Hosni Mubarak

Top Egyptian actor speaks out about transgender son

Hesham Selim's appearance on the TV show led to yet another wave of support for LGBTQ rights in Egypt on social media, with many praising the actor for his support for his son.

The rainbow flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, is seen during the first Gay Pride parade in Skopje, North Macedonia June 29, 2019
SUPPORTERS OF former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak hold his photos near the main gate of a cemetery during his funeral ceremony, east of Cairo.

Hosni Mubarak kept the peace with Israel

Hosni Mubarak

Ehud Olmert to 'Post': Egypt's Mubarak was a friend to Israel

AN ANTI-GOVERNMENT protester defaces a picture of then-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria, in 2011.

Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was no Cleopatra


Egypt’s Dilemma

Sadly, one year under president Mohamed Morsi has shown that the Islamists contributed more to dividing the country than to uniting it.

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Egypt and the Jewish Moment

Like at Pesach, when we relate the Israelites' exodus from Pharaoh's bondage, there are four questions that demand answers when contemplating recent events in Egypt.

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Analysis: For the Egyptian army, there’s no turning back

The army knows that it must crack down hard on the Muslim Brotherhood in order to install a government more in line with its interests and those of the opposition protesters.

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Yadlin: Civil war in Egypt is unlikely

Former military intelligence chief predicts Egypt's homogenous population that supports the army will prevent civil war.

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Mubarak trial continues, impervious to Egypt unrest

Retrial of former autocrat adjourned until after Ramadan; televised trial seems outwardly unaffected by the Morsi ouster.

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Analysis: The spring that never came

Two years ago the world was ecstatic over Mubarak's fall, and now the same has happened Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi.

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Concerned but quiet, Israel watches Egypt with an anxious eye

Israel used to live in a neighborhood where the evil men in charge were at least predictable, but that has all changed.

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Palestinians, Israelis closely watching Egypt instability

Concerns of how instability in the most populous Arab country could affect its neighbors.

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10 dead in Egypt clashes, over a million join protest

Health Ministry: 613 people injured; five shot in towns south of Cairo, two more during attack on Brotherhood's headquarters.

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Two killed in Egypt street clashes, dozens hurt

Protesters call for Egyptian president Morsi to resign; dozens injured in street fighting in northern Cairo.

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