Prosecutor to release Mubarak wife on bail
CAIRO: An Egyptian prosecutor will end the detention of former first lady Suzanne Mubarak once she pays bail and returns some assets to the state, a judicial source said on…
Mubarak to plead for amnesty: report
CAIRO: Ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his wife, both detained on corruption charges, are to apologize to the people and relinquish their assets in a desperate attempt to secure an…
Fatah, Hamas start talks on new government
CAIRO: Talks between Hamas and Fatah to hammer out details of a joint Palestinian government began in Cairo on Monday after Egypt brokered a deal to end their four-year feud.…
Police forces fled during Imbaba clashes, says EIPR
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Police forces guarding the Virgin Church in Imbaba fled when it was attacked by thugs nine days ago, according to a report by the Egyptian Initiative for…
Police coalition denies reports of minister threat to discharge them
CAIRO: The Police Coalition denied press reports that Minister of Interior Mansour El-Essawy threatened member officers that he will discharge them in retaliation for their statements to the media.…
Minister: Egypt nearing deal with World Bank
CAIRO: Egypt's finance minister says his country is nearing a deal to borrow $2.2 billion from the World Bank. Samir Radwan also said a delegation from the International Monetary Fund…
Doctors to start open strike, meet finance minister
CAIRO: Doctors are set to go on a “partial,” open-ended strike starting Tuesday until their demands are met, in accordance with the decision of the general assembly held earlier this…
France’s judicial revolution
By Raphaël Hadas-Lebel PARIS: A new and important acronym has entered the French political lexicon: QPC, which stands for the rather austere-sounding “Priority preliminary ruling on the question of constitutionality.” Under…
Dialogue fosters moderation
By Ghassan Khatib While examining the possible consequences of the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas, it is important to understand that Hamas is like any other political entity: it includes…
The front line of democracy
By Radek Sikorski BENGHAZI: This week, I flew to Benghazi to meet Libya’s Transitional National Council (TNC), a visit coordinated with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton and NATO allies. I…