I have never written a eulogy or obituary for anyone, but the great journalist Mahmoud Murad, has a special place in my heart. His humanity and professionalism were rare qualities in today's world.
Murad, who passed away earlier this week aged 81, (...)
Sudan's transitional government has made considerable strides in pushing back the influence the Muslim Brotherhood gained under the Omar Al-Bashir regime. But if it has succeeded in closing some avenues that the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliates (...)
Anyone who follows developments on the Libyan scene would say that Egypt has approached the crisis with no hidden agenda. From the outset, Egypt stood for the safety and security which are so vital to the country.
Rather than veering towards (...)
Paris' attention has long been focused on Libya; for France, the war-torn country's fate is a security issue.
Tuesday's special conference on the Libyan crisis, which will bring together many international actors, as well as Libyan factions, to the (...)
Informed sources in Cairo say that recent French actions on Libya in coordination with Turkey and Qatar are raising resentment, as they ignore many developments on the ground and serve some parties without taking into consideration balance on the (...)
Carbon Holdings and French asset management firm Lazard have agreed for the latter to act as the former's financial consultant in the Tahrir Petrochemicals project.
The partnership between the two has been formed with the goal of attracting capital (...)
A gang of eight members are being interrogated for forming a ring that exploits street children.
The members are accused of exploiting street children in the Heliopolis district, raping them and forcing them to beg and steal. The suspects were (...)
The crisis in Sudan is by no means a zero-sum game. If one side "loses", everybody loses, argues Mohamed Abul-Fadl
Sudan's problems are of such a magnitude, so persistent in their ferocity and so deeply ingrained that they threaten the very (...)
For the UN to wrest back its proper global role its intervention in Sudan must bring results, writes Mohamed Abul-Fadl*
The UN had its share of success and failure around the world. Its role was eclipsed by the ascendance of the US as the ultimate (...)