Egypt’s Praetorian Guard problem
Because the pro-democracy activists who triggered the January 25 protests did not expect that it would lead to the ouster of Mubarak, they did not feel the need to draft…
In Palestine, our season is fast approaching
By Diana Buttu The images were electrifying as hundreds of thousands of Tunisians and Egyptians took to the streets to overthrow their dictators after decades of repression. With protests soon following…
AN ISRAELI VIEW: Why the Quartet fears the UN track
The Quartet failed to find a formula for restarting the peace process because it is either unable or unwilling to recognize that both the Israeli and the Palestinian leaderships are…
Defaulting to big government
WASHINGTON, DC: Leading United States Congressmen are determined to provoke a showdown with the Obama administration over the federal government’s debt ceiling. Ordinarily, you might expect House Republicans to blink…
Ex-interior minister to be tried with Mubarak
CAIRO: A court postponed on Monday the trial of Egypt's former interior minister over the killing of protesters until next week so that he will be tried alongside ousted President…
Five Abbasiya protesters released, residents deny starting clashes
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Five protesters detained by military and civilian police during the Abbasiya clashes Saturday night, were released on Sunday without any charges filed against them. Ahmed Ragheb director…
Five Abbasiya protesters released, residents deny starting clashes
CAIRO: Five protesters detained by military and civilian police during the Abbasiya clashes Saturday night, were released on Sunday without any charges filed against them. Ahmed Ragheb director of the…
Women protect rights from Islamist groups
By Sarah Mikhail /Reuters CAIRO: Feminists dismayed that Egypt's revolution is failing to advance their cause are trying to rally disparate women's groups to defend women's rights from perceived threats from…
April 6 says to pursue legal action against SCAF accusations
By Omnia Al Desoukie CAIRO: Members of the April 6 Youth Movement said the group will pursue legal action against accusations leveled against them in a recent statement by the military…
TV hostess sacked over defending columnist’s integrity
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: TV hostess Dina Abdel-Rahman was sacked on Sunday shortly after she defended the integrity of a columnist, who criticized a member of the ruling army council,…