The young Saudi comedian behind the viral video tells Sophia Jones about satire and Saudi politics.
Sophia Jones is a Cairo-based journalist covering the Middle East. Follow her on Twitter @sophia_mjones.
In a move that has Egyptians of all political stripes incensed, a proposed law would allow Egypt’s ruling generals to criminalize protests like the ones that toppled Mubarak and Morsi. Sophia Jones reports from Cairo.
An American man was found dead in an Egyptian prison cell this weekend. Sophia Jones reports.
The U.S. announced it would postpone some military aid to Egypt due to ongoing crackdowns by the government—but Egyptians see the move as meddling in their national affairs and are applauding the army for talking tough. Sophia Jones reports from Cairo.
‘We cannot and shall not leave the Syrian people to their fate,’ says Abdullah Gül.
Dilma Rousseff accused the United States of ‘espionage’—just before Obama took the stage.
Sophia Jones reports from the scene of a bomb intended to kill Egypt’s controversial interior minister.
As the death toll nears 1,000, Sophia Jones reports on the continuing violence in Egypt.