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

Rouhani Befriends Ankara

[caption id="attachment_55244726" align="alignnone" width="620"] Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoğlu (L) meets with Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani (R), at his office in Tehran on August 5,…

Ahu Özyurt

The Anger of the People

[caption id="attachment_55244667" align="alignnone" width="594"] Lebanese security forces standing guard in front of the Radisson Martinez Hotel in Beirut where members of a Turkish Airlines crew are…

Hussain Abdul-Hussain

No Cheek Left to Turn

[caption id="attachment_55244662" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian policemen inspect the car of a Coptic Christian priest killed in Al-Arish, north of the Sinai peninsula on July 6, 2013. (STR…

Elizabeth Monier

Yemen’s Most Wanted

[caption id="attachment_55244637" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Yemeni soldier mans a checkpoint in Sanaa, on July 21, 2013 (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] With the recent closure of…

Nasser Arrabyee

Plumbing the Deep State

[caption id="attachment_55244586" align="alignnone" width="592"] An Ergenekon prisoner being driven in an armored police vehicle waves at protestors on August 5, 2013. (Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)[…

Mehmet Solmaz

Palestine at the Proms

[caption id="attachment_55244555" align="alignnone" width="620"] Nigel Kennedy and the Palestine Strings perform Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" at the Royal Albert Hall, London on August 8, 2013. …

Amy Assad

Egypt's Need for Common Sense

[caption id="attachment_55244494" align="alignnone" width="620"] Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi spray slogans on a wall during a march through the Nasr City district on the…

Mahmud El-Shafey

Khamenei’s Face-Saving Exercise

[caption id="attachment_55244469" align="alignnone" width="594"] A security officer walks past a portrait of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the registration of presidential candidates…

Alex Vatanka