Egypt’s Rage: A Tale of Two Neighbors
By Shereen El Feki Pitched battles in Cairo’s Tahrir Square (Liberation Square) aren’t the only place where President Mubarak’s supporters and opponents have been fighting it out over the past week.…
Obama steps up diplomacy for Egypt transition
By AFP WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama reached out to several foreign leaders about the unrest in Egypt, as Washington stepped up a diplomatic effort for a quick transition of…
Egypt gov’t talks with reformists about Mubarak
By Patrick Werr and Alexander Dziadosz /Reuters CAIRO: Egypt tried to get the nation back to work on Sunday with banks reopening, and the vice president held unprecedented talks with a…
NDP leadership changes herald a new phase, say members
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The changes in leadership at the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) aim at adopting to a new phase through introducing new thoughts and new faces to revitalize…
Council of Wise Men doesn’t represent protesters, says April 6
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Spokesperson of the April 6 Youth Movement, Mohamed Adel, said the council of Wise Men does not represent the movement nor the people demonstrating in Tahrir Square…
Fire at Egypt metering station caused gas cut to Israel: company
TEL AVIV: Gas supplies from Egypt to Israel could resume within a week after a fire at a gas metering station, an Israeli partner in the pipeline said on Sunday,…
Egypt talks agree constitution reform team: govt
By AFP CAIRO: Participants in talks between the Egyptian regime and several opposition groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, agreed on Sunday to form a constitutional reform committee, a government official…
Christians, Muslims join voices in Tahrir Prayer
By Joseph Fahim CAIRO: Christians and Muslims recited in unison the “Our Father” prayer in Tahrir on Sunday, a day intended to commemorate those killed in pro-democracy protests since Jan. 25.…
3 French journalists, researcher safe in Egypt
By AP PARIS: France's Foreign Ministry says that three French journalists and a researcher who went missing in Cairo amid attacks on journalists during violent demonstrations have been located and…
Egyptian activists freed: Amnesty
By AP CAIRO: Amnesty International says several dozen activists who were detained by the Egyptian military for almost two days have been released. The rights group on Saturday said it…