Category Archives: Egypt

Democracy: Egypt’s 21st century pyramid built on sand

Dr Fereydun Refiq Hilmi

By Dr F R Hilmi: The US and international Occupy movements were modelled on the Egyptian and Arab spring revolutions which is why I see it as necessary to highlight the pitfalls of those movements and the pessimistic outcome they seem to bring about. The results of the Egyptian Presidential elections were announced on international…

KRG security forces on alert for uprising anniversary

News from The Kurdistan Tribune: The Kurdistan Region’s security officers are on alert on the eve of the anniversary of the uprising of 17 February. Demonstrations have already begun in Ranya and Halabja. In the city of Sulaymani, noticeable forces are moving from the centre to other places in the city in response to messages…

Egypt’s new foreign policy will ‘waste resources trying to destroy Israel’ – Barry Rubin

Prof Barry Rubin

By Koshan Ali Khidhir: The Arab Spring is a controversial issue, and most controversial is the impact of this change on relations between Egypt and Israel. In this interview we discuss some crucial issues with Professor Barry Rubin, Director, Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center. Professor Rubin is a featured columnist at PJM, Editor,…

Egypt in the post-Mubarak era

Zeravan Barwary

By Zeravan Barwary: Many analysts are trying to make a comprehensive analysis of the crisis in Egypt. People around the world are observing the events carefully. In the Middle East and North Africa, people are looking forward to imitating the Egyptian revolution to get their freedom from the totalitarian regimes that have no legitimacy and…