By Bill Law Emirati security forces seized the human rights advocate on Sunday. Decency demands that Boris Johnson and the FCO condemn this outrage On 19 March in Dubai, Emirati human rights advocate Ahmed Mansoor was seized by security forces and taken to an unknown place. Friends and colleagues, among whom I am proud to […]
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By Amr Khalifa Waiting for Egypt’s economic revival with Sisi at the helm is like waiting for Godot Sacrifice, with victory as the supposed long-term goal, is central to both Egypt’s military ethos and a central driver of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s economic mindset. In early November, when the Egyptian government devalued its currency, I
By David Leonhardt The ninth week of Donald Trump’s presidency began with the F.B.I. director calling him a liar. The director, the very complicated James Comey, didn’t use the L-word in his congressional testimony Monday. Comey serves at the pleasure of the president, after all. But his meaning was clear as could be. Trump has
