Khalil al-Anani

Comment: Egypt's counter-terrorism measures put state violence on a legal footing, and legitimise the regime's all-out assault on basic rights, says Khalil al-Anani.

Comment: The Egyptian regime has employed extrajudicial killings to solidify its power and turned violence against opponents into a widely celebrated national project, writes Khalil al-Anani.

Comment: the failure of the Arab Spring has a scientific explanation based on five factors, argues Khalil al-Anani.

Comment: The nuclear accord with Iran will radically alter regional relationships and Arab states which continue to oppose Iran may find their allies drifting away, says Khalil al-Anani.

Comment: The "successes" of the IS group has discredited the concept of Islamic statehood for many Islamists, writes Khalil al-Anani.

Comment: A power struggle in the higher echelons of government is reportedly taking place between Sisi and his field marshal, says Khalil al-Anani.

Comment: Conditions for inmates inside one of Egypt's most notorious prisons are inhumane and deteriorating, says Khalil al-Anani.

Comment: An Egyptian court has ruled that public sector strikers can be forcibly retired. It was no coincidence that the decision was taken on International Labour Day, says Khalil al-Anani.

Comment: A media campaign against the interior ministry betrays a possible struggle for power between Egypt's ruling institutions, says Khalil al-Anani.

Comment: Egypt has regressed to the Dark Ages, burning books it says were "inciting terrorism" - and yet most of those destroyed did nothing of the sort, says Khalil al-Anani.