Egypt, Israel add ‘final touches’ to prisoner swap
CAIRO: Egypt and Israel are adding the "final touches" to a deal to swap an Israel-American detained in Cairo for a group of Egyptian prisoners and children, the official MENA…
Egypt judges strike over bullying by lawyers
CAIRO: Egypt's judicial union on Saturday called on judges to refrain from showing up to court until they receive protection from authorities after what they say are assaults by lawyers.…
Egyptian gets three years jail for Facebook Islam insult
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced a man to three years in jail with hard labor on Saturday for insulting Islam in postings on Facebook, the official MENA news agency reported.…
Egypt extends parliamentary candidate registration again
CAIRO: Egypt pushed back the closing date for parties to register in a parliamentary election for the second time on Saturday after some politicians asked for more time…
Egypt court delays hearing on request to drop Mubarak panel
CAIRO: An Egyptian court postponed hearing a demand to change the panel presiding over a case against ousted resident Hosni Mubarak until December, potentially delaying the trial into whether he…
‘Chicken with Plums’ wins best film at Abu Dhabi Film Fest, with nods to Egypt
French film “Chicken with Plums” was the big winner at the fifth edition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, scooping the Best Narrative Film prize and a monetary award of…
Nile cruises docked, awaiting tourism recovery
ASWAN: The newly launched Al-Hambra cruise ship sailed only twice on the Nile before President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February and has been docked since then on the banks…
Protesting MSA students locked in on campus with no electricity, toilets
CAIRO: Students at the Modern Sciences and Arts University (MSA) who have been protesting since Monday, say that on Thursday they were locked in on campus and forced to sleep…
Reuters Summit: Arab Spring, economic winter spook MENA investors
DUBAI: Rattled first by political instability in the region and then by Europe's debt crisis, investors in the Middle East will remain on edge in the coming months, seeking out…
Back to square one
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: In his final moments, a blood-smeared, emasculated Qaddafi begs his “children” not to shoot. The formerly larger-than-life 42-year Libyan tyrant appears small, manhandled by the National…