PM Sharaf promises sweeping changes or resignation
CAIRO: In an emergency meeting with youth leaders, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf promised a complete Cabinet reshuffle by July 17 and a change of governors before July 25, according…
Egypt detains former minister over pesticides
By Reuters CAIRO: An Egyptian investigating judge ordered a former agriculture minister detained for questioning over accusations that he allowed the import of cancer-causing pesticides, the state news agency MENA reported…
Egypt’s inflation eases slightly in June on food prices
CAIRO: Egyptian inflation in the year to June eased slightly on the back of lower food prices from a year earlier, supporting a hold in central bank interest rates in…
Egypt down as protests persist
CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark share index slumps after renewed demonstrations indicate the country's political troubles may be far from resolved. Tens of thousands of Egyptians packed city centers across Egypt over…
Military police disperse Suez protest by force
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Military police on Sunday forcefully dispersed a sit-in by thousands of Suez protesters blocking the Suez-Ain Sokhna desert road, reportedly detaining a number of them, Suez Revolution…
Egypt gas pipeline to Israel to be ready by weekend
By Omar Fahmy and Sami Aboudi / Reuters CAIRO: Repairs on an Egyptian pipeline supplying gas to Israel and Jordan are expected to be completed by the end of the week,…
Tahrir sit-in continues, protesters call for resignation of SCAF, Cabinet
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters continued a sit-in in Tahrir Square for the third consecutive day demanding the resignation of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and…
Interior minister says to discharge officers ‘according to the law’
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Minister of Interior Mansour El-Essawy said in statements to the Middle East News Agency that he will issue the decision to discharge officers accused of killing protesters…
Meedan.net: A new approach to dialogue
By John Radcliff CAIRO: In 2009 Barack Obama visited Cairo and delivered a speech that echoed through the Middle East. While extending a hand to Egypt and the region as a…
MDG report does not reflect progress in Arab world, say experts
By Reem Khedr CAIRO: While the 2011 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Progress Report indicates a decrease in poverty globally, experts argue that such statistics do not reflect a decrease in poverty…
