Egypt Sentences 683 to Death, Bans Youth Movement

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Apr 29, 2014 A judge in Egypt on Monday sentenced 683 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death, including the group's leader, in a trial that Human Rights Watch has deemed unfair. Simultaneously, the April 6 movement that ignited the country's revolution has been banned for the crimes of embarrassing Egypt and protesting without permission. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Saudi King Channels John McCain, Demands Obama Take Hard Line on Iran, Syria, Muslim Brotherhood

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 29, 2014 President Obama met late Friday with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the latter’s desert camp, flying out from Riyadh by helicopter. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Head of Egyptian Army Announces He’s Running for President

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 27, 2014 Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi resigned Wednesday in order to announce his candidacy for the Egyptian presidency -- an office left vacant by the coup he helped organize. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egypt Shocks the World With Plan for Mass Execution of Over 500 Muslim Brothers

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 25, 2014 Among Middle Eastern countries, the most execution happy is Iran, with over 300 a year. With just one trial, Egypt has made itself more Draconian than Iran. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Egypt Hands 529 Muslim Brothers the Death Sentence in One Day

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 25, 2014 Apparently Egypt's military rulers are prepared to go much further than previous dictatorships in quashing the opposition once and for all. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The War on Terror Jumps the Shark as Everyone in the Mideast Accuses Everyone Else of Terrorism

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 11, 2014 In early December, Lebanese Shiite leader Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbullah accused Saudi Arabia of being behind the bombing of the Iranian embassy in Beirut -- ie, charged Riyadh with terrorismIn early December, Lebanese Shiite leader Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbullah accused Saudi Arabia of being behind the bombing of the Iranian embassy in Beirut—i. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A New Arab Cold War: Saudi Arabia Pressures Qatar on Muslim Brotherhood, American Think Tanks

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 10, 2014 Saudi Arabia’s listing of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization and the withdrawal of the Saudi, Kuwaiti and Bahrain ambassadors from Qatar signal a big geopolitical realignment in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Putinism in Cairo? The Rise of the Russian Model

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 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 )

Did Religious Extremism Drive 2 Million Egyptian Youth to Unbelief?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 13, 2014 Egyptian journalist Hilmy al-Namnam said last fall that some researchers had concluded that there were 2 million Egyptian atheists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Raw Footage: Mohammed Morsi Shouts From His Cage in Court

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 29, 2014 He was the first democratically elected ruler in thousands of years of Egyptian civilization. Now he's just a guy in a white jumpsuit, reduced to shouting from his court cage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The 18th Brumaire of Gen. al-Sisi in Egypt

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 28, 2014 On Monday, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced that Field Marshall Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (also the minister of defense) was free to run for president if his conscience led him to do so. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cairo Blasts Kill Six People

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 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 )