egypt protests

Thousands Protest Egyptian Government’s Island Deal With Saudi Arabia

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 17, 2016 Egyptians poured into the streets of Cairo on Friday in the first major demonstrations in 2½ years, protesting the government's agreement on Saudi ownership of Red Sea islands Tiran and Sanafir. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Egypt’s ‘Crackdown on Dissent’ Continues With 5-Year Sentence for Prominent Blogger (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 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 )

How Egypt’s Generals Sidelined Uncle Sam

By Dilip Hiro, TomDispatch Jun 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 )

Thousands Protest Egyptian Government’s Island Deal With Saudi Arabia

Egypt’s ‘Crackdown on Dissent’ Continues With 5-Year Sentence for Prominent Blogger (Video)

How Egypt’s Generals Sidelined Uncle Sam

Egyptian Demonstrators Killed in Anniversary Protest

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