Egypt to reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing: Hamas
RAFAH: Egypt has decided to reopen the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, which was closed in the face of protests that ousted president Hosni Mubarak, a Hamas official said…
Great Egyptian revolution and the future road map
By Javed Nawaz After the ouster of the Tunisian president who ruled for over 23 years, the fall of the Egyptian regime is highly significant. Mubarak’s autocratic rule spread over 30…
The perils of Palestinian strategy
By Shlomo Ben-Ami TEL AVIV: It should be clear to all by now that talks between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu cannot produce a peace agreement.…
Thoughts after the Egyptian uprising
By Nick Rowlands On February 11, 2011, Hosni Mubarak stepped down as fourth President of Egypt, leaving the armed forces council in charge of the affairs of state. Hundreds of miles…
A new Egypt means new Egyptians
By Rania Al-Malky CAIRO: As I dropped off my 75-year-old father near the back of the Egyptian Antiquities Museum on his way to attend the “Friday of Victory” gathering at Tahrir…
Hundreds of thousands flock to Tahrir to celebrate, voice demands
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians flocked in Tahrir Square on Friday in a gathering reminiscent of the 18-day-long demonstrations that led president Hosni Mubarak to step down…
Rights group urges military to pardon Major Shoman
CAIRO: The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights urged the Supreme Council of Armed Forces to pardon and release army Major Ahmed Shoman, who joined Tahrir protesters a week ago to…
Mubarak in good health, says ABC
CAIRO: Contrary to several news reports suggesting that ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s health is deteriorating, “a well-placed” source told ABC news that he “was well enough to have breakfast on…
‘Reforms, not repression’ in Middle East: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for "bold reforms, not repression" amid a wave of unrest rocking Arab nations in the Middle East and North Africa. "Sustainable…
Brotherhood says won’t impose view on Israel treaty
By Tom Perry / Reuters CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's best-organized political force, said on Friday any decision on the country's peace treaty with Israel was up to the Egyptian people…