- Vol 52 No 23
- 18th November 2011
Egyptians set off on their democratic electoral road using a system designed bythe army and with a confusing 42 or so parties to vote for, 31 formed since January’s revolution (AC Vol 52 No 21). To add to the difficulties, parties keep shifting among the ...
- Vol 52 No 21
- 21st October 2011
The fall of Hosni Mubarak left a vacuum and the army wants to be sure his replacement will protect its interests
- Vol 52 No 21
- 21st October 2011
The revolution has run low on funds as tourists have stayed away and businesses closed after President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak fell in February. Flaunting its nationalism, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in June rejected a US$3 billion International...
- Vol 52 No 16
- 5th August 2011
The military makes history by putting one of its own on trial but cannot disguise the regime’s loss of direction
- Vol 52 No 16
- 5th August 2011
Political parties are talking about a ‘Democratic Alliance’, combining the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) with rival groups such as Al Wafd, Al Ghad and others within an electoral alliance whose composition is not clear. The number o...
- Vol 52 No 11
- 27th May 2011
Egypt’s revolution seems to have boosted prospects for a settlement with Ethiopia over the Nile waters dispute. Cairo’s interim Prime Minister, Essam Abdel Aziz Sharaf, made a cordial visit to Addis Ababa on 16 May. The parties agreed on various joint com...
- Vol 52 No 7
- 1st April 2011
The generals have won some important tactical victories against the activists of Tahrir Square
- Vol 52 No 6
- 18th March 2011
Oppositionists want sweeping constitutional change; the military wants quick fixes to the old constitution, then fresh elections
- Vol 52 No 5
- 4th March 2011
The resignation of Prime Minister Ahmed
Shafik, 77, on 3 March is another victory for protestors. Former
Transport Minister Essam Sharaf
succeeds him and is forming the next cabinet. Sharaf, 59, has a PhD in
civil engineering from the United
States...
- Vol 52 No 4
- 18th February 2011
Under pressure from revolutionary youth, the army has pushed out Mubarak but its commitment to reform is highly questionable