The Arab Spring withers into winter

Its promise has fallen short before the onslaught of the votaries of the old order and ruthless extremist forces, notes Talmiz Ahmad. A little over two years ago, the Arab Spring swept the......

Egyptians break through barriers protecting prez palace

Thousands of angry Egyptian opposition protesters broke through an army barricade to march on the presidential palace on Friday, demanding Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to call off a......

Is the Arab Spring moving towards season two?

A hopeful reading of the recent events in the Muslim world would suggest that it is heading towards another thaw, says Shahid Javed Burki. The first one occurred more than a year ago. The Spring of......

Islamist parties sweep Egyptian polls

Egyptian Islamist parties have swept the parliamentary polls with a Muslim Brotherhood linked political group alone notching 235 seats in the 498 member House, the first polls since the ouster of......