Egypt Reports

My latest for The Intercept: > CIA DIRECTOR JOHN BRENNAN wrapped up a two-day visit to Cairo this > week where he held meetings with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah > el-...

https://egyptreports.net/post/139285952090

My first piece for The Intercept: > AFTER NEARLY 10 MONTHS of war, the destruction of Yemen continues > with little respite for civilians.  >  >  On Sunday, a hospital i...

https://egyptreports.net/post/139285887205

My second piece on Yemen for GlobalPost’s Longreads on Conflict: > HUDEIDAH, Yemen — The second floor of the dialysis clinic here > looks more like a refugee camp than a�...

https://egyptreports.net/post/139285778410

My first of a two-part series on Yemen for GlobalPost’s Longreads on Conflict: > SANABAN, Yemen — Ayman al-Sanabani beamed as he entered his > family’s home on his wedding�...

https://egyptreports.net/post/139285542055

My piece for The Progressive on repression against journalists in Egypt is not online but here is a sample: > CAIRO—Two years ago in December, Egyptian security forces raided > Al ...

https://egyptreports.net/post/139285698655

Article in the Toronto Star on the verdict: > A court in Egypt sentenced a Canadian journalist and two of his > colleagues to three years in prison on Saturday, the latest...

https://egyptreports.net/post/130676955915

My investigation for Foriegn Policy on the disappearance and death of a Ain Shams university student: > CAIRO — On May 19, Islam Salah al-Din Atitu woke up early and > headed t...

https://egyptreports.net/post/122061357465

My interview on NPR’s Morning Edition: Click for full transcript

https://egyptreports.net/post/121911839090

My latest for The Nation from Sana'a: > Sanaa, Yemen—Dr. Shawky Ali Abdel Gadeer struggled beneath the > rubble for his cell phone. It was just after 2 AM on June 12. A...

https://egyptreports.net/post/121911634400

My interview on Democracy Now! from Sana'a: Click for full transcript

https://egyptreports.net/post/121911720460

Article for Foreign Policy from Sana'a, Yemen: > SANAA, Yemen — In the early hours of June 13, the Amari family was > asleep in their home in Beit Meyad, a district ne...

https://egyptreports.net/post/121911547115

Articles on several sessions here: June 11 Prosecution lacks evidence of wrongdoing, retrial of Al Jazeera journalists told June 4 Fahmy on trial for ‘basic journalism,’ Egyptian court...

https://egyptreports.net/post/121911383980

I wrote an OpEd in the Los Angeles Times on Egypt’s judiciary: > Egypt’s ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, was sentenced Tuesday to > 20 years in prison without parole on ch...

https://egyptreports.net/post/118433130580

Latest on retrial of Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed: > One of Egypt’s wealthiest businessmen personally vouched for > Mohamed Fahmy in court on Wednesday...

https://egyptreports.net/post/117173411340

My piece in The Nation on the unfolding crisis in Yemen: > The al-Amari family was asleep in their home in Yarim, a town some > 80 miles south of the Yemeni capital, when ...

https://egyptreports.net/post/116373727775

Latest for Toronto Star on the Al Jazeera retiral: > The retrial of two Al Jazeera journalists on terror charges in Egypt > has been postponed to March 19 after prosecution�...

https://egyptreports.net/post/113080937315

My second piece for The Nation on Libya: > Omar al-Gibali is trying to make life appear normal for his three > young children. The 41-year-old electrical engineer is standin...

https://egyptreports.net/post/113078523815

My first in a two-part feature series for The Nation on Libya: > Khalifa al-Ghwel sits behind an imposingly large desk in his > government office in central Tripoli. The offici...

https://egyptreports.net/post/112402863190

Latest on Al Jazeera trial for the Toronto Star: > Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy blasted court proceedings as a > “circus” on Monday, the second day of his retrial in...

https://egyptreports.net/post/112402323195

I was interviewed on Democracy Now! about Egypt’s airstrikes on Libya and the declining political and humanitarian situation in the country: Click for transcript

https://egyptreports.net/post/112403183465