Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forceshas neither executive power nor control of the framing of a new constitution following the Islamists’ resounding electoral victory, Omar Ashour writes from Cairo. While the generals would like to combine the …

The right blend of technological innovation and structural reform should allow China to maintain an economic growth rate of about eight percent a year for the next twenty years, the World Bank said today.

But some analysts believe that …

Reports that Twitter is planning to ‘censor’ the content of certain tweets has caused alarm amongst pro-democracy bloggers and other cyberactivists. “If Twitter censors, I’ll stop tweeting,” China’s dissident artist Ai Weiwei tweeted in response to the news. But t…

While Tunisia’s democratic transition has reportedly inspired the country’s soccer team to perform beyond expectations in the Africa Cup of Nations (above) the new coalition government is struggling to address the grievances that gave rise to the Jasmine revolution. …

Russia’s leading independent election monitoring group is facing “open intimidation” in the run-up to March’s presidential polls, as Prime Minister made a pitch for ‘state capitalism’ that drew more skepticism than applause.

“We are talking here about the open intimidation …

A policemen was killed and vehicles overturned as protesters took to the streets of the Senegalese capital of Dakar today to protest a court decision to allow veteran President Abdoulaye Wade to seek a third presidential term, while barring several …

Vladimir Putin’s election campaign manager has attacked Russian president Dmitry Medvedev for failing to support his premier’s election campaign, and dismissed criticism of a decision to prevent a liberal opposition leader from contesting the March 4th ballot.

The Kremlin’s media …

The Arab world’s transitional states desperately need economic assistance and investment, the World Economic Forum heard today. The “cost of the transition is much, much more than anticipated,” said one government minister.

But plans to increase US assistance risk being …

Russian democrats have denounced the election authorities’ move to bar liberal opposition leader Grigory Yavlinsky from contesting March’s presidential election.

The decision confirms that the Kremlin’s remains committed to maintaining its “managed democracy” rather than initiating reform, analysts suggest.

“This …

Cubans organized demonstrations and vigils across the island this week in honor of Wilman Villar Mendoza (left), an imprisoned dissident who died this week following a 51-day hunger strike.

The Communist authorities released many political prisoners last year in …