Thousands of angry protesters mourn latest torture victim
By Omnia Al Desoukie CAIRO: The body of Essam Ali Atta Ali, who was reportedly sodomized to death by police inside the Tora maximum security prison, was taken from the Zeinhom…
Egypt to decide soon on energy subsidy phase-out
CAIRO: Egypt is finalizing plans for the removal of energy subsidies for its industrial sector, a phase-out agreed on since 2007, the country's trade and industry minister said on Thursday.…
Political exclusion, Treachery Act hinder political freedom, says rights group
CAIRO: Calls to implement the political exclusion law and Treachery Act will have “negative implications for the country’s political freedoms and upcoming election,” Human Rights Watch said in a statement.…
Tahrir protesters call for transfer of power by April
CAIRO: Thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday calling for the transfer of power to civilian rule by the military council by next April, in the absence of…
Islamists to rule Tunisia; clashes in cradle of revolt
TUNIS: The leader of the Islamist party which won Tunisia's first free election appealed for calm in the town where the "Arab Spring" began, accusing forces linked to the ousted…
Bradley’s challenge to revive Africa’s ‘monster’
CAIRO: Bob Bradley isn't interested in talking about the man who replaced him as the United States' coach, not now that he has the daunting challenge of reviving the hopes…
At Doha Debates, little faith found in military rulers
CAIRO: Eighty-four percent said they lacked trust in the military’s intention for reform at the second Doha Debates held in Egypt, with 16 percent disagreeing. The motion read, “This house…
Prisoner exchange in favor of Egypt, Israel, say experts
CAIRO: Experts say the release of a US-Israeli citizen by the Egyptian authorities as part of a prisoner exchange deal with Israel is a message to the United States that…
New year, same Egypt at Arab Shorts 2011
When the Arab Shorts fest first opened in December 2009 at the Goethe Institute in Egypt, it filled a void, Goethe director Gunther Hasenkamp told Daily News Egypt at the…
Mideast faces funding gap as European banks retreat
DUBAI: Companies in the Middle East and North Africa, which rely heavily on bank financing, will have to curtail growth plans as European lenders retrench, unless they find replacement funding…