Probe launched to seize Mubarak, Ben Ali assets
THE HAGUE: A probe to seize vast assets of deposed strongmen Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia has been launched in Europe and North America,…
Cairo protesters clash with troops in crackdown on cabinet sit-in
By AFP CAIRO: Demonstrators and soldiers hurled stones at each other on Friday outside the cabinet's offices where protesters against the military rulers have been holding a weeks-long sit-in, witnesses…
Muslim Brotherhood stronghold sees possible vote split
ISMAILIA: Residents of Ismailia were divided between candidates of Islamist parties and those of the liberal Egyptian Bloc on Thursday, as the second day of elections witnessed a low turnout.…
Maspero detainees released except activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah
CAIRO: A Cairo court released on Thursday 27 detainees involved in the Maspero violence case, pending investigations, barring prominent activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah. The court had accepted an appeal to revoke…
Young candidates struggle to establish themselves in Sohag
SOHAG: Sohag’s youth are struggling to establish themselves in a political arena marked by tribalism as voters also opt for “more experienced” candidates to represent them in the upcoming…
Nubians uncertain about future as elections race intensifies
ASWAN: Nubians remain unsure about the future of their decades-long struggle against forced immigration with fears that they will not be represented in the upcoming parliament. Nubians had hoped to…
Mistrust of judges will lead to collapse, says SEC chief
CAIRO: The head of the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) said Thursday that rumors about alleged election rigging by judges is the most disturbing issue he is facing today. "I heard…
Gift of the Nile
By Mohamed Khalil As Egyptians, we are effectively living in one big oasis. A vast and barren desert, the world’s largest, cut through straight down the middle of our borders by…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: More involvement is required
By Mkhaimar Abusada The stalemate in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process has prompted the Quartet (made up of the United States, European Union, United Nations, and Russia) to ask both sides to…
AN ISRAELI VIEW: The peace process has never been so irrelevant
By Amnon Lord The news last week that the Quartet is suggesting indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians over the territorial issue caught me by surprise. I believe most Israelis…