Egypt: Major Challenges Ahead
The moment of announcing Morsi as president was an extraordinary moment for Egyptians. Tahrir was screaming and crying in joy and celebrations did not stop during the night. Pleasure expressed was…
The devils you know
What it fortunately doesn’t convey are the sounds of backdoors closing on deals and compromises cracking through the heart of its own sentiment. Mohamed Morsi is no Mandela.
Saudi women to compete in Olympics
Saudi Arabia, the last of three countries to deny women the ability to participate in the Olympic Games, has finally relented. After pressure from the International Olympic Committee to allow…
Student killed during celebrations
Assiut - A student was killed and another injured after a shootout between tribal and political factions in the village of Gaw-El-Nawarwah in the Assiut governorate after the announcement of…
Turkey’s war against the PKK rages on
The Turkish government carried out several aerial strikes deep in northern Iraq between June 22 and 24, in retaliation for several Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attacks days before, the government…
Corruption trial begins
Cairo (MENA) - A corruption trial of convicted former president Hosni Mubarak began Monday, he and former top government officials are charged with seizing and redistributing land in order to…
Ganzouri resigns
Cairo - Kamal El-Ganzouri's cabinet officially handed over its resignation yesterday to the head of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi. Tantawi asked the cabinet…
Hamas agrees to second ceasefire with Israel
Palestinian group Hamas has agreed to a new cease-fire with Israel. The announcement comes after a cease-fire brokered Wednesday was violated by both sides, resulting in the deaths of many…
Islamist militants grow bolder in Nigeria
Members of Boko Haram, a Nigerian Islamic militant group that recently had three of its leaders named ‘foreign terrorists’ by the US, attacked a prison in Yobe state, leaving four…
Policeman arrested for killing convict
The police man who killed a runaway convict and then touched off a near-riot at the Al-Ahram Newspaper building has been arrested and jailed following calls for an investigation into…