Sudan says it ran S. Sudan troops out of oil town
South Sudan withdraws its troops from oil-rich region.
PA speaker denies Constituent Assembly draft law talks
As discussions on criteria to choose Constituent Assembly members continue, Saad El-Katatny says there is no draft law regulating for that.
IMF sees ‘good progress’ on loan deal for Egypt
The Egyptian government and the IMF are negotiating the terms of a $3.2 billion loan.
Egypt demonstrators block main Cairo bridge
Traffic on 6th of October Bridge halted for more than an hour because of a protest.
Obama’s popularity abroad on the wane, survey finds: Poll
By AFP WASHINGTON: US leadership has lost some of its luster abroad, suggesting President Barack Obama can't count on as much global euphoria as he gears up for a fierce…
African migrants flood Israel after perilous treks
African migrants arrive in Israel after a dangerous trip through Sinai.
Egyptian protesters take long walk to Tahrir
By Tamim Elyan / Reuters CAIRO: A group of Egyptians are marching 125 km (77 miles) along a major highway to Cairo to take part in a demonstration in Tahrir…
That old tax magic
By Simon Johnson WASHINGTON, DC: Tax time in the United States — the dreaded mid-April deadline for filing annual income-tax forms — has come and gone. The system, Americans have…
Resolving the niqab issue in Tunisian universities
By Lotfi Radhouane Chebil TUNIS: Recently at a university in Tunis, a female student approached her professor after class and told him that she had decided to wear the niqab,…
Buttered Up: A blueberry cake and flashes of color
By Sarah Khanna I grew up wearing shades of watermelon, tangerine and aqua; colors I was taught by my mother. In our home, there was never use of the unadorned…