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

Egypt’s Lost Moral Compass

[caption id="attachment_2235" align="alignnone" width="620"] How times have changed. Anti-Mubarak demonstrators and members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood movement pray in front of Egyptian…

Ahmed Kadry

Tunisian Déjà-Vu

[caption id="attachment_55243885" align="alignnone" width="620"] Mohamed Brahmi's coffin covered with a Tunisian flag. GETTY IMAGES[/caption] The same setting, same strategy, same weapon, same…

Youssef Cherif

Looking for an Exit in Afghanistan

[caption id="attachment_55237835" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Two Afghan National Police keep watch on the outskirts of Herat near the border between Afghanistan and Iran, on 13 December 13,…

Aamar Latif

Meeting Halfway

[caption id="attachment_55242085" align="alignnone" width="620"] Turkish protesters holding a Turkish flag demonstrate on the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013…

Barçin Yinanç

A Deception Comes Undone

[caption id="attachment_55243861" align="alignnone" width="620"] Screen grab from a YouTube video showing Nada Al-Ahdal.[/caption]On July 8, the media was taken by storm when Nada Al-Ahdal, an 11…

Catherine Shakdam

Stepping Stone

[caption id="attachment_55243816" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Jordanian woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Amman in this November 9, 2010, file photo.(KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty…

Majid Al-Amir

The Building Blocks of Stability

[caption id="attachment_55243767" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Unemployed Yemenis wait for work offers on a sidewalk in Sanaa, on April 6, 2013. Unemployment rates among young people in Yemen can…

Catherine Shakdam

Two-Way Traffic

[caption id="attachment_55243733" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Prince Andrew, the duke of York, looks on as (front L-R) Dr Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, minister of state and Masdar City CEO and the UK…

Taher Al-Sharif

No Less Than an Act of War

[caption id="attachment_55243737" align="aligncenter" width="620"] US defense secretary Chuck Hagel (R) listens as Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies at a Senate Budget…

Andrew Bowen

Europe's Half Measure

[caption id="attachment_55243709" align="alignnone" width="594"] Lebanese women wave Hezbollah flags while holding a picture of the movement's chief Hassan Nasrallah in the western Bekaa Valley on…

Hussain Abdul-Hussain