Egypt’s religious divisions: Not so “Happy Christmas”
Why Egypt’s Christians are nervous(14)
The week ahead: January 6th 2012: A thorn in the Malaysian government's side
REPUBLICAN primaries in New Hampshire, a final round of voting in Egypt, a verdict expected for Anwar Ibrahim and yet another euro-zone summit(0)
Egypt’s elections: Patience and steady nerves required
With Islamists set to dominate the new parliament, secular Egyptians hope that the moderates will keep the extremists in check. So far they seem willing to do so(51)
The café at the heart of revolutionary Cairo(5)
Egypt's elections: Dirty tricks
In Egypt's elections anything goes when it comes to campaign tactics(31)
The World Policy Conference: Setting the world to rights—at least in theory
Amr Moussa, the former secretary-general of the Arab League and now a presidential candidate in Egypt, professed optimism for moderation in the Arab world’s most populous country.(2)
The week ahead: December 9th 2011: An unexpected surge
EGYPT and Côte d'Ivoire hold elections, and Republican candidates square off for two more debates(0)
Political Islam: Everywhere on the rise
The success of Egypt’s Islamists marks a trend throughout the region(101)
Israel and the Islamists: Oh no! But let’s talk, maybe
Israel is appalled by the surge of Islamists but may want to talk to them(138)
Islamists, elections and the Arab spring: And the winner is…
Political Islam is on the march. The West should keep its nerve(110)
The market for luxury travel: Find-and-seek, not fly-and-flop, for the New Millennials
One famous hotelier, who should perhaps remain anonymous, was not surprisingly rather worried about his ventures in the Middle East, including not just Egypt but also the UAE.(0)
The Economist: Digital highlights, December 3rd 2011
Items from the digital highlights page(0)
Egypt votes: Elections at last
Ten months after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians have been voting in their freest elections in six decades(4)
Egypt's elections: What the Arab papers say
We look at reactions in the Arab press to Egypt's elections(11)
In some countries the “military-industrial complex” is more than a metaphor(33)
Egypt’s election: Islamists of every stripe to the fore
Preliminary results of Egypt’s strung-out parliamentary elections suggest that Islamists will be easily the largest and most potent political force(133)
Egypt's elections: Voting begins
Egyptians have gone to the polls in their freest parliamentary election in decades but the results will be a long time coming(45)
The week ahead: November 25th 2011: Acute economic problems
ELECTIONS in Egypt and Congo, a climate conference in Durban and Britain's chancellor of the exchequer gives his autumn statement(0)
The Palestinians: May rival factions come together?
Talk of Palestinian reconciliation is once more in the air. But is it real?(74)
Egypt’s turmoil: Who will benefit from the chaos?
The obtuse generals may have dished the electoral chances of Egypt’s secular liberal democrats(83)
Egypt’s turmoil: The generals must go
The general election in Egypt must go ahead, and the generals must get out fast(64)
Hard times for Thomas Cook and the travel business: Will there be a helping hand for Thomas Cook?
The company, the second-biggest travel agency in Europe, is suffering from what Harold Macmillan, a British prime minister in the 1950s and ‘60s, famously described as “events, dear boy, events”.(0)
Violence in Egypt: Flaring up again
Fresh violence in Egypt as protesters call for the ruling generals to go(139)
Arab freedom of expression: The right to be hidden
Some women want the right to be veiled, others to be seen naked(70)
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