Arab League says Syria withdrew tanks from cities
CAIRO: Syria's government has withdrawn heavy weapons from inside cities and freed about 3,500 prisoners but security forces continue to kill protesters even with foreign monitors in the country, the…
Upcoming parliament will seek to end US aid, says FJP
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) announced Monday that it will seek an end to US aid to Egypt when parliament is seated in January. This announcement…
Third, final round of PA elections kicks off
CAIRO: Around 2,600 candidates will compete over 150 seats in the People’s Assembly elections on Tuesday, in nine governorates during the third and final round of elections of the lower…
Detained blogger ends hunger strike, sent to prison hospital
CAIRO: Detained blogger Maikel Nabil ended Sunday a 130-day hunger strike, as Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud ordered his transfer to Tora Prison Hospital and to investigate alleged violations against…
US NGO tells DNE ‘We applied for license in 2005’
CAIRO: Refuting accusations by the Egyptian government, US NGOs Freedom House and the National Democratic Institute told Daily News Egypt they had applied for proper licensing from the country's foreign…
Pushing up Shoura elections will not compromise process, says expert
CAIRO: Holding the Shoura Council elections over two stages instead of three will not undermine the fact that the elections will be free and fair, according to Mazen Hassan, professor…
April 6 launches the ‘Eye of Dignity’ initiative
CAIRO: The April 6 Youth Movement launched an initiate titled, "The Eyes of Dignity," calling on Egyptians to sign a legal document approving the donation of their eyes after their…
UN chief to focus on sustaining Arab Spring
UNITED NATIONS: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in his second term as chief of the United Nations, wants to help people who rose up in the Arab Spring attain and sustain freedom…
Egypt to offer LE 1 bln in reopened 7-year bonds
CAIRO: Egypt's Finance Ministry will offer LE 1 billion ($165.81 million) in reopened seven-year bonds at an auction on Jan. 9, the central bank said on Monday. Yields on Egyptian…
Goldman advisor defends $2 bln Islamic bond scheme
DUBAI: An advisor to Goldman Sachs has defended the US bank's $2 billion Islamic bond program against criticism it may contravene religious principles, in a controversy that could affect Western…