Muslim Brotherhood to establish political party
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB), Egypt’s largest opposition group, will establish a political party named Freedom and Justice, senior member Essam El-Erian told Daily News Egypt Tuesday. “The…
People’s committees form union, reiterate revolution’s demands
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: A Union of People’s Committees was created comprising some of the neighborhood watch groups that were formed to protect the streets during the absence of police late…
Psycho-social support for children in Egypt
By UNICEF CAIRO: UNICEF launched a psycho-social support program for children who were exposed to or victims of violence during the uprising in Egypt in the past weeks. According to the…
Staff of Libyan consulate in Egypt lowers flag
ALEXANDRIA: Employees of Libya's consulate in the Egyptian city of Alexandria lowered the national flag on Tuesday and joined hundreds of protesters nearby who were calling for a revolt against…
Change in Egypt to ratchet pressure on Israel
By Jonathan Wright / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's revolution and upheavals across the region herald a shift in the balance of power between Israel and its neighbors, as Arabs push out autocrats…
Journalists’ Syndicate chairman resigns
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Journalists’ Syndicate Chairman Makram Mohamed Ahmed resigned Tuesday responding to calls by hundreds of journalists. “Ahmed should have resigned at the time when Mubarak stepped down as…
Aid flows into Libya, conflicting reports on Egyptian death toll
CAIRO: Aid convoys carrying medical supplies and food continued to enter Libya Tuesday through the Salloum crossing as 8,482 Egyptians and 235 of other nationalities crossed into Egypt, according to…
Limbless singer gives voice to India’s rural poor
Bant Singh, a scarred survivor of class violence in rural India, has an indisputable claim to be a voice for India's impoverished and muted millions. The folk singer lost both…
A dogged Aussie collective lands at the Oscars
The Australian filmmaking collective Blue-Tongue Films has been around since 1996, when a handful of friends made a short that turned out good enough to warrant persistence. Next Sunday, they'll…
Novelist Ian McEwan criticizes Jewish settlements
Renowned British novelist Ian McEwan accepted an Israeli literary prize in Jerusalem this week with harsh criticism of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, after British writers called on the…