US, EU reset Egypt policies

The United States shipping Apache helicopters to Cairo, and the European Union decision to monitor coming presidential elections in Egypt, are signs that the US and EU are switching their Egypt policies.

Egypt

Egypt's Minya province flashpoint for Muslim-Christian violence

The political turmoil following the ouster of Mohammed Morsi last July has been felt the hardest in Minya in Upper Egypt, where Muslim-Christian violence is becoming frequent.

Egypt

Egyptians still in search of political messiah

Despite their hopes, Egyptians will not find a leader with the power to effect the deep structural reform Egypt needs to move forward.

Egypt

Sinai tribal leaders lose local support

Sinai's tribal leaders are losing influence among their tribes, who largely consider them informants for the sitting government in Egypt.

Egypt

Terrorism expands from Sinai to Cairo

Armed extremist groups in Egypt have spread their operations from the remote areas of the Sinai Peninsula to the densely populated metropolises of Cairo and the Delta.

Egypt

Hamas in overdrive to restore regional ties

Hamas is pursuing a policy of neutrality while it reaches out to regional capitals to end its crippling isolation.

Palestine

Egyptians divided over police presence on university campuses

Several Egyptian universities approved the entry and stationing of police forces on their campuses, in a bid to disperse student protests.

Egypt

Israeli social media analyst: 'no desire for a violent intifada'

In an interview with Al-Monitor, social media analyst on trends in the Arab world Orit Perlov claims that Israelis often depict a black and white picture of their neighbors, unaware of the complexity of their society.

Palestine

Who betrayed Egypt’s revolution?

Egyptian activists struggle to determine who is to blame for Egypt’s predicament, and how to set the revolution, and the country, back on track.

Egypt

Report on Renaissance Dam notes concerns for Egypt, Sudan

A leaked international expert report on the Renaissance Dam says that Egypt and Sudan have not been given sufficient reassurances about the dam’s impact.

Egypt

Will ElBaradei run for president of Egypt?

Supporters of former interim Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei have begun a campaign to gather enough signatures to authorize him to run for president, but some consider his chances to be very low.

Egypt

Will UK list Muslim Brotherhood as terror group?

Britain’s announced inquiry into the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities might be an attempt to appease its Gulf allies without offering any tangible changes.

Saudi Arabia