As crowds swell in Cairo, military in crisis talks
By Ben Hubbard /AP CAIRO: A crowd of tens of thousands swelled in Cairo's Tahrir Square Tuesday, demanding that Egypt's military leaders quickly hand over power to a civilian government.…
Egypt military rulers in crisis ahead of vote
CAIRO: Faced by angry street protests, Egypt's military rulers are under fire from all political sides and are locked in their worst crisis since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, ahead…
Egypt military has ‘crushed’ revolution: Amnesty
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's military rulers have failed to live up to their promises and have even committed worse rights abuses than the regime of ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak, Amnesty…
Clashes escalate between police and protesters in Alexandria
CAIRO: Clashes escalated between thousands of protesters and police in Alexandria late Monday following protests condemning police violence against protesters in Cairo, leaving dozens injured. From 5 pm to 3…
Egypt diplomats denounce Tahrir violence
By AFP CAIRO: Dozens of Egyptian diplomats on Monday condemned deadly clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square that have left 24 people dead, calling for "an immediate end to attacks on…
UN chief deplores Egypt dead
UNITED NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Egypt's ruling military council to "guarantee" civil liberties as he deplored the deaths which have occurred in new unrest there.…
Egypt set for mass rally against military rule
By Jailan Zayan /AFP CAIRO: Egyptians are being urged to rally en masse on Tuesday to demand an end to military rule after days of bloody clashes that are threatening to…
Truce attempts fail to bring calm to Tahrir, protesters call for million-man march
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Attempts to reach a truce between protesters and police failed on Monday as protesters called for a million-man march on Tuesday. In the early hours of Monday,…
Muslims who can lead in multicultural societies
By Shelina Zahra Janmohamed LONDON/DOHA: Multiculturalism has come under increasing attack in the last few years in Europe, as societies struggle to make sense of how to bring together communities of…
Start-up soup
By Esther Dyson NEW YORK: Last month I was in Kyiv, speaking at a conference focused on entrepreneurs. I wanted to give a talk that would be of general interest but…