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The setting of a minimum and maximum wage for Egypt’s civil service will help the system become more transparent and equal. But comprehensive reform is still needed.
It is unusual for a U.S. ally to launch airstrikes without informing the United States.
The Arab states are at a tipping point. Some have already gone past it, while others must make hard choices if they are to avoid it.
The Sisi government’s policies of repression and exclusion are alienating Egypt’s restive population and threatening to push Egyptians into the arms of extremist groups.
As negotiations on a lasting cease-fire in Gaza grind on in Cairo, it’s not only the animosity between Israel and Hamas that is complicating the talks—it’s also Egypt’s role as mediator.
The specter of terrorism in Tunisia may force a postponement of planned parliamentary and presidential elections and derail the country's political transition – the Arab Spring’s only apparent success story.
The tragic irony in Egypt is that while fuel subsidy programs benefit the higher income brackets, lowering them will more negatively impact other groups.
Egypt’s harsh stand toward Hamas in the latest conflict in Gaza is not merely due to the severe deterioration in relations since the overthrow of the Morsi government. The cash-strapped Sisi government shares long-held concerns in Cairo that it, instead of Israel, risks becoming responsible for relieving the stifling siege.
With intensifying international pressure to end hostilities, a brief lull in fighting currently prevails in Gaza. But a formal ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has proven elusive.
The real story of Libya is that there is no one faction that can really compel or coerce the others.