Eugene Robinson / TruthdigSep 27, 2014
President Obama began his presidency with a call for a "new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world." He will end it as a reluctant but unapologetic warrior. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigSep 18, 2014
A top Russian military official said Wednesday that the country had made a sizable preliminary arms deal with Egypt to sell $3.5 billion worth of weapons to the North African nation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BLANKJun 9, 2014
Three journalists could see more than a decade in an Egyptian prison for the crime of doing their job, and the media and governments of the West are shamefully silent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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By Dilip Hiro, TomDispatchJun 5, 2014
What has been the input of the planet’s last superpower in shaping the history of the most populous country in the strategic Middle East? Zilch. Its “generosity” toward Cairo notwithstanding, Washington has been reduced to the role of a helpless bystander. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigApr 10, 2014
Journalism is not a crime. Neither death nor imprisonment should be the punishment for reporting the news. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 15, 2014
Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed the possibility of a run for the presidency of Egypt by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the architect of the July 3 coup against the elected Muslim Brotherhood government. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJan 27, 2014
January 25 marked the third anniversary of the revolution that overthrew dictator Hosni Mubarak, and Egyptians observed it in three distinctively different ways. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 26, 2014
At least 54 people were killed in clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Egypt on the third anniversary of the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 24, 2014
Hundreds were wounded in addition to the half-dozen killed by a series of explosions outside police headquarters in central Cairo on Friday morning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Emily Wilson / TruthdigDec 5, 2013
The Egyptian filmmaker says what happened in Tahrir forever changed the consciousness of the country. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 25, 2013
Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour signed a law oSunday restricting public protests by requiring prior police notification, which opponents took as a crackdown on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
William Pfaff / TruthdigAug 22, 2013
Critics are expected to propose solutions. I have a radical one, which I offer in full confidence that it will be universally regarded as frivolous and certainly not adopted. It changes the scene of action to Israel-Palestine. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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