The Brotherhood’s Dilemma in Ruling Egypt

It is not too early to say now, after the recent succession of unfortunate events, that President Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood are facing a real dilemma. The elections have been postponed by order of the judiciary, while civil disobedience continues in Port Said, as private property and government offices are burned down. Clashes and skirmishes have also spread to other cities in the Delta—Mansoura and Mahalla—and more dangerous than all this, police factions have rebelled and begun to j...

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Egypt Braces for More Violence

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt is bracing itself for a fresh wave of violence in the city of Port Said after a court confirmed the death sentences of 21 people convicted for their part in a deadly football riot last year. Port Said has seen outbreaks of violence since the verdict was announced at the end of January. Riots and clashes between protestors and the police connected to the court case have led to several fatalities in the past week, and left more than 200 people injured. Thi...

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