Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 27, 2015
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi met Wednesday for the third time in a year with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigFeb 25, 2015
Alaa Abd El Fattah, 33, played a key role in the 2011 Egyptian uprising by leading protests. Now the blogger is being put in jail for leading another demonstration in 2013 because, as it happens, the protest in question was "unauthorized" by an increasingly despotic Egyptian government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigFeb 12, 2015
"I AM FREE," reads a tweet by Baher Mohamed, one of three colleagues who had been imprisoned under accusations of falsifying news. The court has scheduled further proceedings for Feb. 23. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 2, 2015
Peter Greste, an Australian journalist working for Aljazeera English, has been released from an Egyptian prison after a 400-day ordeal in which he was jailed merely for reporting the news. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigFeb 2, 2015
On Sunday afternoon Al-Jazeera English correspondent Peter Greste, who along with two colleagues had been jailed for more than a year by the Egyptian government, was winging his way to Cyprus to eventually return to his family in Australia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigOct 25, 2014
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has declared a state of emergency for 3 months in parts of the province of North Sinai after two attacks by Muslim radical groups in that province left 30 Egyptian soldiers dead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 3, 2014
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has agreed to advise the government of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 1, 2014
On the June 30 anniversary of the determined masses gathered in their millions at Tahrir Square and in city centers throughout Egypt, demanding a recall election for then Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamad Morsi, Tahrir Square in Cairo was blocked off and deserted. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 29, 2014
In country after country, the hallmarks of democracy are being dangerously subverted and co-opted by powerful elites. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMay 6, 2014
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who recently resigned as the leader of Egypt's army to run for president, dispelled any notion of reconciliation with the ousted Muslim Brotherhood during an interview Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigMar 27, 2014
Egypt’s Brig. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's announcement was more Jimmy Carter than Ronald Reagan. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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