Protesters remind MPs of revolution’s demands
CAIRO: Parliamentarians had to push their way through protesters early Monday, as hundreds gathered to press for demands, with more pouring to the streets surrounding the parliament building throughout the…
FJP’s Katatny named PA speaker in tense first session
CAIRO: Saad Al-Katatny, secretary general of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), was elected Speaker of the People's Assembly (PA) on Monday, vowing to continue the revolution before thanking the…
Families of detained army officers demand justice
CAIRO: Families of army officers jailed for joining Tahrir demonstrators on April 8 protested Monday in front of the Journalists’ Syndicate demanding the immediate release of their sons, who began…
Jackson: Film saved life of West Memphis 3 suspect
By David Germain / AP Peter Jackson believes Damien Echols would be dead now if not for a 1996 documentary that cast doubt on the man's guilt in three child murders.…
EU ambassador bids a ‘paradoxical’ farewell to Egypt
Last week saw the last of remarkable events hosted by EU Ambassador Mark Franco and his wife, Rita Jansen, at their residence in Zamalek. As loyal patrons of Egyptian art,…
Arab monitoring head says violence dipped in Syria
CAIRO: The general who headed the Arab monitoring mission in Syria said on Monday that violence had dipped after the observers arrived, contradicting accounts by Syrian activists who have said…
Yemen army reinforces militant-held town
SANAA: Yemen's military has sent extra forces to a town Islamists seized last week, after negotiations with the militant group's leader broke down, residents and witnesses said on Monday. Tanks…
EU bans Iranian oil, Tehran responds with threats
BRUSSELS/TEHRAN: The European Union banned imports of oil from Iran on Monday and imposed a number of other economic sanctions, joining the United States in a new round of measures…
A year on, has Egypt’s revolution stalled?
By Lin Noueihed / Reuters CAIRO: A few dozen activists huddle around tents on a grubby traffic island in Cairo's Tahrir Square, a forlorn reminder of the revolutionary ardor that ended…
Mosque prayer service in Nigeria after attacks
KANO: The emir of Kano and the state's top politician offered prayers Monday for the more than 150 people killed in a coordinated attack by a radical Islamist sect, though…