Google’s Wael Ghanim endorses Islamist in Egyptian race

Political activist Wael Ghonim has announced his support for presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, saying he would be “a president for all Egyptians who will gather people, not divide them.” (more…)

Row Between Egypt’s Legislature, Cabinet Grows

Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament has suspended its sessions for a week to protest the ruling military’s failure to heed its repeated calls for the dismissal of the government. (more…)

Saudi recalls ambassador, shuts embassy in Egypt

Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador from Egypt for “consultation” and would close its embassy and consulates in the Arab nation.

State news agency SPA said the reason behind the diplomatic move was “unjustified protests” in Egypt and attempts to storm the Saudi embassy and consulates which “threatened the safety of its employees”. (more…)

Egypt’s gas cut threatens its 1979 treaty with Israel

Egypt’s decision to cut off natural gas supplies to Israel threatens the countries’ historic 1979 peace treaty and could crank up simmering tensions over disputed offshore gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean.

On Sunday, Cairo terminated a crucial agreement, (more…)

Egyptian fundamentalists back Muslim Brotherhood candidate

A panel of fundamentalist Islamic clerics on Wednesday endorsed the candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood for president of Egypt, an attempt to prevent a split of the conservative Muslim voters.
In another twist, Egypt’s election commission late Wednesday reinstated a candidate, (more…)

Egypt bars last Mubarak era presidential candidate

Egypt’s election commission on Tuesday disqualified an ex-premier from running for president because of a law that bans senior officials from the deposed Hosni Mubarak regime from running for office.

The disqualification is the latest twist in an already turbulent process aimed at replacing Mubarak (more…)

No revolution in Lebanon

Why is the counter-revolutionary force stronger than the revolutionary force which is calling for a revolution in Lebanon similar to what we have seen elsewhere in the Arab Spring?

Biggest rally in months against military’s rule in Egypt

Tens of thousands of protesters packed Cairo’s downtown Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstration in months against the ruling military, aimed at stepping up pressure on the generals to hand over power to civilians and bar ex-regime members from running in upcoming presidential elections. (more…)

In Gaza, Hamas has not delivered

As enthusiasm for Islamist parties grows in the Arab world questions abound about what shape political Islam will take. Hamas, an offshoot of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has not set a good example in clean governance in Gaza for others to follow

Muslim Brotherhood reject Egypt election ban

The Muslim Brotherhood said Sunday that it will fight the banning of its candidate for president that has thrown Egypt’s move toward elected civilian rule into disarray and threatens a return to massive street protests. (more…)