Car companies suffer from political uncertainty
Political events have contributed to the downturn in the Egyptian car market and led some companies to make changes in their plans to import vehicles in the second half of…
Jordan King caves to pressure and orders amendment
Amid threats of a nationwide boycott of the the upcoming elections, King Abdullah II orders parliament to hold an emergency session to amend a controversial election law.
Prominent Bahraini activist and human rights observer injured in protests
Well-known pro-democracy activist, Zainab Al Khawaja, was injured in the thigh after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by police.
UK report: Israel forces Palestinian children into ‘spiral of injustice’
Israel is in breach of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children by violating the rights of Palestinian children according to report backed by the United Kingdom Foreign Office
Explosions rock central Damascus
Two bombs have exploded outside the Palace of Justice in central Damascus, according to Syrian state television SANA.
Following blaze angry crowd forms outside Nile Towers
Reports of a mob gathered around Nile City Towers complex in downtown Cairo claim that the crowd is threatening violence if the Towers are opened for business today.
A Dark Tale
They dance and surge, emotions borne high for all to see, passionate and invigorated by those that surround them. Their power is most obvious when it is dark, their faces…
Emotional strings in Cairo Opera House
The playing had not only turned upbeat but almost comical, with Guillen himself smiling widely and tapping his feet to the rhythm. His fingers flew deftly up and down the…
Cautious optimism as first Egyptian civil president is sworn in
Morsi may or may not be the president we had wished for when we took to the streets to topple the autocratic regime, but it is only through solidarity and…
Housing projects frozen in anticipation of incoming government
Housing Ministry decided to freeze projects amidst a state of anticipation that has filled the Ministry in expectation of the incoming government