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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
2/23/2021 9:43:10 PM
With the backing of only one-third of Myanmar’s population, the military have to face domestic demonstrations and international denunciation, reports Haitham Nouri
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
2/19/2021 4:03:00 PM
After former US president Donald Trump’s acquittal in a second impeachment trial this week, an independent commission is to examine the Capitol Hill riot in January
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Opinion
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2/18/2021 8:58:00 PM
Europe is suffering its worst winter since World War II as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated wave of lockdowns, writes Hany Ghoraba
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Opinion
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2/11/2021 7:19:00 PM
James Zogby assesses the last two decades of American politics
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World
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International
2/10/2021 1:28:59 PM
Tsai and her government have offered strong support for the protesters, which considers Taiwan its own territory and has denounced the island for encouraging violence and criminality
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World
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International
2/10/2021 10:14:56 AM
Thousands of people joined demonstrations in the main city of Yangon. In the capital, Naypyitaw, hundreds of government workers marched in support of a growing civil disobedience campaign
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World
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International
2/7/2021 9:39:56 PM
The uprising, which some Democratic lawmakers say was an attempted coup by domestic terrorists, has been described as the most dangerous attack on American democracy since the 1860s Civil War
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World
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International
2/7/2021 9:54:33 AM
The fresh rally followed large protests on Saturday across the country condemning the coup that brought a 10-year experiment with democracy to a crashing halt
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World
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International
2/4/2021 8:29:37 PM
The council's 15 members encouraged ``dialogue and reconciliation in accordance with the will and interests of the people of Myanmar.''
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World
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International
2/2/2021 10:05:01 PM
The UN Security Council, diplomats said, is negotiating a possible statement, drafted by Britain, that would condemn the coup
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World
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International
2/2/2021 9:10:40 AM
Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, meanwhile, released a statement calling for the military to honor the results of last November's election and release of all of those detained
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World
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International
2/1/2021 8:16:36 PM
Governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar's democracy after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians
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World
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International
2/1/2021 1:24:55 PM
Myanmar's army said it had detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy (NLD) party had won a landslide in a ballot in November that the military disputed
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World
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Region
1/26/2021 9:18:20 AM
Haykel Rachdi's family told local media he was struck by a tear gas canister after joining the protests that erupted this month on the anniversary of Tunisia's 2011 revolution that introduced democracy
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World
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International
1/24/2021 8:28:57 PM
Scotland voted against independence by 55% to 45% in a 2014 referendum. But a majority of Scots also backed staying in the European Union in the subsequent 2016 Brexit vote
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Opinion
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1/24/2021 5:32:00 PM
The true spirit of Egypt’s 25 January Revolution was to broaden democracy and the rule of law as part of the building of a more just society that would guarantee dignity, freedom and equality
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World
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International
1/20/2021 6:50:51 PM
Biden took the oath of office just before noon Wednesday during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The presidential oath was administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
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World
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International
1/18/2021 11:54:41 AM
China on Monday likened outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to a "praying mantis" in a colorful condemnation of the latest US sanctions sparked by the mass arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists
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World
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International
1/15/2021 12:25:21 PM
The filing gives further insight into the FBI probe on the day of chaos at the center of American democracy, which left elected officials holed up fearing for their lives and at least five people dead
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Opinion
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1/15/2021 12:00:00 PM
Trump and the crisis of democracy
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