Muslim Brotherhood makes first visit to Hamas-led Gaza
GAZA: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood visited the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for the first time on Saturday, signaling a shift in Cairo's posture toward the Palestinian Islamists since the fall of President…
Egypt brokers ceasefire after Israel-Palestinian bloodshed
GAZA CITY: Sources close to Gaza militant groups said early Sunday that they were trying to call a halt to rocket fire that brought deadly retaliatory Israeli air strikes. But…
Activists urge Arab League to freeze Syria membership
NICOSIA: Syrian activists on Sunday urged the Arab League to freeze the country's membership in the 22-member organization over the deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protests. The Syrian Revolution 2011, one…
Mubarak faces next trial hearing on Dec 28
CAIRO: The next session in former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's trial will be on Dec. 28, two days after a separate court convenes to decide whether to change the judges…
World Bank says ready to support post-revolt Egypt
CAIRO: The World Bank is ready to support Egypt during its fragile transition from Hosni Mubarak's rule, its vice president for the Middle East and North Africa said on Thursday.…
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…