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

From the Jaws of Syria

[caption id="attachment_55245506" align="alignnone" width="620"] An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural painted on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran.(ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)[…

Christian Emery

Crying Wolf—Again

[caption id="attachment_55245479" align="aligncenter" width="619"] A Yemeni woman hold a picture of a child bride during a rally near the parliament in Sanaa on March 23, 2010 to show support to a…

Catherine Shakdam

A Way out of the Labyrinth

[caption id="attachment_55245471" align="alignnone" width="620"] Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz greets Irsen Kucuk, former prime minister of the break-away Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus…

Hugh Pope

Only God and America

[caption id="attachment_55245467" align="alignnone" width="620"] US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference after talks with French Foreign Affairs minister and British Foreign…

Malik al-Abdeh

From Table Tennis to Twitter

[caption id="attachment_55245452" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Logos for the microblogging site Twitter, displayed on the Internet on September 13, 2013 in London, England (Mary Turner/Getty…

Ataollah Mohajerani

One Giant Leap too Far

[caption id="attachment_55245423" align="alignnone" width="620"] People react after the announcement of the 2020 Olympic Games host city on September 7, 2013, in Istanbul. (Baris Acarli/Getty Images)…

Vedica Kant

Egyptian Democracy on Hold

[caption id="attachment_55245417" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian activists gather during a rally on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House on August 22, 2013 in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN…

Ahmed Kadry

A Shaky Relationship

[caption id="attachment_55245402" align="alignnone" width="620"] U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks as Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens during a luncheon at the State…

Ahu Özyurt

The North African Moment

[caption id="attachment_55245409" align="alignnone" width="620"] Libya women wave their new flag during celebrations in the streets of Tripoli following news of Moammar Gaddafi's capture and death…

Youssef Cherif