Egypt ex-housing minister gets 8 years jail for graft
By Reuters CAIRO: A Cairo court sentenced former Housing Minister Ibrahim Soliman to eight years in jail on Thursday and fined him LE 2.18 billion ($360.9 million) for squandering public…
Islamists find foothold in Syria revolt
By Erika Solomon /Reuters BEIRUT: Sheikh Abu Abdullah Zahed, a Lebanese Muslim cleric with influence amongst radical youth, is part of a growing effort to push the uprising in Syria towards…
Sudan, S.Sudan pledge peace as crisis talks delayed
By AFP ADDIS ABABA: African-brokered crisis talks between Sudan and South Sudan after days of border clashes were delayed Thursday but the rival sides pledged to stop an escalation into…
SCAF pardons Ayman Nour, allowing him to run for president
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The military ruler pardoned head of the Ghad El-Thawra Party, Ayman Nour, from a previous conviction, giving him the opportunity to run for Egypt’s top office. "The…
Debate over SCAF intervention, as assembly grants senior judge confidence vote
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Judges debated the influence of the ruling military council on the decisions of the Appeals Court one day after its head emerged triumphant following a crisis…
Protesters march to parliament to denounce Constituent Assembly
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Hundreds marched Wednesday from Tahrir Square to the nearby parliament building to protest against the make up of the Constituent Assembly as it held its first meeting.…
Egypt’s 2012 stock boom worries some fund managers
By Ross Kerber / Reuters BOSTON: Egypt's stock market has jumped 37 percent so far in 2012, the largest gain of any country, but top US fund managers focused on the…
PA Speaker elected head of Constituent Assembly
By Heba Fahmy CARIO: Speaker of Parliament Saad El-Katatny was elected Wednesday as head of the 100-member Constituent Assembly which convened for its first meeting Wednesday despite the absence of 26…
Corruption continues while complaints remain low, says report
By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: Corruption remains omnipresent in state institutions more than a year after a popular uprising calling for change and social justice, a report said, noting that filed complaints…
Political parties to meet SCAF again Thursday regarding Constituent Assembly
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The ruling military council is scheduled to meet again with political parties to discuss the ongoing crisis about the make up of the Constituent Assembly after a…