Year: 2012

Jordan King caves to pressure and orders amendment

Amid threats of a nationwide boycott of the the upcoming elections, King…

Hend Kortam

Prominent Bahraini activist and human rights observer injured in protests

Well-known pro-democracy activist, Zainab Al Khawaja, was injured in the thigh after…

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UK report: Israel forces Palestinian children into ‘spiral of injustice’

Israel is in breach of the UN Convention on the Rights of…

Ahmed Khalifa

Explosions rock central Damascus

Two bombs have exploded outside the Palace of Justice in central Damascus,…

Maryam Ishani

Following blaze angry crowd forms outside Nile Towers

Reports of a mob gathered around Nile City Towers complex in downtown…

Ahmed Khalifa

A Dark Tale

They dance and surge, emotions borne high for all to see, passionate…

Adel Heine

Emotional strings in Cairo Opera House

The playing had not only turned upbeat but almost comical, with Guillen…

Ahmed Khalifa

Cautious optimism as first Egyptian civil president is sworn in

Morsi may or may not be the president we had wished for…

Shahira Amin

Housing projects frozen in anticipation of incoming government

Housing Ministry decided to freeze projects amidst a state of anticipation that…

Daily News Egypt

Life sentence for Burundi journalist

The sentencing of Radio France Internationale reporter underlines ongoing threat facing independent…

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