing I would have done on the evening of 11 February 2011, would be to restructure and regulate Egypt’s media. Its current state of discord, lawlessness and entropy is tantamount to the country’s evolving political system: mobocracy. As Egypt’s former chief spy, the late Omar …
Why western liberals have problems understanding Egypt
By Ronald Meinardus Iâll start on a personal note. Iâm writing this commentary with a sense of unease and cautiousness. Iâm a foreigner living in Egypt, and intend to write about political issues related to the host country. As long as foreign journalists are in jail for doing their work, this prudence is in order. …
Letter from the wife of a detainee: A visit to prison
By Hoda Mahmoud Thursday the 6th of February 2014 was the first time I experienced a prison visit â an experience shared by thousands of Egyptian families. I used to know nothing of their suffering. Two days after Khaled, Nagi and the rest of the youth with them had been transferred, and after long attempts to find …
The Nasser restoration
Conservatives in Egypt â whether or not they admit to being so â will find themselves more content these days as matters seem to be rolling back to business as usual. As we live in a lull reminiscent of the Bourbon Restoration in France, a lot of the old is slugging it out with a …
Op-ed review: The deep state and Samy Anan
Has the deep state returned? Saad Eddin Ibrahim Al Masry Al Youm Newspaper Sociologist Saad Eddin Ibrahim begins his column by discussing the origin of the term âdeep stateâ. He explains that the term is traced back to Turkish sociologists who realised that despite the change in Turkish authority since the 1920s, some bureaucratic practices …
Concept Paper: Different practices of sexual violence against women
This paper includes the definitions of the following practices: Pregnancy Tests, Vaginal and Anal Tests , Virginity Tests,Rape , Sexual Assault , Sexual Harassment.
Will Libyaâs football victory help unite the country?
Will Libyaâs stunning football triumph help reinforce national identity against profound threats of division?
What happens after the presidential elections?
This articleâs title was supposed to be âWhat happens after electing Al-Sisi?â but I changed my mind, and hence the current title. That is because I still have hope that Al-Sisi will choose the third scenario, which includes cooperating with democratic entities to support a certain candidate for presidency. This candidate will also be accepted …
Blast at school in Libya’s Benghazi wounds 6 children
AFP – A blast rocked a primary school in Libya’s restive second city Benghazi during playtime on Wednesday, wounding six children, security and medical officials said. The blast was caused by an explosive device thrown over the exterior wall of the school as the children were playing, said Fadia al-Barghathi, spokeswoman for Benghazi’s Al-Jala hospital. …
In Pictures: African asylum seekers protest in Tel Aviv
AFP – The migrants, primarily from Eritrea and Sudan, are protesting to call for help in the face of Israel’s refusal to grant them refugee status. Last month, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned that Israel could be in breach of international law with new legislation that allows for the potentially indefinite detention of asylum-seekers. …
Op-ed review: Letâs listen to them this time
Alaa Al-Aswany Al Masry Al Youm Writer Alaa Al-Aswany begins his article with a story concerning the subway, also known as the metro. Al-Aswany explains that in each metro, there is a cart reserved solely for women, however, this rule is often broken. One time, a woman decided to take action against some men who …
Op-ed review: Youths and the army
Six misguided groups and a surviving one Ezzedine Choukri Fishere Columnist Ezzedine Choukri Fishere wonders how it is possible that even though the majority of voters are made up of young people, they are not present in the political scene by running for parliament or the presidency. He writes that he found the answer to …