James M. Dorsey

Morsi’s Power Play In Sinai, and on the Pitch

Morsi’s Power Play In Sinai, and on the Pitch

JAMES M. DORSEY: Mr. Morsi’s response to this week’s killing of 16 Egyptian soldiers by militants has allowed him to position himself as the country’s co-commander-in-chief

 James M. Dorsey

Kicking Time: Ultras Egypt Truce Likely to Be Short Lived

Kicking Time: Ultras Egypt Truce Likely to Be Short Lived

JAMES M. DORSEY: The battle between the autocrats and the ultras turned the stadiums into battlefields for control with the ultras viewing themselves as the venue’s only legitimate owner.

 Common Ground News Service

President Morsi: Some Encouraging First Steps

President Morsi: Some Encouraging First Steps

MANAR AMMAR, CGNEWS: The fear of a deeply divided Egypt is a real one but the first moves of the new President give grounds for cautious optimism

 Rob L. Wagner

Target Lebanon: A ‘Jittery’ Israel Set To Lash Out

Target Lebanon: A ‘Jittery’ Israel Set To Lash Out

ROB L. WAGNER: The changes throughout the Arab world have made Israel very nervous indeed. And a nervous Israel is a dangerous Israel.

 Common Ground News Service

Al Azhar University: The Strong Third Force in Egypt

Al Azhar University: The Strong Third Force in Egypt

COMMON GROUND NEWS: There is much discussion about the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists but there is another significant power in Egypt

 James M. Dorsey

Jordan: A Model For Sports Governance in Region

Jordan: A Model For Sports Governance in Region

JAMES M. DORSEY: The success of the Jordanian Football Association is causing other sporting bodies to sit up and take notice.

 Common Ground News Service

Egyptian Women ‘Fighting Hard’ For Rights

Egyptian Women ‘Fighting Hard’ For Rights

RANDA EL TAHAWY, CGNEWS: Women across the political spectrum in Egypt are refusing to be sidelined or misrepresented.

 Rob L. Wagner

Morsi’s Election: The Opportunity for the U.S.

Morsi’s Election: The Opportunity for the U.S.

ROB L. WAGNER: There’s no doubt that alarm bells were ringing in Washington with the news of Morsi’s election. It does, though, present an opportunity

 M.-Lynx-Qualey

Cultural Elite Fear the Worst in the ‘New Egypt’

Cultural Elite Fear the Worst in the ‘New Egypt’

M. LYNX-QUALEY: At the unveiling of Egypt’s most prestigious cultural awards there was a pervasive feeling of fear at what’s to come

 Juan Cole

Morsi’s To Do List: Egypt’s ‘Top Five’ Priorities

Morsi’s To Do List: Egypt’s ‘Top Five’ Priorities

JUAN COLE: The economic and social challenges facing Egypt today are immense. With the right approach, however, Muhammad Mursi can make real change happen

 Francis Matthew

Morsi’s Missions: Overcoming SCAF, Gulf’s Brotherhood Hostility

Morsi’s Missions: Overcoming SCAF, Gulf’s Brotherhood Hostility

FRANCIS MATTHEW: Mursi’s victory in Egypt’s presidential elections means that the governments of the GCC are in a position of having to work with a Muslim Brother.

 Sultan Al Qassemi

Egypt: Can Morsi Now Rebuild Bridges to the UAE?

Egypt: Can Morsi Now Rebuild Bridges to the UAE?

SULTAN AL QASSEMI: There are two major concerns with the Muslim Brotherhood for the UAE: The most important is its relations with an offshoot network operating illegally in the country.

 Editor, MEP

Egypt Celebrates as Morsi Declared Winner

VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Morsi has officially won Egypt’s presidential election and will be the country’s next president. Not everyone is happy.

 Juan Cole

Morsi Wins: Is Now The Rise of a Pluralist Egypt?

Morsi Wins: Is Now The Rise of a Pluralist Egypt?

JUAN COLE: One problem for Mursi is mollifying the Egyptians who are terrified of him, fearing he wants to turn their fun-loving country into a grim Saudi Arabia.

 Rania Al Malky

Too Late to Save Egypt’s Revolution?

Too Late to Save Egypt’s Revolution?

RANIA AL MALKY: The stakes today with Omar Suleiman perhaps within days of succeeding Mubarak, are just as high as they were on January 25, 2011.