Aleppo stalemate fuels rebel frustration
The conflict in Syria has cost more than 115,000 lives since it erupted in March 2011 with peaceful protests that became a civil war after a harsh regime crackdown on…
Pro-Morsi movements announce 6 October protests
Tahrir Square officially announced as destination of marches
Government to implement privatisation-canceling verdicts
Procedures for implementing the verdicts will be decided by Legislative and Advisory departments in State Council
Labour groups denounce sit-in dispersal
Workers movements and political parties express disappointment with Minister of Manpower
Lebanese favourite Taboula opens in Zamalek
Taboula comes to Zamalek with the same signature dishes for which it has become famous
Egyptian receives the Righteous Among the Nations award
An Egyptian is named among the Righteous at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum for the first time.
Libya protesters attack Russia’s embassy
Dozens of angry protesters tried to storm Russia's embassy in Tripoli after reports that a Russian woman had killed a Libyan army officer
Bites Fil Beit: Shorba – Soup
We love food. We love the real, down to earth, tried-and-tested, handed-down-through-the-generations, local Egyptian food. Here is your chance to learn how to make these local delicacies in your own…
Harsh Qatari labour conditions move centre stage as FIFA debates World Cup
By James M. Dorsey Controversy over conditions for unskilled and semi-skilled workers in Qatar involved in the construction of World Cup-related infrastructure as well as for flight attendants of Qatar…