Egypt

Gaddafi Regime Tried to Recruit Me

Businessman speaks of Tripoli lawlessness and attempt by Gaddafi loyalists to get him to fight the rebels.

Uprising Gives Egyptian Youth Dignity and Hope

They say the revolution has restored pride in their country and given them real cause for optimism.

Egyptian Women Eye Revolutionary Role

Rights activists hope gender roles will evolve further in new Egypt.

Egypt: No Country for Old Generals

Army’s interference in judicial process bodes ill for democracy.

Egyptians Migrants Fear Libyan Escalation

Thousands of Egyptian economic migrants caught up in the Libyan revolution are streaming back into Egypt, worried that the violence across the border is going to get worse.

An Arab Model for Democracy

The time is ripe to crystallise a creative vision for Egyptian democracy, one that can perhaps be used as a model by other Arab countries.

Tweeting From Tahrir

An Egyptian journalist recalls how he dodged rocks, plain-clothes police, camels and agonised over journalistic ethics while reporting on the uprising in Tahrir Square.

Egyptian Media Facing Sea Change

Egyptians Ponder Israel Peace Terms

The Egyptian army has been quick to commit to all its international agreements, however ordinary people say they want more dignified relations with their neighbour.

Arab TV's Morality Tales Turned Upside Down

For decades Egyptian soap operas conditioned Arabs to be virtuous and stoic when all around them was corrupt – TV footage of the Egyptian uprising has changed all that.