Egypt: Early political history Introduction Egypt was ruled by Britain from 1882, until it gained independence in 1922. In 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood, a significant force in Egyptian p… Read More

After a cancer operation a frail Mohammed Akef being escorted by his jailers back into solitary confinement aged 87. The Egyptian politician Mohammed Mahdi Akef, who has died aged 89 after s… Read More

Exiled Egyptian statesman Mohammed el-Baradei served briefly as vice-president of Egypt after the popularly-backed military coup of 2013 by now president Abdel Fatah el-Sisi.El Baradei … Read More

   An Egyptian court today sentenced ousted president Mohammed Morsi to death over his part in a mass prison break during the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.A… Read More

Hosni Mubarak’s departure came after 18 days of demonstrations and strikes that had waxed and waned, but that had generally grown in size and scope in spite of the brutal oppression of… Read More

The concept of divide and conquer has been used successfully by colonial power for centuries, perhaps even millennia.  The British Empire would pick a minority tribe in one of their col… Read More

 Egypt death sentences over football riot spark lethal clashes in Port SaidLink to video: Football death sentences spark reaction on Egypt's streetsAt least 30 people have been killed… Read More

Events since the fall of Hosni Mubarak have shown that the Egyptian revolution is only in its initial stages. With its series of communiqués issued over the weekend, the Egyptian mili… Read More

Ice Fire By MGShe's Suave. She's Sophisticated. She's Sensual. She's a Political News Maven of the Highest Order. Egyptian Blogger Ritzy Mabrouk is a woman of all that and more and showcases… Read More