Israeli lawmaker backs Suleiman as Egypt leader
By AP JERUSALEM: An Israeli lawmaker with close ties to the ousted Egyptian regime says former spy chief Omar Suleiman would be the best president for Egypt in terms of…
New blast hits Sinai gas pipeline: officials
By AFP CAIRO: An explosion on Monday hit a pipeline which supplies Egyptian gas to Israel and Jordan, marking the 14th such attack since 2011, security officials said. According to…
Egypt lawmaker presents political exclusion draft law
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Lawmaker Essam Sultan said Sunday he presented a political exclusion draft law, barring officials of the former regime from practicing politics, as former intelligence chief Omar…
Islamists, remnants of ex-regime make last-minute presidential bid
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Islamists and remnants of the former regime (commonly known as felool) rushed to register their candidacy for Egypt’s first post-Mubarak presidential election. Registration for the presidential…
Tug of war over Constituent Assembly escalates
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Head of the Journalists’ Syndicate, Mamdouh El-Wali said Saturday that the syndicate adheres to its decision to withdraw from the Constituent Assembly, describing the withdrawal as a…
Court revokes decision to expel GUC students
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The Administrative Court revoked on Sunday a decision by the administration of the German University in Cairo to suspend four students for two weeks for their…
People’s Assembly slams government report
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Egypt's lawmakers slammed the government's first annual report to parliament, which was presented by Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzoury on Feb. 26. Parliament convened Sunday to resume…
Slow French sculptures head to hectic Hong Kong
By Anna Maria Jakubek / AFP Time and how it shapes us is key to the work of French sculptress Nathalie Decoster, including the giant bronzes she has just shipped off…
Hesham Al-Gakh’s Tahrir Square poetry honored in Istanbul
By Istanbul Arts News The poetry of Egyptian revolutionary poet Hesham Al-Gakh amazed audiences at a major gathering of international poets assembled in Istanbul this week for a one-night celebration of…
Ant Hampton’s Autoteatro turns audience into performers
By Chitra Kalyani Assigned roles, seemingly at random, your group of five is attached via headphones to a device. In the minutes that follow, you produce a psychiatrist, an amalgam…