Egypt
Egyptian Islamists accept army dissolution of parliament
By Johannes Stern, 11 July 2012
Amid increasing tensions between the Egyptian army junta and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, the Brotherhood signaled its acceptance of the army coup that dissolved the parliament.
Islamist President Mursi takes office in Egypt
By Johannes Stern, 4 July 2012
Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s first president after the revolutionary ouster of dictator Hosni Mubarak, reassured the US-backed military junta that he will not threaten its control of the state.
Egypt: Islamist president takes symbolic oath of office in Tahrir Square
By Johannes Stern, 30 June 2012
Mohamed Mursi, the first Egyptian president since the revolutionary ouster of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak last year, took a symbolic oath of office in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday.
The Egyptian election
By Bill Van Auken, 26 June 2012
The naming of the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate Mohamed Morsi as Egypt’s president is the outcome of a reactionary deal with the military aimed at crushing the revolutionary movement of the Egyptian working class.
Egyptian junta installs Islamist Mursi as figurehead president
By Barry Grey, 25 June 2012
Egypt’s electoral commission declared Mohamed Mursi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, the winner of the presidential election runoff held the week before in the midst of a political coup carried out by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
Protests continue in Cairo amid threats of crackdown by military junta
By Barry Grey, 23 June 2012
As tens of thousands rallied Friday in Cairo’s Tahrir Square against the assumption by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) of dictatorial powers, the junta threatened to unleash repression against the protesters.
Egyptian military threatens crackdown over disputed presidential elections
By Johannes Stern and Alex Lantier, 21 June 2012
Egyptian military sources have signaled plans for a crackdown against popular opposition to army rule, amid an escalating dispute over the outcome of this weekend’s presidential elections.
Mass protests in Egypt against military rule
By Peter Symonds, 20 June 2012
An estimated 50,000 people took part in protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday against last Thursday’s coup and the establishment of a military dictatorship by Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
Washington’s “democratic” hypocrisy: The cases of Egypt and Iran
By Bill Van Auken, 20 June 2012
The hypocrisy of US imperialism’s pretense of promoting democracy on the world arena is manifest in Washington’s markedly different reactions to the Iranian elections of 2009 and the recent military coup in Egypt.
Egyptian junta proclaims a military dictatorship
By Johannes Stern, 19 June 2012
With the issuance of a constitutional decree Sunday night, the Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) finalized the coup it staged last Thursday and proclaimed a military dictatorship.
Egyptian presidential elections marked by mass abstention and fraud
By Johannes Stern, 18 June 2012
Mass abstention was the Egyptian working class's verdict on the first presidential elections in Egypt after the revolutionary ouster of US-backed dictator Hosni Mubarak in February 2011.
The Egyptian coup
By Johannes Stern, 16 June 2012
The military coup carried out by the Egyptian junta is a serious threat to the Egyptian revolution and the working class.
Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists’ reaction to army coup: Complacency and tacit support
By Alex Lantier, 16 June 2012
The coup launched Thursday by Egypt’s ruling military junta has exposed the bankruptcy of the Revolutionary Socialists (RS) and Egypt’s entire petty-bourgeois ex-left milieu.
Egyptian junta stages coup against parliament
By Johannes Stern, 15 June 2012
The US-backed Egyptian military junta dissolved the Islamist-dominated parliament yesterday in a military coup.
Egyptian presidential elections expose bourgeois ex-left
By Johannes Stern, 14 June 2012
The positions of the bourgeois ex-left groups in Egypt before the June 16-17 presidential election have again exposed their political bankruptcy and counterrevolutionary role.
The Mubarak verdict
By Johannes Stern, 5 June 2012
The verdicts handed down Saturday in the trial of deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his top aides are a political travesty.
Mass protests erupt after Mubarak verdict in Egypt
By Johannes Stern, 4 June 2012
Mass protests erupted throughout Egypt after the verdicts in the trial of ex-dictator Hosni Mubarak and several of his top aides were announced Saturday.
Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists endorse Islamist presidential candidate
By Johannes Stern, 1 June 2012
The petty-bourgeois Revolutionary Socialists (RS) group has endorsed the candidate of the right-wing Muslim Brotherhood (MB), Mohamed Mursi.
Protests erupt against presidential elections in Egypt
By Johannes Stern, 30 May 2012
Protests in various cities broke out in Egypt after the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) announced the official results of the initial round of the presidential elections.
The Egyptian junta’s fraudulent elections and the tasks of the working class
By Johannes Stern, 26 May 2012
Egypt’s elections have exposed the sham character of the so-called “transition to democracy” organized by the Egyptian ruling class in conjunction with Washington after the overthrow of longtime US-stooge Hosni Mubarak.
Low turnout in Egyptian presidential elections
By Johannes Stern, 25 May 2012
The initial round of the first presidential elections in Egypt after the revolutionary ouster of long-time US-stooge Hosni Mubarak, on May 23-24, was marked by low turnout and numerous electoral violations.
Egypt’s Revolutionary Socialists praise the junta’s presidential elections
By Johannes Stern, 22 May 2012
In a recent statement the petty-bourgeois Revolutionary Socialists group cynically embraced the Egyptian military junta’s elections as a way to fight the “old regime.”
Egyptian presidential candidates outline counterrevolutionary programs in TV debate
By Johannes Stern, 17 May 2012
Amr Moussa and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh outlined right-wing programs in last Thursday’s TV debate, held in advance of the first round of presidential elections on May 23-24.
Egyptian junta intensifies crackdown before presidential elections
By Johannes Stern, 7 May 2012
On Friday afternoon, military police and security police working with armed thugs brutally attacked protesters in front of the Ministry of Defense at Abbasseya Square in Cairo, leaving at least two dead.
As protests mount against election-rigging
Egyptian military junta steps up threats of violence
By Patrick Martin, 4 May 2012
The threats follow Wednesday’s massacre in which more than a dozen protesters were killed and hundreds wounded.
Egyptian junta bans major Islamist candidates from presidential race
By Johannes Stern, 19 April 2012
Tuesday evening the Supreme Presidential Elections Commission (SPEC) announced it would uphold the ban on ten candidates for the Egyptian presidential elections.
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood nominates presidential candidate
By Johannes Stern, 6 April 2012
On Saturday, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) announced it would run its deputy supreme guide, billionaire tycoon Khairat al-Shater, in the coming Egyptian presidential elections.
Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists campaign for war against Syria
By Johannes Stern, 26 March 2012
In recent weeks, Egypt’s misnamed Revolutionary Socialists (RS) have stepped up their campaign in support of imperialist war plans against Syria.
Egyptian junta lifts travel ban on NGO operatives
By Johannes Stern, 3 March 2012
On Thursday, a US military plane flew several American NGO operatives out of Egypt following the lifting of a travel ban by the ruling military junta.
Financial markets demand sharper crackdown against Egyptian workers
By Johannes Stern, 3 March 2012
The Middle East Ratings and Investor Service (MERIS) has threatened that renewed political upheaval in Egypt will result in further credit downgrades.
US reaffirms support for Egyptian junta amid conflict over NGOs
By Johannes Stern, 21 February 2012
High-ranking US officials made clear that, despite the Egyptian military junta’s criticism of US-funded Non-Governmental Organizations, ties between Washington and Cairo remain close.
The Egyptian revolution and the struggle for workers’ power
By Johannes Stern, 16 February 2012
The failure of strike calls by petty-bourgeois “left” parties in Egypt highlights the need for an independent political struggle by the working class with the aim of taking power and establishing socialism.
Egyptians protest in lead-up to anniversary of Mubarak’s ouster
By Alex Lantier, 11 February 2012
Thousands marched in Cairo, Alexandria, and other cities against the US-backed Egyptian military junta yesterday.
Protests against Egyptian junta spread after football massacre
By Johannes Stern, 4 February 2012
On Friday, protests triggered by Wednesday’s pro-regime footballriot spread throughout the country.
Mass protests in Egypt against pro-junta football riot
By Alex Lantier, 3 February 2012
Thousands of protesters marched on the Egyptian interior ministry in Cairo yesterday, amid growing anger over the riot at Wednesday’s football match in Port Said.
Renewed mass protests mark anniversary of Egyptian Revolution
By Johannes Stern, 26 January 2012
One year after the beginning of the Egyptian Revolution on January 25, millions of workers and youth took to the streets and squares all over Egypt to protest the-US backed military junta in Egypt.
One year of the Egyptian Revolution
By Alex Lantier, 25 January 2012
One year ago today, millions of workers in cities throughout Egypt took to the streets on the first day of revolutionary protests against President Hosni Mubarak.
ElBaradei abandons Egyptian presidential candidacy
By Johannes Stern and Alex Lantier, 17 January 2012
On January 14 Mohamed ElBaradei, the most well-known representative of the liberal opposition in Egypt, announced he was abandoning his presidential candidacy.
The Egyptian Revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood and the apologetics of the Revolutionary Socialists
Part 3
By Jean Shaoul, 7 January 2012
This is the conclusion of a three part article on the political apologetics extended by the Revolutionary Socialists for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
The Egyptian Revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood and the apologetics of the Revolutionary Socialists
By Jean Shaoul, 7 January 2012
Nine months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, Islamist parties secured a majority in the first two rounds of Egypt’s parliamentary elections.
The Egyptian Revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood and the apologetics of the Revolutionary Socialists
Part 2
By Jean Shaoul, 6 January 2012
This is the second in a three part article on the political apologetics extended by the Revolutionary Socialists for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
The Egyptian Revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood and the apologetics of the Revolutionary Socialists
Part 1
By Jean Shaoul, 5 January 2012
This is the first of a three part article on the political apologetics extended by the Revolutionary Socialists for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
Egyptian military junta raids, shuts down political organizations
By Johannes Stern, 4 January 2012
Last Thursday Egypt’s public prosecutor, supported by armed military and police forces, closed 17 offices of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Cairo.
Thousands of women march in Cairo against military junta
By Barry Grey, 21 December 2011
Thousands of women marched in downtown Cairo Tuesday to protest against the deadly crackdown on demonstrators being carried out by the army and demand the resignation of the military junta.
Egyptian military cracks down on peaceful protesters
By Johannes Stern, 19 December 2011
Over the weekend, the US-backed military junta in Egypt launched another deadly crackdown on peaceful protesters, killing at least nine and wounding hundreds.
US condemned for arming Egyptian regime
By Bill Van Auken, 9 December 2011
Documents obtained by Amnesty International show that Washington repeatedly shipped arms to the regime in Egypt even as it hypocritically deplored “excessive force” by police and troops.
Low turnout for run-offs in first wave of Egyptian elections
By Alex Lantier, 7 December 2011
Voter turnout was minimal for run-off parliamentary elections in Egypt, amid expectations of an Islamist victory.
First round of Egyptian parliamentary elections begins
By Alex Lantier, 30 November 2011
Voting in parliamentary elections began Monday and continued yesterday in nine of Egypt’s 27 governorates.
The Egyptian revolution turns against the military
By Johannes Stern, 28 November 2011
The renewed revolutionary upsurge in Egypt is the working class’s verdict on the Egyptian military’s claims to be leading a “democratic transition” away from the dictatorship of President Hosni Mubarak.
Millions demand downfall of US-backed Egyptian junta
By Johannes Stern, 26 November 2011
On Friday millions of workers and youth protested against military rule in Egypt and demanded the downfall of the US-backed Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) junta.
Mass protests intensify against Egyptian junta
By Alex Lantier, 24 November 2011
Clashes continued yesterday in cities across Egypt, on the fifth day of mass protests demanding the overthrow of the US-backed Egyptian military junta.
Millions protest to demand overthrow of US-backed Egyptian junta
By Johannes Stern, 23 November 2011
On Tuesday millions of workers and youth staged protests and strikes all over Egypt, demanding the downfall of Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi and the US-backed Egyptian junta.
Renewed uprising signals turning point in Egyptian revolution
By Bill Van Auken, 22 November 2011
The revolutionary upheavals that began in Egypt last January 25 have reached a crucial turning point in which the decisive question is the independent political mobilization of the working class in the struggle for power.
Egyptian military junta carries out deadly crackdown on protesters
By Johannes Stern, 21 November 2011
The US-backed military junta in Egypt carried out a violent crackdown on protesters over the weekend, killing several people and injuring more than 700.
The counterrevolutionary role of the Egyptian pseudo-left
By Alex Lantier and Johannes Stern, 21 November 2011
This article analyzes the role of the pseudo-left organizations in opposing a struggle by the working class to bring down the military junta in Egypt.
Protests mount against power grab by Egyptian military
By Patrick Martin, 8 November 2011
A growing popular movement has erupted against the attempt by the military council to entrench its rule.
Egyptian junta defends massacre, launches fresh attacks on strikers
By Johannes Stern, 14 October 2011
Dozens of eyewitness reports and video footage on YouTube prove that the junta deliberately unleashed a brutal massacre, using live ammunition and armoured vehicles to kill and crush peaceful protesters.
US-backed Egyptian junta massacres peaceful protesters
By Johannes Stern, 11 October 2011
The Egyptian military is attacking protests as mass opposition to the regime grows.
Egypt’s “independent” unions seek to end strikes, prop up junta
By Johannes Stern, 1 October 2011
The renewed upsurge of the Egyptian working class sparked by the disastrous social conditions and a deepening economic crisis is sending shock waves through the Egyptian ruling elite.
The political tasks arising from the Egyptian Revolution
By Johannes Stern, 29 September 2011
On September 17, the Partei für Soziale Gleichheit (Socialist Equality Party—PSG) held a European workers rally against racism, war and social cutbacks at the conclusion of the party’s election campaign in Berlin.
Egyptian elites demand end to strikes
By Johannes Stern, 28 September 2011
Bourgeois politicians, trade union leaders and journalists are demanding an end to strikes in Egypt and are warning of the threat of “another revolution”.
Political tasks of the Egyptian Revolution
By Johannes Stern, 13 September 2011
In recent days a new wave of strikes and protests against the US-backed military junta has swept over Egypt.
Egyptian junta declares state of alert after storming of Israeli embassy
By Johannes Stern, 12 September 2011
The US-backed military junta in Egypt has responded with large-scale violence after protesters stormed the Israeli embassy in Giza, near Cairo.
Mass protests in Egypt against US-backed military junta
By Johannes Stern, 10 September 2011
Egyptian workers and youth mounted mass protests in cities across Egypt yesterday, after a new wave of strikes swept the country in recent days. In Cairo tens of thousands of protesters gathered in iconic Tahrir Square, one of the epicenters of the Egyptian revolution.
Egyptian military junta deepens ties to NATO-backed Libyan opposition
By Johannes Stern, 9 September 2011
In recent weeks, the US-backed military junta in Egypt has increased its support for Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC).
The Egyptian revolution at a crossroads
By Johannes Stern and Alex Lantier, 4 August 2011
The forces of counterrevolution are mobilizing for an attempt to smash the movement unleashed by the working class’s overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak last February.
Egyptian military junta attacks sit-in on Tahrir Square
By Johannes Stern, 2 August 2011
Yesterday the Egyptian military and security forces attacked protesters on Tahrir Square in Cairo to clear it and bring protests to a halt.
Pseudo-left parties end Cairo sit-in after Islamist protest
By Johannes Stern and Alex Lantier, 1 August 2011
After Islamist groups dominated the July 29 protest in Cairo, official “opposition” parties announced they would suspend their sit-in in Tahrir Square.
Hundreds wounded in crackdown against antigovernment protests in Egypt
By our reporter, 25 July 2011
Thousands of protesters opposed to the US-backed military regime of General Mohammed Hussein Tantawi in Egypt clashed with pro-government thugs during demonstrations on Saturday.
Egyptian military delays election as opposition mounts
By Patrick Martin, 22 July 2011
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is seeking to remain in control of the Egyptian government.
Mass protests continue against Egyptian regime
By Niall Green, 16 July 2011
Huge protests took place across Egypt on Friday, as thousands gathered to oppose military government and demand the prosecution of officials.
Mass protests mark “Friday of Determination” in Egypt
By Jonathan Aswan and Alex Lantier, 9 July 2011
Cities across Egypt saw the largest demonstrations yesterday since the revolutionary struggles that forced the resignation of US-backed dictator Hosni Mubarak on February 11.
Mass protest in Egypt calls for “second revolution”
By Jonathan Aswan, 8 July 2011
Hundreds of thousands of workers and youth are expected to turn out to the streets today in protests dubbed “Friday of Persistence” or “The Revolution and the Poor first”.
Egyptians protest state defense of police violence
By Patrick Martin, 6 July 2011
Protests have erupted in Cairo, Suez and Alexandria demanding the jailing of police accused of large-scale violence during the revolutionary movement that forced out longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak.
Protests, strikes continue against military junta in Egypt
By Jonathan Aswan, 4 July 2011
On Friday tens of thousands of workers and youth went to the streets in at least five governorates in Egypt to denounce the politics of the US-backed military junta and its leader, Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi.
Egyptian military carries out bloody crackdown on protests
By Joseph Kishore and Jonathan Aswan, 30 June 2011
Over one thousand have been injured in clashes that began Tuesday and continued into Wednesday morning, with protesters demanding the ouster of the Egyptian military regime.
US and Egyptian bourgeoisie close ranks as workers’ struggles continue
By Jonathan Aswan, 20 June 2011
In recent weeks and days, the revolutionary struggle of the Egyptian working class has witnessed a new upsurge.
Egypt’s military regime prepares clampdown on strike wave
By Harvey Thompson, 17 June 2011
The upsurge of industrial struggle by Egyptian workers that preceded the January revolution shows no sign of diminishing.
Egyptian bourgeoisie and pseudo-left oppose a “second revolution”
By Jonathan Aswan, 10 June 2011
On May 27, hundreds of thousands workers and youth demonstrated across Egypt against the military junta which took power after Mubarak's ouster on February 11.
Egyptian doctors threaten to renew strike
By Harvey Thompson, 3 June 2011
Hundreds of doctors marched from the doctors’ syndicate to the Egyptian Cabinet offices with their unmet demands on May 29, threatening to go back on strike.
Egypt’s “second revolution”
By Joseph Kishore, 31 May 2011
Demonstrations last Friday in Egypt were among the largest since the revolutionary movement of workers and youth forced out the longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak. They raise basic questions of political program and perspective.
Mass protests demand “second revolution” in Egypt
By Patrick Martin, 28 May 2011
Demonstrations Friday brought huge crowds back to Tahrir Square in Cairo and in dozens of other cities throughout Egypt.
Egyptian “left” parties seek alliance with bourgeoisie
By Johannes Stern, 21 May 2011
As the Egyptian revolution reaches a crucial turning point, a group of parties calling themselves “left” and even “socialist” have united to form an alliance with the bourgeoisie, which in turn backs the ruling military junta.
Nationwide doctors’ strike in Egypt
By Harvey Thompson, 13 May 2011
A nationwide doctors’ strike began May 10 in governmental clinics and hospitals.
Sectarian conflict in Cairo between Muslims and Coptic Christians
By Jean Shaoul, 11 May 2011
At least 12 people died Saturday night in sectarian fighting outside the Coptic Saint Mena Church in Imbaba, a Cairo suburb.
Growing wave of strikes in Egypt
By our correspondent, 5 May 2011
Strikes are continuing in numerous plants across Egypt in defiance of the military junta’s prohibition of strikes and protests.
Strikes and protests by Egyptian workers
By Harvey Thompson, 15 April 2011
Strikes and protests by workers across Egypt continued this week, with many calling for improved wages and working conditions while others attempted to block moves that would reduce their income or restrict their prospects.
Egyptian junta steps up violence as protests and strikes continue
By our correspondent, 14 April 2011
The non-ending stream of strikes and protests by Egyptian workers has unnerved the military junta, which is responding with increasing violence.
Mubarak and sons detained as Egypt’s military continues crackdown
By Bill Van Auken, 14 April 2011
Ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak and his two sons have been detained for 15 days while Egyptian prosecutors conduct an investigation into their multi-billion-dollar embezzlement and corruption.
Egyptian military storm peaceful protest in Tahrir Square
By our correspondent, 12 April 2011
Tens of thousands gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square chanted: “The people want the overthrow of the field marshal” and “the people want to overthrow the regime”.
Egyptian military kills protesters in Cairo
By Niall Green, 11 April 2011
In the early hours of Saturday morning, Egypt’s US-backed military junta launched a bloody attack on protesters in Cairo’s symbolic Tahrir Square.
Over one hundred thousand protest military rule in Egypt
By our correspondent, 4 April 2011
Strikes and demonstrations against deplorable working conditions are accompanying mounting protests against the anti-strike legislation and interim constitution of Egypt’s ruling military junta.
Protests against counter-revolution in Egypt
By a correspondent, 28 March 2011
The demonstrators who ousted President Hosni Mubarak now realise that the trust they had in the Egyptian army was misplaced and that their revolution is far from over.
Egyptian workers face US-backed counter-revolution
By Bill Van Auken, 25 March 2011
The promulgation this week in Egypt of a decree banning strikes and protests has laid bare the real character of the military-controlled regime that succeeded the US-backed dictator Hosni Mubarak.
Egyptian constitutional referendum passes amid low turnout
By Stefan Steinberg, 22 March 2011
The thoroughly fraudulent and undemocratic nature of Saturday’s referendum in Egypt was the declaration from the Supreme Military Council that in the event of a no vote it would impose its own constitution until a new one is drafted.
Hillary Clinton in Tahrir Square
By Bill Van Auken, 17 March 2011
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Middle East tour, capped by a stroll through Cairo’s Tahrir Square, presents an unparalleled profile in hypocrisy.
Protests continue against threat of counter-revolution in Egypt
By our reporter, 14 March 2011
Egypt’s new provisional government is complicit in violent tactics to bring about a counter-revolution.
Egyptian protesters storm secret police headquarters
By Patrick Martin, 8 March 2011
Thousands of people, many of them former prisoners and victims of torture, took action to preserve documents showing their abuse at the hands the State Security Investigations agency.
Egyptian military regime rolls out a new front man
By Patrick Martin, 5 March 2011
Bourgeois figures like Mohamed ElBaradei have hailed the appointment of the new prime minister, Essam Sharaf.
Egyptian prime minister resigns on eve of mass protest
By Alex Lantier, 4 March 2011
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned yesterday to avert a Million-Man March, scheduled by anti-regime protesters.
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