Month: August 2012

The pyramids are fine

Dear America, the pyramids are still here, thank you for enquiring about…

Maryam Ishani

Arab League supports Palestinian bid for non-member UN representation

Palestine seeking to upgrade UN status at the General Assembly despite warnings

Nouran El-Behairy

Relative unknown Hesham Qandil becomes Morsy premier pick

After weeks of rumours and delays, Qandil is tasked with forming a…

Ahmed Aboulenein

Morocco protests turn violent

Protests in Morocco on Sunday were met with violence by police.

Connor Molloy

Constituent Assembly reports progress in committees

Several sub-committees are moving forward on articles while elections for replacement members…

Ahmed Aboulenein

Morsy’s hundred day promise remains unfulfilled

The progress bar on the website today stands at exactly zero promises…

Ahmed Khalifa

Syria threatens to use chemical weapons against ‘foreign aggressors’

Fighting between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and forces loyal to President…

Basil El-Dabh

Moroccan police rain batons down on protesters

Protesters took aim at the wealthy clique of Moroccans known as the…

Connor Molloy

A second building in Alexandria collapses

A mother and her two daughters die after their one story building…

Nouran El-Behairy

Qandil appointment highlights water crisis

Appointment of new prime minister highlights Egypt’s critical shortage in water, fuel…

Luiz Sanchez