Accusations flare as Egyptians vote in second round
CAIRO: Islamists and liberals traded accusations of abuses during the second round of Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary elections as voters cast ballots Thursday in mostly rural parts of the country.…
Egypt may resume talks on financing from IMF: minister
CAIRO: Egypt may resume negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for a financing facility, a minister said on Thursday after Cairo turned down an offer of a $3 billion facility…
Egypt USD T-bill offer pushes up eurobond yields
CAIRO: Egypt's decision to issue more dollar-denominated treasury bills helped drive yields on its dollar eurobond higher on Wednesday as the army-backed government sought to stave off the risk of…
Egypt’s seculars desperate to balance Islamists
CAIRO: Overwhelmed by Islamists in parliamentary elections, the secular and liberal youths who were the driving force behind Egypt's uprising are scrambling to ensure their voices are not lost as…
Egypt’s Islamists play out countryside courtship
BENI SUEF: Two main Islamist groups are competing in Egypt's parliamentary election, but some of their grassroots supporters in the provinces say they have much in common and should push…
Music school sets different rhythm for Gaza’s children
A room in Gaza's only music school fills with the sound of the qanun, a traditional Middle Eastern instrument, transporting listeners far from the impoverished territory. Seven-year-old Zeina Al-Hamamra confidently…
Protesters hospitalized with food poisoning
CAIRO: At least 30 protesters who have been camped outside the cabinet's headquarters in Cairo for weeks were rushed to hospital on Wednesday suffering from food poisoning, state television reported.…
Sohag queues divided between voting and buying gas cylinders
SOHAG: Thousands of voters lined up Wednesday outside polling stations in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag, where queues outside centers selling butane gas cylinders were also long. Elections for…
Party lists elections cancelled in two constituencies in Beheira and Menufiya
BEHEIRA/MENUFIYA: The voter turnout was high in the Delta governorates of Beheira and Menufiya in the first day of the second round of parliamentary elections, as the Supreme Electoral Commission…
US ambassador’s visit to polling station ‘normal,’ says SEC chief
CAIRO: Head of the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) Abdel Moez Ibrahim said Wednesday that US Ambassador Anne Patterson’s visit to a polling station is normal and that it is not…