IMF sees Tunisia economy faring better than Egypt
CAIRO: Protests in Egypt and Tunisia will hurt their economies but neither country has asked for IMF funding to deal with the impact to their budgets, a senior International Monetary…
Lawyers call for the resignation of syndicate head
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Hundreds of lawyers protested at their syndicate on Thursday, calling for the resignation of its head Hamdy Khalifa and its deputy Hussein Gammal. “We want to…
Non-violence, key for change in Egypt
By Michael Nagler BERKELEY, California: The astonishing breakthrough in Egypt, when President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after weeks of protests, has rightly galvanized attention around the world. Yet as usual,…
Israel must prepare for worst in Egypt, says Netanyahu
By Allyn Fisher-Ilan /Reuters JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that while he hoped Egypt's efforts to achieve democracy succeeded, he had to "prepare for the worst"…
Egypt tourism industry sees hope in revolution
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Egypt's uprising emptied the hotels, casinos and bars of a tourist trade that employs one in eight Egyptians, but staff expect the recovery to be quick and the…
Military Council to end emergency before polls, says committee
By Marwa Awad /Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's ruling military council intends to lift emergency laws before parliamentary and presidential elections are held, a member of a committee redrafting the constitution said…
The West’s Middle East Pillars of Sand
By Ben Judah and Daniel Kor LONDON: Two centuries ago, Napoleon’s arrival in Egypt heralded the advent of the modern Middle East. Now, almost 90 years after the demise of…
Egypt army faces challenge over workers, subsidies
By Tom Pfeiffer/Reuters CAIRO: The Egyptian army, praised for overseeing a mostly peaceful revolution, is running into a storm of wage and subsidy demands overtaking pressure for democracy and piling…
Egypt protest organizers form Council of Trustees
By Jonathan Wright and Marwa Awad /Reuters CAIRO: Some organizers of protests that toppled Egypt's Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday they had formed a "Council of Trustees" to negotiate on…
Constitutional Patriotism: Completing Egypt’s Revolution
By Tamer Bahgat and Khalid El-Sherif “Her length is a month's journey, and width is ten months. Her sky is clear, her Nile is sweet and her land is most…