Around 365 dead in Egypt protests, says health ministry
By AFP CAIRO: Around 365 people were killed and about 5,500 wounded in protests across Egypt that led to the overthrow of strongman Hosni Mubarak, the health ministry said on…
Egypt Suez Canal told Iran warship passing scrapped
ISMAILIA: The Suez Canal has been told that plans by two Iranian naval ships to cross the waterway were cancelled, an official said on Thursday, removing a potential policy headache…
Congratulations to the People of Egypt
By Arnold Keiser On behalf of the Organization for International Cooperation I want to acknowledge the extraordinary accomplishments of the Egyptian people. You are inspiring and it is clear that…
Muslims and Christians together in a new Egypt
By Yasser Khalil CAIRO: The recent protests in Egypt that led to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, and their political ramifications, have been covered extensively in the media. But…
Pakistan’s Mubarak moment
By Shahid Javed Burki ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s domestic situation is becoming increasingly precarious. Indeed, serious questions are now being raised as to whether the country can survive in its present form.…
Egyptian revolution a wakeup call for Arabs and Israelis?
By Khaled Diab BRUSSLES: Millions of Egyptians have accomplished what many thought was improbable: they defied their dictator and won. After Hosni Mubarak spent three decades as Egypt’s uncontested leader,…
An art revolution born in Tahrir Square
By Heba Fahmy Tahrir Square has not only witnessed the emancipation of hundreds of thousands of Egyptians who found their voice for the first time in 30 years, it gave…
Archeologists demand full-time employment, end to corruption
CAIRO: Archeologists protested on Wednesday despite warnings by the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces that ongoing sector protests were a risk to the economy. Dozens of archeologists congregated in…
Ahram journalists demand resignation of editor-in-chief
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: About 300 journalists of state-run daily Al-Ahram apologized Wednesday for the paper’s “unprofessional” coverage of the demonstrations that toppled the president. In a press conference at…
Al-Azhar says grand sheikh should be elected not state appointed
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Al-Azhar said Wednesday that its Grand Sheikh should be elected not appointed by the state, insisting that its independence wasn’t compromised during the revolution that toppled…