At least three quarters of Egypt were stunned when the early morning news had announced the capture of Saleh Othman for treason. People rushed to buy the papers for more details. And they were even more stunned when they found no sign of the news in the papers; because the capture had happened after the papers were already printed. People couldn’t believe their ears. Saleh Othman was one of the country’s most powerful men, though he never took any state office

_ Dr. Nabil Farouk