This blog can best be summarised at the outset with lines by the witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth……. “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble” I last wrote […]
Egypt: Scepticism not Euphoria
Although the Brotherhood candidate, Morsi, was declared the winner in the Presidential run-off, the battle for control of the country is far from decided. The military still holds the reins of power […]
Egypt’s Arab Spring, R.I.P.?
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. The end of the Egyptian revolution and very likely the beginning of more bloodshed and repression, almost a copycat script from much maligned Syria. […]
The Ongoing Arab Spring
The protest which began in Tunisia have spawned yet more protests not only in the Maghreb and the Middle East but also in the US and Russia. Dissatisfaction is rife. The established […]
Egyptian elections, a country at the crossroads
Today, Wednesday 23 May and tomorrow, Thursday, 24 May, Egypt will hold its first free presidential election. This election is critical and perhaps the most important one to he held in the […]
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