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Analysis: On Sunday, at least 22 football fans were killed at a stadium in Cairo. Again, the government were quick to blame 'ultras' for the deaths. Zamalek supporters say this was a plan to wipe out opponents of the regime.
Comment: Many journalists in post-revolution Egypt have backed and cemented the state's black-and-white narrative of "security versus terrorism". Egypt needs a new movement to dispel the myth, says Sarah Eltantawi.
What risk of civil war in Egypt?
Comment: Political polarisation, incitement to violence and a catastrophic breakdown of the political process has drawn the country close to conflict. All factions must step back from the brink.
In less than ten years, Egypt’s judges have gone from icons of democracy to the counterrevolution‘s aggressive hounds. It is, boasts Egypt’s new ...
Shimaa al-Sabagh: An icon of the Arab revolutions
Comment: The photo of a young, revolutionary woman dying on her feet, her male comrade on his knees holding her upright, will become the iconic ...
A day in the life of Cairo's Matariya
Blog: Activists pack the narrow streets of Matariya, risking death to stage peaceful protests against Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. And, as usual, local media distort the truth.
Comment: The approach of Arab moderates to the threat of Islamist extremism is contradictory and damaging.
An Egypt I no longer recognise
Comment: Egypt has been turned upside down by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. But his rule is flawed and will not last forever, says Basheer al-Baker.
Keeping power in check: This week in Human Rights
Blog: War, despotism and occupation blight much of the Arab world and cripple the amazing potential of its people. No government, leader or ...
Shimaa el-Sabagh remembered in new protest
Blog: Vigil for the ‘martyr of flowers’ who was killed on 25 January as reported by those who were there via social media.
Anti-coup protests continue across Egypt, as further deaths at the hands of security forces ramps up anger at the violent crackdown against ...
We are all Shimaa el-Sabagh now
Comment: Shimaa el-Sabagh died holding flowers and calling for freedom and justice in Egypt. She is one of thousands ...
Special coverage: The anniversary of Egypt's revolution
On 25 January 2011, Egypt erupted in the now-infamous "Day of Anger". Protests had been planned to decry police abuses - but demonstrations ...
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