Bahrain court jails 6 tweeters for a year

They were accused of writing remarks "undermining the values and traditions of Bahrain's society towards the king on Twitter,"

Daily News Egypt

Qandil meets with Libyan prime minister

The two prime ministers discuss increasing Egyptian investment in Libya and improving border security

Emily Crane

Iran in parallel nuclear talks in Vienna, Istanbul

The International Atomic Energy Agency says that there is "overall, credible" evidence that until 2003, and possibly since, Iranian scientists conducted research into developing the nuclear bomb.

Daily News Egypt

Internet, telecoms cut across Syria: SANA

Internet in Syria has regularly been cut, most recently on May 7, with it being restored some 24 hours later.

Daily News Egypt

The “Japan” of Egypt in crisis

Damietta is one of Egypt’s most productive cities, and is considered the “Japan” of Egypt. The city, however, has been affected by the harsh recession that hit the nation’s economy.…

Sarah El Masry

Life inside the Brotherhood

A new documentary tells the stories of several former members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Daily News Egypt

AUC showcases its musical range in stunning double feature

AUC Music Department puts on one-act opera ‘The Telephone’ and highlights from ‘Les Miserables’ translated into Egyptian Colloquial Arabic

Emily Crane

Dusty days

There was nothing romantic about my first experience with a sandstorm in Egypt

Adel Heine

Nationally, regionally and internationally, government’s time is running out

The Egyptian government recently assembled a new cabinet in order to deliver on the promises of the “Renaissance Project” (mashru’ al-nahda). It comes not a moment too soon, as the…

H.A. Hellyer