Honor the heroes
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Some causes are worth dying for. None are worth killing for. The nation’s psyche swirls in pools of anger and guilt, innocence, righteousness, contempt, remorse and sorrow.…
Crossroads: The Egyptian revolution, one year on (Part 1)
By Philip Whitfield "The Egyptian voices will be heard, and if not heard, it will be only because the blood already shed has not been enough…" With these words, Saad Zaghloul,…
A year on, have we lost the plot?
By Rania Al Malky First there was Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution, then came Libya’s bloody war, Syria’s ongoing crimes against humanity, Yemen’s forgotten struggle. And somewhere in between there was and continues…
Bomb scare grounds Egypt-Libya flight: airport
By AFP CAIRO: Egyptian authorities grounded a Libyan Airlines flight on Wednesday after an attendant found a suspected bomb in a toilet on the aircraft, airport officials told AFP. Tripoli-bound…
US lauds Egypt’s first steps toward democracy
WASHINGTON: The White House is congratulating Egypt on achieving "several historic milestones" in its transition to democracy. The White House issued the statement ahead of Wednesday's first anniversary of the…
Egypt releases prisoners on revolt anniversary
CAIRO: Egypt on Wednesday was releasing around 3,000 prisoners on the orders of the country's military ruler to mark the one year anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak,…
Egypt marks one year since anti-Mubarak revolt
CAIRO: Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square on Wednesday to mark one year since the launch of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, with activists vowing to revive their unfinished revolution…
Egypt 2012: Time to for a new economic vision
By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: A year after Egyptians took to the streets demanding bread, freedom and social justice, a lack of vision on the government’s part has pushed the economy to…
Youth struggle to find a place in post-Jan. 25 Egypt
CAIRO: Despite being credited for sparking the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s youth are struggling to carve a place for themselves in the political scene. What’s worse, they’ve also…
Human rights violations escalate despite 2011 uprising
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: In December, member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Major General Mokhtar El-Molla criticized in a meeting with foreign journalists the media's focus…