UN Palestine peace conference suspended amid regional escalation    Egypt advances integrated waste management city in 10th of Ramadan with World Bank support    Hyatt, Egypt's ADD Developments sign MoU for hotel expansion    Serbian PM calls trade deal a 'new page' in Egypt ties    Reforms make Egypt 'land of opportunity,' business leader tells Serbia    TMG climbs to 4th in Forbes' Top 50 Public Companies in Egypt' list on surging sales, assets    Egypt, Japan's JICA plan school expansion – Cabinet    Egypt's EDA, AstraZeneca discuss local manufacturing    Israel intensifies strikes on Tehran as Iran vows retaliation, global leaders call for de-escalation    Egypt issues nearly 20 million digital treatment approvals as health insurance digitalisation accelerates    LTRA, Rehla Rides forge public–private partnership for smart transport    Egyptian pound rebounds at June 16 close – CBE    China's fixed asset investment surges in Jan–May    Egypt secures €21m EU grant for low-carbon transition    Sisi launches new support initiative for families of war, terrorism victims    Egypt, Cyprus discuss regional escalation, urge return to Iran-US talks    Egypt nuclear authority: No radiation rise amid regional unrest    Grand Egyptian Museum opening delayed to Q4    Egypt delays Grand Museum opening to Q4 amid regional tensions    Egypt slams Israeli strike on Iran, warns of regional chaos    Egypt expands e-ticketing to 110 heritage sites, adds self-service kiosks at Saqqara    Egypt's EDA joins high-level Africa-Europe medicines regulatory talks    Egypt's Irrigation Minister urges scientific cooperation to tackle water scarcity    Egypt, Serbia explore cultural cooperation in heritage, tourism    Egypt discovers three New Kingdom tombs in Luxor's Dra' Abu El-Naga    Egypt launches "Memory of the City" app to document urban history    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    Egypt's Democratic Generation Party Evaluates 84 Candidates Ahead of Parliamentary Vote    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Barak Barfi
Libya's transition to transition
SIRTE, LIBYA: Although Libyans are now celebrating the first anniversary of the revolution that toppled Moammar Qaddafi, they are increasingly frustrated with their new leaders. Libyans complain that the interim government, known as the National (...)

16 - 03 - 2012
Rebuilding the ruins of Qaddafi
TRIPOLI: With the creation of a new government, Libya's leaders should finally be able to focus on organizing the transition from the authoritarian state that they inherited to the more pluralistic one they envisage. But are they really able and (...)

23 - 12 - 2011
Rebuilding Libya
BENGHAZI: Six months after Libyan rebels took up arms against the country's leader, Col. Muammar El-Qaddafi, they have finally toppled him. But, while victorious on the battlefield, they have not been triumphant in political and economic terms. If (...)

24 - 08 - 2011
How new is Egypt's 'new' foreign policy?
CAIRO: In the months since Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation, his successors have signaled a shift in foreign policy by reaching out to former adversaries. Egypt's government has welcomed Iranian diplomats and embraced the Palestinian (...)

09 - 06 - 2011
The road to Tripoli
BENGHAZI: In the days since the Feb. 17 revolution against Libyan leader Col. Moammar Qaddafi, opposition forces in Benghazi have formed a Transitional National Council (TNC) and a Crisis Team (CT) to serve as an interim government. The two groups (...)

03 - 05 - 2011
Yemen's regime change gets personal
SANAA: When Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered his military on March 18 to fire on peaceful protesters calling for his resignation, he sealed his fate. A wave of military, government, and diplomatic defections, led by his long-time ally (...)

30 - 03 - 2011
The battle for Bahrain
MANAMA: The fervor for change that inspired revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt is now rocking Bahrain. But the uprising in Manama differs from the mass protests that turned out longtime rulers in North Africa. Indeed, sectarian fault lines, together (...)

24 - 02 - 2011
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