Alastair Beach is a freelance reporter based in Cairo who has worked for a variety of publications, including the <em>Independent</em>, the <em>Sunday Telegraph</em> and <em>Spectator</em>. He was previously based in Syria.

Rioting Rematch in Cairo

[caption id="attachment_55235862" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian protesters throw stones towards Egyptian security forces during clashes in…

Morsi's Not for Turning

[caption id="attachment_55236126" align="alignright" width="650"] Demonstrators clash with police as they attempt to burn the local headquarters of…

A Sign of Things to Come?

[caption id="attachment_55236389" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Soldiers of Egypt's Republican Guard move a new barbed wire barricade into place…

Another Turning Point in Egypt

[caption id="attachment_55236597" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Egyptian activist from the 6th of April Movement prepares a banner to campaign…

Trouble in Sinai

[caption id="attachment_55236865" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Bedouin protesters raise Al-Qaeda-affiliated flags on a watch tower in Egypt's…

Disappointment for Egypt's Copts

[caption id="attachment_55237136" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian Coptic Christian women attend Christmas midnight mass led by Pope Tawadros…

A Democratic Exception

[caption id="attachment_55229018" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A protestor outside the newly opened Egyptian parliament waves a flag…

Road to Recovery

[caption id="attachment_55226381" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Tourists from Chile ride camels as they visit the great pyramids on the…

Western Preconceptions

[caption id="attachment_55226550" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Muslim women in Cairo wearing the niqab"][/caption] The scene was a…

The Business Trip

[caption id="attachment_55226642" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="In post Mubarak Egypt, equality demands you (photo © I. Athanasiadis)"][…