Lazoghly protesters caught between army, angry residents
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Military forces dispersed protests in front of the State Security building in Lazoghly, downtown Cairo on Sunday by firing in the air, as armed residents of…
Leaked SS files swiftly make their way online
CAIRO: Documents seized by protesters from State Security premises around Egypt over the weekend exposed classified information and a series of scandals about an array of sectors, politicians and…
Ministers nominated for Cabinet headed by Egypt’s new PM
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: A list of nominees for the new Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was announced on its Facebook and Twitter pages Sunday morning. Cabinet spokesperson…
Egypt’s relations with US were ‘never stable’: Aboul Gheit
TUNIS: Relations between Egypt and the United States have "never been stable," the north African country's then foreign minister said in an interview Saturday. "Frankly speaking, (bilateral) relations have never…
Obama steers clear of ‘doctrine’ as Arab tumult rages
WASHINGTON: As a wildfire of revolt whips through the Middle East and North Africa, the White House is embracing pragmatism and shying away from embroidering a grand "Obama doctrine" for…
Hamdy Qandil recalls ‘historic episode’ with former PM
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: While opinions differ on whether former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq’s appearance on ONTV Wednesday brought down his cabinet, prominent journalist Hamdy Qandil says one thing is…
Moussa hits campaign trail in Egypt presidency race
By Tom Perry / Reuters CAIRO: Veteran diplomat Amr Moussa talked economics and social justice when he hit the campaign trail for the Egyptian presidency with a string of interviews…
Egyptian refugees arrive home from Libya
CAIRO: The first two of four US military flights carrying a total of 312 Egyptian refugees home from Libya arrived in Cairo early Sunday, a US official said. The military…
Repentant Europe preps policy U-turn amid Arab uprisings
BRUSSELS: After embracing the east European remnants of the crumbling Soviet empire two decades ago, Europe faces a fresh Herculean task: how to bond with the Arab street after an…
Forty armed men attack Egypt antiquities store: MENA
CAIRO: Forty armed men attacked an antiquities warehouse in the northern Egyptian city of Kafr El-Sheikh on Saturday, shooting at warehouse security men and injuring several, state news agency MENA…