A year on, has Egypt’s revolution stalled?
By Lin Noueihed / Reuters CAIRO: A few dozen activists huddle around tents on a grubby traffic island in Cairo's Tahrir Square, a forlorn reminder of the revolutionary ardor that ended…
Mosque prayer service in Nigeria after attacks
KANO: The emir of Kano and the state's top politician offered prayers Monday for the more than 150 people killed in a coordinated attack by a radical Islamist sect, though…
For activists, revolution still on
By Jailan Zayan / AFP CAIRO: Activists behind the uprising which ousted Hosni Mubarak are up in arms over grandiose plans by the country’s military rulers to celebrate the first anniversary…
Memo scandal witness refuses to travel to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The chief witness in a secret memo scandal that threatens to bring down the Pakistani president will not travel to the country to testify, claiming the government has set…
Abol Fotoh and experts debate future of economy, education
CAIRO: With Egypt’s future in mind, presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abol Fotoh along with several political figures and scholars discussed his campaign’s vision and the fate of the economy at…
Uprising leaves Egyptians freer, poorer
By Sherine El Madany and Tom Pfeiffer / Reuters CAIRO: Mechanic Hany Shaaban heard there was free food on offer in Cairo's Tahrir Square, so he left his poor neighborhood of…
Oil up near $111 after EU Iran embargo
LONDON: Oil prices rose to near $111 on Monday after EU foreign ministers agreed to ban imports of Iranian oil from the start of July, eliciting further threats from Iran…
UAE to liberalize trade in 12 commodities, eyes prices
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates cabinet announced on Sunday it would liberalize trade in 12 commodities, saying this would help market stability, state news agency WAM reported. "The 12 items…
EU ambassador bids a ‘paradoxical’ farewell to Egypt
Last week saw the last of remarkable events hosted by EU Ambassador Mark Franco and his wife, Rita Jansen, at their residence in Zamalek. As loyal patrons of Egyptian art,…
Jackson: Film saved life of West Memphis 3 suspect
Peter Jackson believes Damien Echols would be dead now if not for a 1996 documentary that cast doubt on the man's guilt in three child murders. And Amy Berg, Jackson's…
