Despite Arab Spring world moved towards authoritarianism, says Freedom House
NEW YORK: The Arab Spring protests that shocked entrenched regimes in the Middle East and North Africa last year were the biggest challenge to authoritarian governments since the downfall of…
Critic of military rule beaten in street
CAIRO: Assailants attacked a prominent Egyptian activist as she left work at Cairo's Nileside state television headquarters late on Wednesday, in the latest incident of violence against the protest…
Army, ‘foreign conspiracy’ responsible for killings, says Mubarak lawyer
CAIRO: Lawyer for Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday the military was responsible for the deaths of protesters during the revolt that ousted the Egyptian president last year, insisting he had…
Arab bank lends $26 mln for Africa development
KHARTOUM: An Arab League development bank on Wednesday signed low-interest loans with four African nations to improve transport infrastructure, village development and finance for young people. The loans from the…
Mubarak trial encapsulates divisions in Egypt
CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak, on trial for his life, is ferried to court by helicopter from a presidential hospital suite. His sons and co-defendants swagger in wearing designer track suits and…
Hamas chief, Fatah envoy to meet in Cairo
RAMALLAH: Fatah envoy Azzam Al-Ahmed said on Wednesday he would meet with Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal in Cairo in a bid to advance the Palestinian reconciliation process. Speaking to Voice…
Court orders urgent monthly pension for Jan. 25 injured
CAIRO: The Administrative Court obliged Wednesday the Egyptian government to give those injured during the Jan. 25 revolt an urgent exceptional monthly pension specified according to their injuries, regardless of…
In gas lines, a look at Egypt’s credibility gap
By Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Tarek El-Tablawy / AP CAIRO: Rumors about an impending hike in fuel prices sent Egyptians lining up at gas stations, spotlighting the latest crisis in Egypt's political…
Experts point to power of technology in education
CAIRO: Schools following the Technology for Improved Learning Outcomes (TILO) program have achieved a 45 percent success rate in the past four years, according to Dina Kafafi, TILO director of…
Political parties deny endorsing Mansour Hassan as president
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood's political arm the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) denied Wednesday reports that it is endorsing head of the advisory council and former minister of information Mansour…