Israel cabinet divided over Palestinian unity deal
Wednesday’s surprise deal was denounced the next day by the Israeli security cabinet
Key dates since Syria’s 2013 chemical attack
AFP - A timeline of the main events since chemical weapons attacks near Damascus on August 21, 2013: August 2013 21: Syrian troops launch an offensive in the Damascus suburbs.…
Syria chemical deadline passes, 8% of arms remain: OPCW
Under a US-Russian deal negotiated last year, Syria signed up to the Chemical Weapons Convention and agreed to hand over its entire chemical weapons arsenal by 30 June of this…
Mofkera notebooks colourfully combine old and new
The notebooks are inspired by Egyptian folk culture and everyday items from yesteryear
Editor’s letter: Europe and those Arabs (1): Is the EU having an affair with The Muslim Brotherhood?
A few weeks ago I called an old friend to say goodbye before heading to Brussels after winning an EU award for my work in the past couple of years.…
Egypt, Turkey and Iran: Exchanging roles in a tumultuous Middle East
By Fadi Elhusseini After less than a year of exceptional Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement, the events of 30 June 2013 ruptured this relationship. Similarly, when Egyptian and Iranian statesmen began to decrease…
Political parties, groups support calls to drop Protest Law
Many people have been arrested and sentenced to jail time under the controversial law
‘Trial of the century’ postponed again
Mubarak, sons, Al-Adly, and six aides set to continue standing trial on Sunday
Palestinian unity government will reject violence: Abbas
The new unity government he is set to head with the backing of Hamas would reject violence and recognise Israel and existing agreements, Abbas says