Egypt carrying out massive military operation in Sinai with Israel's approval

With Israel's approval, the Egyptian army has launched a massive military operation in the Sinai Peninsula, which is aimed at cleaning out al-Qaeda terrorists and Bedouin gangs. Egypt launched a massive military operation on Sunday to stop al-Qaida and Bedouin terrorists and to restore order to the Sinai Peninsula which fell into anarchy following the revolution in the country earlier this year.

A house divided

Barry Rubin argues that divisions among Egypt's liberal parties will result in the Muslim Brotherhood controlling the country after its upcoming elections. I never thought the Brotherhood will get a majority. My concern is that it will control around 40 percent of the seats, be the largest single bloc, and get most of what it wants in a new constitution. The president will most likely be Amr

Egypt's mobocracy

Well, what a shock. Ordinary Egyptians joined with the Egyptian army to drive 'pro-democracy' protesters from Cairo's Tahrir Square (Hat Tip: Memeorandum). Squeezed between an assertive military and the country's resurgent Islamist movement, many Internet-savvy, pro-democracy activists are finding it increasingly hard to remain relevant in a post-revolutionary Egypt that is struggling to

Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood denies meetnig with US

Poor Barack Hussein Obama can't even get the Muslim Brotherhood to admit to having met with him. Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday denied reports that its leader met with a US official in Turkey.The Islamist movement denied reports in local media outlets that it's leader, Hammam Saeed, met with an official in the American administration, stressing in a press statement that the report is "