Al-Ahram

January 17, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Swiss Government Hosts $85,000 Event Aiming to Unify Hamas and Fatah

The Swiss government and a Finnish NGO spent almost $85,000 to host a workshop in Geneva to unify the EU and US-classified terrorist organization Hamas with the Fatah party, according to a report...

March 8, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief

A Political Solution to an Economic Problem

Two years after the uprising that toppled long-time President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is still struggling with a revolution that seemingly won’t end. Since late November, protests and casualti...

February 19, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

US Officials Denied Access to ‘Nasr City Cell’ Suspects

The US has not been granted access to the senior members of the so-called "Nasr City Cell" who were arrested late last year, according to several American officials familiar with the case. The Na...

February 11, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Communications with Ayman al Zawahiri Highlighted in ‘Nasr City cell’ Case

Egyptian prosecutors have uncovered a treasure trove of information in the so-called "Nasr City Cell" case, including correspondence between the terrorist who headed that cell and al Qaeda emir A...

June 19, 2012 | Khairi Abaza CNN

Compromise is Inevitable in Egypt

Egypt’s historic presidential election will not settle the future of the country in one fell swoop, but it traces the contours of a new regime in which the key political actors may ultimate...

June 11, 2012 |

Egypt’s Future Uncertain as Mubarak’s Health Worsens

With Egypt soon to head into the final round of its first presidential elections, deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak looks to be on his last legs. Though a court recently sentenced him to life in pri...

April 30, 2012 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Abbas’s Police State

The Palestinian Authority is taking aggressive new measures to squelch dissent -- and the White House is missing in action.

April 25, 2012 |

Mubarak’s Old Stalwarts Vie for Supremacy

In late May, Egyptians will vote in the first free presidential election in their history. But despite parliamentary elections and other inklings of democracy, the forces of the old dictatorship...

June 20, 2011 |

Egypt’s Political Groups Deserve a Level Playing Field

Egypt's military must allow all political forces an opportunity to organize and compete.

October 17, 2008 |

Egypt: Evolution Theory

Egyptian politics are in a state of stagnation. Despite numerous promises of reform in recent years, the government of president Hosni Mubarak has failed to embark upon a genuine opening of the political system, and hopes for reforms have faded.

October 1, 2006 | Clifford D. May The American Spectator

Myths of War: The Ten Most Widely Believed Distortions About the Global Conflict Now Underway

Co-Authored with Alykhan Velshi Ronald Reagan once said: “It’s not that liberals are ignorant, it’s just that they know so much that isn’t true.&rdquo...

May 31, 2006 | MERIA Journal |

Putin and Russia’s Middle Eastern Policy

Auhtored by Ilya Bourtman Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently pursuing a two track policy towards the Middle East, allowing Russia to develop friendly ties with Israel...

February 8, 2006 | Tech Central Station

Cartoonish Hypocrisy

By: 2005 FDD Academic Fellow, J. Peter Pham & Michael I. Krauss. With all due respect for people of all religious faiths: what in Heaven's Name is going on?...