Egypt
Online activists in the Middle East: Seeds of the future
Online activists continue to play an important role in the Middle East(1)
Egypt’s presidential election: Spring can come again
Though no candidate inspires much joy, a fair election will be a great step forward(22)
The presidential election in Egypt: Egypt’s second republic
The country’s new president, whoever he is, will face political and economic challenges aplenty(31)
Muslims and Jerusalem: Pilgrims’ plodding progress
It is hard for Muslims to visit the ancient city, but more are trying(50)
Remittance corridors: New rivers of gold
Remittances from unlikely places are helping poor countries in the downturn(28)
The week ahead: April 20th 2012: A momentous occasion
FRANCE holds the first round of its presidential elections, Egypt's election campaign gets under way, the International Criminal Court rules on Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor's case and Aung San Suu Kyi makes her parliamentary debut in Myanmar(0)
Egypt’s presidential race: Falling prophets
The barring of some candidates will make for a duller but safer race(15)
The Arab uprising: Hope springs eternal
An optimistic take, despite the many setbacks(3)
Egypt confirms ban on candidates: The transition to democracy
EGYPT'S electoral commission has upheld a ruling banning nearly half of the presidential candidates from running, including three of the front-runners. Our correspondents ask what the decision means for the future of Egyptian democracy(1)
Egypt’s presidential race: And then there were none
Rules tie Egypt’s politics in knots(10)
Egypt’s presidential race: Battle of the beards
Islamists dominate Egypt’s increasingly heated presidential contest(98)
Islamists and Arab constitutions: Put faith in writing
Islamists tackle constitutional matters differently in Egypt, Tunisia and Syria(6)
Foreign policy: An interview with Hillary Clinton
Lexington sits down with the secretary of state(80)
Egypt’s Copts: Autumn of another patriarch
The death of Pope Shenouda highlights quandaries faced by Coptic Christians(15)
Food and the Arab spring: Let them eat baklava
Today’s policies are recipes for instability in the Middle East(12)
Whispered dissent in UAE: No sheikh-up here
Tiny shoots from the Arab Spring get crushed(5)
Egypt’s presidential race: Wanted: maybe a president?
Egypt wobbles to the finish line of its transition to democracy(10)
The biblical seven lean and seven fat years are occurring simultaneously(22)
Daily chart: Where not to be a toddler
How child-mortality rates have changed since 1970(94)
Demography: The vanishing workforce
Not since the Black Death has there been such a shift(68)
Economic reform: Not yet blooming
Political reform has yet to generate economic progress around the Arab world(8)
Egypt’s revolution: The next draft
What happened when the crowds forced Hosni Mubarak from power(7)
Free exchange: Arab spring cleaning
Why trade reform matters in the Middle East(10)
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