Sinai Bedouin lift siege on peacekeeper camp
By Reuters CAIRO: Dozens of Bedouin who had encircled a camp belonging to a multinational peacekeeping force in the Sinai Peninsula lifted their siege on Friday following negotiations with the Egyptian…
Pope to visit Lebanon September 14-16: church official
By AFP VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI will visit Lebanon in September to preach peace and unity for Christians in the Middle East, a senior religious figure said Friday a…
Parliament to approve final criteria of Constituent Assembly Saturday
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Elected MPs of both houses of parliament are to hold a joint meeting Saturday to agree on the final criteria for electing members of the Constituent Assembly…
Protesters support Samira Ibrahim on Egyptian Women’s Day
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters rallied Friday in front of the High Court in support of Samira Ibrahim, one of the activists who were subjected to the virginity tests…
Clooney arrested in protest at Sudanese Embassy in US
By Agencies WASHINGTON: Actor George Clooney and his father have been arrested at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. The protesters accuse Sudan's president, Omar Al-Bashir, of provoking…
Tunisia, Egypt, Libya urge Arab solution to Syria crisis
By AFP TUNIS: Foreign ministers from Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, meeting in Tunis said Friday the Syrian crisis should be resolved in an "Arab framework" and opposed foreign military intervention…
INTERVIEW: Young lawyer inspires hope among activists
By Dina Zayed / Reuters CAIRO: Revolutionaries who forced Hosni Mubarak out of office last year are struggling to find a voice to represent them in the presidential race that will…
State radio struggles to find own voice
By Dina Zayed / Reuters CAIRO: Despite the bigger margin of freedom facilitated to state radio by the 2011 uprising, especially when discussing previous taboos such as politics, censorship remains an…
Numbers of expats registered to vote ‘pitiful,’ say experts
CAIRO: The low number of Egyptian expats registering to vote in the upcoming presidential elections is “pitiful,” dismayed political analysts said. According to the official online outlet of the Presidential…
Number of expats registered to vote ‘pitiful,’ say experts
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: The low number of Egyptian expats registering to vote in the upcoming presidential elections is “pitiful,” dismayed political analysts said. According to the official online outlet of…