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Egypt’s new president to face huge decision on military’s role
By Eric Cunningham CAIRO, Egypt – Egyptians are headed to the polls in a historic election to choose...
May 22, 2012
Are the drones working in Yemen?
BY. CASEY COOMBS SANAA, Yemen — When a young suicide bomber, disguised in combat gear, blew himself up...
May 22, 2012
Military tribunals: A continuing crackdown on Egypt’s revolution
CAIRO — Before the pro-democracy movement’s demonstrations swelled the streets of this city and ousted President Hosni Mubarak,...
Jan 22, 2012
The money behind the Egyptian military
CAIRO – One year into Egypt’s unfinished revolution, fateful questions loom here in the most populous nation in...
Jan 22, 2012
Egypt’s forgotten revolutionaries
Editor’s note: Concern is mounting in Egypt that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) will not...
Jan 16, 2012
Mohammed Abbas: Running for the Revolution
GIZA, Egypt – Framed against the great pyramids of Giza with a half-moon on the rise, a phalanx...
Jan 06, 2012
Opinion: Saudi women’s suffrage mired in suppression
GlobalPost asked two young Saudis to contribute to the Special Report “The Road Beyond 9-11” by writing about...
Dec 19, 2011
Military trials threaten Egypt’s democracy
By Mohannad Sabry CAIRO — Through three decades of iron-fisted rule, Hosni Mubarak suspended the rights of 2,000 civilians...
Nov 24, 2011
Egypt: Is it a revolution?
CAIRO – So, is it a revolution? With running battles taking place once again in Tahrir Square, this...
Nov 21, 2011