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‘One Mubarak Goes, 18 Come In’

by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani | Jul 22, 2011

CAIRO - Almost six months after the popular uprising that led to the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak, the honeymoon between protesters and Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) - initially portrayed as a "defender of the...

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Silence Shrouds New Egyptian Security Agency

by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani | Apr 21, 2011

CAIRO - In mid-March, Egypt's transitional government formally dissolved the hated State Security Investigations (SSI) apparatus, meeting a longstanding demand of the opposition. But in the month since, authorities have remained tight- lipped about the SSI's planned...

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Muslim Brotherhood Goes Mainstream in Egypt

by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani | Mar 22, 2011

CAIRO - Egyptians voted in a nationwide referendum yesterday on proposed amendments to the constitutional articles that govern the electoral process. But regardless of the outcome, political analysts are certain that the Muslim Brotherhood, outlawed throughout the...

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Muslims and Christians Protest as One

by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani | Feb 10, 2011

CAIRO - Over recent years, Egypt has witnessed mounting tension between its Muslim majority and its sizeable Coptic Christian minority. But in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the site of ongoing mass protests against the ruling regime, members of both faiths chant in unison:...

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Opposition Grows Against Egypt-Gaza Barrier

by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani | Feb 23, 2010

CAIRO - Activists and opposition groups are stepping up pressure on the Egyptian government to stop constructing a barrier along the border with the Gaza Strip. Officials say the barrier will prevent cross-border smuggling, but critics say it will seal the fate of the...

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Palestinians Failing to Stitch the Split

by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani | Mar 19, 2009

CAIRO – Reconciliation talks between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah in Cairo this week yielded an agreement to hold national elections early next year. The two sides, however, remain deadlocked over the proposed terms of a national unity government....

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Border Politics Slows Aid to Gaza

by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani | Feb 22, 2009

Egyptian authorities are continuing to prevent humanitarian aid from crossing the border into the Gaza Strip, according to local sources. "Until now, only about a quarter of all humanitarian aid to arrive in Egypt has made it across the border into Gaza,"...

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Politically, Hamas May Have Won

by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani | Feb 4, 2009

CAIRO - Despite declarations of victory by Israel, the military assault on the Gaza Strip failed to achieve its stated aims, many analysts say. The assault, and even its exceptional brutality, may only have vindicated the notion of resistance among the Arab public....

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Arab Rivalries Evident at Economic Summit

by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani | Jan 28, 2009

CAIRO – Despite declarations of Arab unity at a recent economic summit, Egyptian commentators say that fundamental differences between rival Arab camps – especially over the issue of Palestine – are far from over. "The deep divisions currently...

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Cairo Excuses Israeli Attacks on Egyptians

by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani | Jan 22, 2009

CAIRO - Tens of thousands of houses inside the Gaza Strip were destroyed by air strikes and artillery during Israel's recently concluded military campaign. Areas along Egypt's border with the hapless enclave, meanwhile, have not been immune from the devastation....

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