Africa had its fair share of military power-grabs – actually, it had a good deal more than that. Throughout the Cold War, military coups were the rule, not the exception. And Egypt, the bridge between the African and Arab worlds, was no stranger to coups. After all, it was a coup by the Free Officers […]
Tag: Mohammed Morsi
Muslim brotherhood pledges to continue protests in Egypt
Unrest in Egypt continues to dominate many world medias as the Muslim brotherhood party, which is against the arrest of their leaders and ousted democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi, says through its official websites that it will continue to hold ‘peaceful’ protest until Morsi is reinstated to power and key members let off the hook. […]
Egyptian interim leader names a new Prime Minister
The Egyptian interim leader Adly Mansour, has appointed Hazem El Beblawi as Egypt’s new Prime minister, after the democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi was ousted from office by the country’s army leaders. Presidential spokesman Ahmed El Moslamany announced in a statement that Mohamed El-Baradei is also appointed as Vice President responsible for foreign affairs in […]
Israel-Gaza Truce – Peace until the Next War?
Recently, a truce was mediated – by Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi – between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza. But … how long can such a truce last before the new round of warfare is unleashed? Notwithstanding many obvious analogies with the previous tensions between the two sides (such as Operation Cast Lead at the […]



