Suez Cement shuts down Helwan factory
CAIRO: Suez Cement has closed its factory in Kafr El-Elow temporarily until stability returns to the area, located in Helwan governorate, the company said in a statement. The precautionary move…
Muslim Brotherhood plans to set up party
CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says it will set up a political party once restrictions are lifted that prevented it and other groups from doing so under President Hosni Mubarak.…
ElBaradei says Egypt needs president in 40s or 50s
By Reuters CAIRO: Reformer Mohamed ElBaradei, a former Nobel Laureate, said his personal goal was to help build a democratic Egypt rather than bid for the presidency, and said the…
Europe decides on Egypt asset freeze
BRUSSELS: EU ministers Tuesday debate Egypt's request to freeze the assets of leading members of president Hosni Mubarak's regime while considering proposals to increase aid and investment in the Arab…
Bahrain Shia opposition boycotts parliament
MANAMA: The largest Shia opposition bloc on Tuesday said it was freezing its participation in Bahrain's parliament due to the "brutal" use of force in Bahrain protests. Two Shia protesters…
Iran police confirm one dead in protests
TEHRAN: Iran police Tuesday confirmed the death of one person in shooting that erupted during anti-government protests in Tehran and said a number of people were wounded, including nine security…
Tunisian migrants set off for journey to Europe
LAMPEDUSA: Carrying just the clothes on their backs, Tunisian migrants began to be flown out of Lampedusa this week on the next leg of a journey they hope will take…
Iraq shelter bombed by US remains frozen in time
BAGHDAD: A bleak civilian bomb shelter where hundreds of Iraqis were killed by US missiles 20 years ago remains frozen in time, occasionally visited by relatives of victims who come…
Khawagas in Paradise
By David Faris Egyptians have just triumphantly finished off the dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak. They did so by taking courageously and peacefully to the streets, in defiance of their own…
Reflections on the revolution in Egypt
By Richard Haass NEW YORK: Revolutions happen for a reason. In the case of Egypt, there are several reasons: more than 30 years of one-man rule; Hosni Mubarak’s plans to…