Middle East: Change is never easy
By John Defterios As an active observer and a consistent visitor of the Middle East, one asks a simple question: Why does it have to be this way? I am not…
Egypt’s political, economic future discussed at Gessoor forum
CAIRO: Attempting to offer a platform for productive political and socio-economic discourse in Egypt, Gessoor (Bridges) hosted a panel of six speakers on Sunday to discuss Egypt’s political and economic…
Egypt’s first nuclear plant tender postponed
CAIRO: The planned tender process for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant has been postponed until the political situation stabilizes, reported a state-owned newspaper. The decision, made by the Ministry of…
UK’s Cameron to urge end to Egypt emergency law
CAIRO: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday became the first foreign leader to visit post-Mubarak Egypt and will push for an end to emergency law, while refusing to talk…
Protest in Egypt after army vehicle kills woman
By Yousri Mohamed and Shaimaa Fayed/Reuters CAIRO: Around 1,000 Egyptians protested on Sunday in a city east of Cairo after a woman was killed by an army vehicle during a demonstration,…
Egypt state media: Mubarak has no assets abroad
By AP CAIRO: Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak has submitted a declaration of his wealth to authorities as he has every year since taking office in 1981, official media reported…
Egypt releases 108 political prisoners: State TV
By Shaimaa Fayed/Reuters CAIRO: Egypt has released 108 political prisoners, state television reported on Sunday, following a pledge by Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq. Shafiq was quoted as saying by state news…
Egypt to rename streets after protest ‘martyrs’
By Yasmine Saleh/Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq on Monday ordered that streets be renamed to honor "martyrs" who died during the mass protests that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Shafiq…
Local radio stations help promote volunteerism
T hough not all Egyptians participated directly in the revolution from day one of protests, many individuals and companies have quickly mobilized to continue the effort of reform and change by…
No exceptions
By Chris Patten LONDON: Anyone who has read The Yacoubian Building, a novel published in 2002 by the Egyptian author Alaa Al-Aswany, will regard the revolution in Egypt as long overdue.…