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

Too Little, Too Late?

[caption id="attachment_55245164" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Libyan protester holds a gun during clashes between demonstrators and troops of the Libyan Shield Forces (LSF), following a…

Tasbeeh Herwees

The Best of Enemies

[caption id="attachment_55245176" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivers a speech during the International Ombudsman Symposium meeting in Ankara on…

Nicholas Birch

The Dead and the Disappeared

[caption id="attachment_55245160" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemeni protesters, one of them holding a picture of a martyr killed during last year's rebellion against president Ali Abdullah…

Abubakr Al-Shamahi

Obama's Gamble

[caption id="attachment_55245151" align="aligncenter" width="620"] President Barack Obama meets with members of Congress in the Cabinet room of the White House on September 3, 2013. (Dennis Brack…

Caryle Murphy

Who Watches the Watchers?

[caption id="attachment_55245131" align="alignnone" width="620"] A village guard holding his rifle on April 10, 2010, in the mountainous southeastern city of Siirt. Dressed in Turkish military…

Ali Gokpinar

Egypt’s Vicious Cycle

[caption id="attachment_55245119" align="alignnone" width="594"] An Egyptian whirling dervish spins in circles. (Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption]Al-Thawra Mostamera. The Revolution Continues…

Ahmed Kadry

Rouhani Hangs Back on Syria

[caption id="attachment_55245104" align="alignnone" width="594"] Hassan Rouhani holds his first press conference on August 6, 2013 after taking office on August 4. (Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)[…

Christian Emery

Egypt’s Persuasive Mouthpiece

[caption id="attachment_55245091" align="alignnone" width="594"] A pile of newspapers reporting on the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi on July 4, 2013, in Cairo. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP…

Wessam Sherif