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
Life sentence for Burundi journalist
The sentencing of Radio France Internationale reporter underlines ongoing threat facing independent reporters
Ganzouri Economic Plan outlines long term economic recovery
The plan aims to achieve social justice, to raise the living standards of Egyptian citizens, and to develop a strategic, 20-year vision to transform Egypt’s social and economic reality
Pakistani-US generals in border talks
General John Allen, who commands 130,000 NATO troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, flew into Chaklala air base and went straight into the talks with General Ashraf Kayani at his…
More advice to Morsi
As Egyptians await to see their newly-elected president undertaking his first presidential tasks and fulfilling his promises to keep watchful guard on the demands of 25 January revolution, columnists in…
Tanzanian police hunt driver after 43 Ethiopians suffocate
Forty-three Ethiopians and Somalis died in the back of a crowded, suffocating truck while being smuggled into Tanzania
North Mali Islamists seize Tuareg headquarters in Gao
Islamists in the northern Mali town of Gao on Wednesday seized the headquarters of Tuareg rebels after a day of violent clashes