In time the reasons why the Egyptian uprising took place and the reasons for its success will appear ever clearer and perhaps some elements will jump out that we cannot discern now. Civil disobedience could be traced back, ironically, to the period from […]
By Andrew Hammond DUBAI | Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:04am EDT (Reuters) – At a recent conference in Abu Dhabi, a confidant of the emirate’s crown prince vented his frustration over the downfall of a major ally who Gulf Arab rulers once […]
Word is Egypt’s post-uprising prime minister will be in Riyadh next week meeting King Abdullah. One would like to be a fly on the wall at that one. It’s not been a good year for the Gulf dynasties. The regional discourse was […]
CAIRO, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Arab uprisings against unpopular Western-backed rulers have undercut the arguments of some Western intellectuals about passive populations who are not prepared to fight for democracy. During the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, neoconservative cheerleaders for war who […]
By Andrew Hammond CAIRO | Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:42am EST (Reuters) – Arab uprisings against unpopular Western-backed rulers have undercut the arguments of some Western intellectuals about passive populations who are not prepared to fight for democracy. During the 2003 U.S. […]
John Simpson, Richard Engel, Robert Fisk and myself discussed Egypt after Mubarak’s fall in Cairo with Charlie Rose. http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11474 Tweet
CAIRO: For a country with 5,000 years of history, Egypt’s fall into a deep social, economic and political malaise during the three decades of Hosni Mubarak’s rule had a particularly bitter sting to it. Egyptians like to call their country “umm Al-dunya,” […]
By Dina Zayed and Andrew Hammond Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:55am EST CAIRO (Reuters) – In the morning it was hosting guests denouncing protesters against President Hosni Mubarak as Iranian agents. By evening, it was airing a protester openly calling for the […]
By Marwa Awad and Andrew Hammond CAIRO | Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:57pm EST (Reuters) – For a country with 5,000 years of history, Egypt’s fall into a deep social, economic and political malaise during the three decades of Hosni Mubarak’s rule […]
By Marwa Awad and Andrew Hammond CAIRO, Feb 8 (Reuters) – One man’s tears provided a new impetus on Tuesday to protesters in Egypt seeking to keep up momentum in their campaign, now in its third week, to topple President Hosni Mubarak. […]