Film offers a look into the life of poet Zein Elabidin Fouad
Amr Bayoumi’s film about Egyptian poet and political activist Scren Grap of Zein Elabidin Fouad., “Who Can Arrest Egypt?” was screened last night at the Cairo Opera’s Artistic Creativity Center.…
Syria denies protesters medical treatment, says HRW
BEIRUT/ NICOSIA: Syrian security forces prevented medical staff from reaching the wounded in at least two towns that saw clashes with anti-government protesters, an international human rights group said Tuesday.…
Ivory Coast leader: All fighters must disarm
ABIDJAN: President Alassane Ouattara called on all fighters to put down their arms now that the longtime strongman has been captured after his refusal to cede power sparked violence leaving…
Yemenis demanding leader’s ouster shot in 2 cities
By Ahmed Al-Haj/ AP SANAA: Government forces shot bullets and tear gas at demonstrators in Yemen's capital and another city on Saturday as longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh resisted a diplomatic…
Libyan exiles worry about relatives left behind
CAIRO: Thousands of Libyans who have fled civil war in their homeland now live in limbo in neighboring Egypt and Tunisia, worried about relatives left behind, struggling as money runs…
Analysis: Islamists seen with influence, not power in Egypt
CAIRO: Islamists will play an influential role in post-Hosni Mubarak Egypt but are unlikely to dominate politics or government in the foreseeable future. The military has said Egypt will not…
Rights groups refute army’s claims of not using live ammunition against protesters
CAIRO: Nine human rights groups refuted in a recent joint report the army’s claims that no live ammunition was used against protesters in Tahrir Square while forcibly dispersing an open…
Ex-interior minister faces new charges of squandering public funds
CAIRO: Former interior Minister Habib El-Adly, with two pending trials including for his involvement in killing protesters, is being investigated for another case of squandering public funds pertaining to vehicles…
The Dragon and the Crescent: Chinese investment in the Arab world – The potential and the problems
By Richard Banks During my last visit to China, I had continuous meetings with leading Chinese companies. I went to Beijing to discover the Chinese reaction to the Arab spring and…
Egypt traders wary as Mubarak summoned
CAIRO: Egypt investors are likely to be cautious after the country's public prosecutor summoned former president Hosni Mubarak as part of probes into the killing of protesters and the embezzlement…