Alastair Beach is a freelance reporter based in Cairo who has worked for a variety of publications, including the <em>Independent</em>, the <em>Sunday Telegraph</em> and <em>Spectator</em>. He was previously based in Syria.

A Difficult Road Ahead

[caption id="attachment_55235140" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egypt's new Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II [/caption]On 29 November, clerics from…

Egypt's "King of Thugs" Faces Trial

[caption id="attachment_55234360" align="alignnone" width="620"] Sabri Nakhnoukh was ordered detained for prosecution after ten hours of police…

Appetite for Democracy

[caption id="attachment_55234256" align="alignnone" width="620"] Edward McMillan-Scott in Cairo [/caption]Historical perspective is a funny thing. …

Egypt's Desert Gem

&nbsp; [caption id="attachment_55231655" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="The rising moon stands up in clear skies next to a weathered…

Too Good to be True

&nbsp; [caption id="attachment_55231473" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A man reads Al-Ahram newspaper in a backstreet cafe just off Cairo…

WWII's Explosive Legacy

[caption id="attachment_55231264" align="alignnone" width="620" caption="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister Winston Churchill pays a visit to the El…

Getting Egypt Back on its Feet

[caption id="attachment_55228684" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="South Korean tourists leave Cairo at the beginning of February, 2011. The…

A Storm Before the Calm

[caption id="attachment_55227880" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Water is sprayed at protestors as they clash with police in Cairo on…

Freedom and Justice

[caption id="attachment_55227653" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Dr. Mohammed Morsy"][/caption] The office of Professor Mohammed Morsy…