Cairo pledges to back Riyadh in its fight with the Houthis

Their defence ties date back decades, so it is no surprise Egypt is standing by Saudi Arabia at a critical time for both countries

Amr Emam

The Battle for a Syrian Caliphate

[caption id="attachment_55247351" align="alignnone" width="620"] Residents of Syria's eastern town of Deir Ezzor walk past the debris of a building reportedly hit by a missile on September 26, 2013…

Stephen Starr

Some Risk, Big Rewards

[caption id="attachment_55247270" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranians look at rugs displayed at Iran's International hand-woven carpet exhibition in Tehran on September 29, 2013 (BEHROUZ MEHRI…

David E. Long

Egypt’s Ex-Presidents' Club

[caption id="attachment_55247258" align="alignnone" width="620"] Morsi supporters gather outside Cairo Police Academy on November 4, 2013. (Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)[/caption] …

Mahmud El-Shafey

Yemen's Deadly New Normal

[caption id="attachment_55247249" align="alignnone" width="620"] Yemeni mourners stand next to the coffin of late Yemeni parliament member Abdulkareem Jadban (portrait) during his funeral in Sana'a…

Abubakr Al-Shamahi

Two Roads for the Egyptian Brotherhood

[caption id="attachment_55247148" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egypt constitutional committee members read documents during the voting for Egypt's draft constitution on November 30, 2013. (Stringer…

Alex Walsh