Egyptians air grievances, ignoring army warning
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: Airport employees protested for better pay Wednesday, textile workers went on strike to demand a corruption investigation and residents of a Suez Canal city…
Russia criticizes outside interference in Mideast
LONDON: Russia criticized calls by outside powers for revolution or for specific types of democracy in the Middle East on Tuesday, saying such calls could be counter-productive. Egyptian President Hosni…
EU’s Ashton to visit Egypt for talks next week
BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton will fly to Egypt for talks next week, becoming the most senior foreign diplomat to visit since Hosni Mubarak's resignation. "She will be…
Pope Shenouda expresses support for revolution, hopes for democracy
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: Pope Shenouda expressed his support to the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak's regime and forced him to step down after 30 years in power. The Pope…
Legal specialists protest, but willing to help with corruption cases
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: A number of legal specialists protested Wednesday in front of the legal specialists’ club demanding a response to their previous demands for which they had held…
Businesses step up CSR efforts in face of slowing economy
CAIRO: Businesses in Egypt have stepped up their role in trying to get the economy back on its feet, after weeks of protests that unseated president Hosni Mubarak splintered off…
Finance ministry mulls stimulus plan
CAIRO: Foreign investments may come at a standstill in Egypt for the next six months until elections take place, but Samir Radwan, newly appointed minister of finance, is mulling over…
Obama calls for peaceful response in Middle East
WASHINGTON: Warily watching protests ripple across the Middle East, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that governments in the vital, volatile region are figuring out that they "can't maintain power through…
Military eager for Egypt to return to work
By Marwa Awad and Shaimaa Fayed / Reuters CAIRO: The military hoped tens of thousands of Egyptians would heed its appeal to get back to work on Wednesday and abandon…
Sinai awaits future in trepidation but appears more unified
By Abdel-Rahman Hussein and Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Sinai was always a hotspot during the reign of the previous regime, but as the post-Mubarak era starts there appears to be a…