Egypt Today The Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit called on Sudan’s parties to exercise self restraint and avoid any actions leading to escalation of tension. He warned against deviation from the peaceful path of the country’s political transition process. The AL chief is “cautiously following up …
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Despite the rise in political temperatures in the Gulf, Egypt should focus on its western front with Libya and Sinai. Hussein Haridy On Saturday, 18 May, the Saudi government called for two emergency summits in Mecca timed for tomorrow 30 May. According to the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the purpose of …
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Could Algeria and Sudan be ahead of the Arab Spring countries on their paths towards political reform? Dina Shehahta The ouster of former presidents Omar Al-Bashir in Sudan and Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika in Algeria after a wave of popular protests in both countries has given rise to speculation about the future …
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Egypt Today “President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi discussed with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa, in a Sunday summit, promoting joint Arab action in light of the current challenges facing the Arab region”, according to presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady. “Talks between the two leaders come as part of their bilateral …
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Michael Goodyear The once vast caliphate of the Islamic State, better known as ISIS, is no more. On March 23, the last scrap of ISIS territory fell to a US-backed coalition. But while the state of ISIS is gone, the terrorist organization still survives in the shadows and its …
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Slogans about democracy are not enough in themselves. What Arab republics need are courageous modernisers, able to lead the people towards good governance. Hussein Haridy It has been customary and fashionable in the West to speak about the “Arab Spring” in describing popular uprisings that erupted eight years ago in …
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Egypt Today Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi will host two summits on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Sudan and Libya, presidential spokesman Bassam Rady stated. The summit on Sudan will include the presidents of Chad, Djibouti, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, and South Africa. The participants will also …
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While the departure of lifetime presidents in Algeria and Sudan may bring uncertainty to these countries, the geopolitical costs to the Arab world will be less unclear *Hussein Haridy The Arab world is again in the midst of major upheavals that none can say with certainty will lead to a …
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Editorial After military clashes erupted again in Libya late last week, with the advance of the Libyan National Army towards Tripoli, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry immediately issued a statement voicing “deep concern” over the consequences of the fighting. Over the past eight years, Egypt has stressed the importance of restoring stability …
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Bouteflika has stepped down, echoing what happened with Mubarak eight years ago. It remains to be seen whether Algeria will avoid the instability Egypt then experienced *Hussein Haridy No one could have imagined, while celebrating New Year 2019, that Algeria would face a very grave political crisis that would cost …
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