US receives Arab rebuttal on Egypt talks
By Agencies CAIRO: Egypt Foreign Minister accused the United States of imposing its "will" on its Arab ally, as the White House warned that Cairo had failed to even reach…
Mubarak likely to quit on Thursday night: officials
By Andrew Hammond and Alexander Dziadosz / Reuters CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak looked likely to step down on Thursday in response to more than two weeks of nationwide protests against…
Thousands of lawyers march to Abdeen to ‘symbolically cordon president’
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Under heavy rain, thousands of lawyers from all over Egypt marched Thursday afternoon towards the presidential Abdeen palace in downtown Cairo. Lawyer Mostafa Hamdy, from Mahalla governorate,…
Intellectuals, writers protest against culture ministry, regime
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Dozens of intellectuals and writers protested Thursday morning against the regime and the government represented by the Ministry of Culture. The protest kicked off outside the…
EU fights to get envoy Ashton into Egypt
By AFP BRUSSELS: European Union officials fought Thursday to try and persuade Egypt to authorize a visit next week from much-criticized foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton. "We are still working…
Egypt textile workers stage strike
By AFP CAIRO: Workers at Egypt's largest factory walked out Thursday on an open-ended strike in solidarity with anti-government protesters and to demand a raise in the minimum wage, they…
Google worker Ghonim ‘ready to die’ for Egypt revolt
By AFP WASHINGTON: Freed Google worker Wael Ghonim, who has emerged as a prominent voice of Egyptian protests seeking to oust President Hosni Mubarak, told CNN on Wednesday he was…
CIB, Istethmar Fund facilitate investment procedures
CAIRO: Commercial International Bank will launch a new initiative with Istethmar Fund, enabling all Egyptians to subscribe and support the Egyptian stock exchange by changing the minimum subscription units for…
Go now, Egyptian Nobel laureate tells Mubarak
By Alistair Lyon / Reuters CAIRO: US-Egyptian scientist Ahmed Zewail once received a medal from President Hosni Mubarak. Now, he says, it's time for the Egyptian leader to heed the demonstrators…
The people’s republic of Tahrir
By Heba Fahmy Wael Said Wael Said, an Egyptian accountant working in Saudi Arabia was in Egypt visiting his family when the events happened on Jan. 25. Little did he…