One hand

15 years ago

My stake-out of a Tripoli mosque during noon-time prayers yesterday led to a conversation with a professor of forensic science. …

From the shores of Tripoli

15 years ago

I arrived in Tripoli yesterday.  Things here are much less "normal" than in Benghazi:  there are lots of young men…

Normal, but still far from ideal

15 years ago

If life seems normal in Benghazi these days, it is still far from ideal.  Having previously discussed the positive developments,…

Benghazi: a normal life, for the moment

15 years ago

It would be wrong to suggest that everything is going well in Libya.  Yesterday's attack on oil facilities at Ras…

A sense of direction

15 years ago

Friday night's attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo has already generated more heat than light.  The analytical question is…

What I said and didn’t say

15 years ago

I'm not much into the duelling aspect of blogging, but there has been enough misunderstanding of what I wrote yesterday…

My Tahrir experience last night

15 years ago

I spent yesterday evening in Tahrir square, which meant that I missed the attack on the Israeli embassy that has…

Stand up Egyptian!

15 years ago

Today's demonstration in Cairo promises to be important.  Dubbed "correcting the path," it aims to convince the army to schedule…

Rebuilding Libya

15 years ago

Ian Ramsey-North, a recent Haverford graduate in poli sci (old school tie binds!), reports on yesterday's event at the National…

Land of civilization

15 years ago

That's what the signs say on the way to Saqqara, where the step pyramid and the artefacts found within, now…