DUBAI: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is holding the army to ransom. The moderate Islamist movement, which won almost half the seats in recent parliamentary elections, says it won't support a $3.2 billion aid deal with the International Monetary (...)
DUBAI: Egypt's post-revolution equities are cheap but still not cheerful. Valuations are low even with a 27 percent rise in the benchmark index since the start of the year, due to successful parliamentary elections. But as the football violence, (...)
The Muslim Brotherhood's economic platform isn't likely to be fully implemented, but it offers a good glimpse of the type of policies they will push for in the months to come. Few of the ideas of the movement's Freedom and Justice Party are new or (...)
DUBAI: Prince Alwaleed might be pushing the limits with Twitter. Even though the billionaire entrepreneur Saudi-royal is known for both his reformist views and bold media investments, his latest coup, a $300 million strategic stake in the social (...)
DUBAI: An Islamist-led parliament is set to replace Egypt's failed authoritarian secular one. Economic necessity should keep extremism at bay. But the Muslim Brotherhood's long-term agenda, and the surprise success of ultra-conservative Salafis, (...)
DUBAI: Egypt is fostering false economic expectations. In the post-Mubarak era, the moderate Muslim Brotherhood movement's call for "social justice" is now popular with almost every political force running for election to the country's new (...)
CAIRO: Egypt finds itself without a government at the worst possible economic time. Amid deadly clashes, and with elections likely to be delayed, its financial situation cannot be ignored and requires immediate action. The pound is under pressure, (...)
DUBAI: Tunisia did it. Now Egypt is banking on smooth, timely elections. The finances of the post-revolution economy may no longer be on the brink, thanks to the billions of financial support pledged by Gulf countries. But a rapid transition to (...)
DUBAI: Al-Jazeera — the island — has become less of an island. It isn't entirely clear why Wadah Khanfar resigned as the director of the Qatari state-owned and funded network after eight years. But the quiet frenzy of speculation surrounding the (...)