Khaled Saeid didn’t choke on drugs, says forensic report
By Agencies ALEXANDRIA: An Egyptian activist, whose death last year contributed to the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, died from asphyxiation caused by a roll forced into his mouth…
Lawyers in Hosni Mubarak trial demand new judges
CAIRO: The trial of Hosni Mubarak came to a halt Saturday as lawyers demanded a new panel of judges after highly anticipated testimony from Egypt's military ruler, a former confidant…
ElBaradei in hometown for family visit, say campaigners
CAIRO: Mohamed ElBaradei was in his hometown of Ibyar in Al-Gharbeya governorate on Friday to “visit family,” according to the press office of the campaign supporting ElBaradei as Egypt’s next…
President Saleh returns to Yemen, calls for ceasefire
SANAA: President Ali Abdullah Saleh unexpectedly returned to Yemen on Friday after three months in Saudi Arabia, calling for a ceasefire between his supporters and opponents after five days of…
Top Sunni Muslim body appeals for recognition of Palestine
CAIRO: Al-Azhar, the top Sunni Muslim authority, on Thursday called on the "free world" to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations. "Al-Azhar asks all the countries in the…
No point in pressuring SCAF through protests, says FJP
CAIRO: Rebuilding Egypt’s institutions and meeting the revolution’s demands can only be achieved through swift elections and the hard work of the unions, syndicates, civil society organizations, students and political…
Egypt to ask British foreign ministry for info on Alex church bombing
CAIRO: The attorney general of the Higher State Security Prosecution called on Egypt’s foreign ministry to coordinate with its British counterpart to obtain information on the bombing of Al-Qeddesine Church…
Families of detained embassy protesters recount children’s arrests
CAIRO: Families of detained embassy protesters recounted stories of torture and imprisonment experienced by their children, who they say were randomly arrested by military and police forces after the storming…
What have we achieved?
By Rania Al Malky It’s been nine months to the day since a group of virtual activists made the final tweaks to a planned January 25 protest, a date that will…
French veil fines a ‘travesty of justice:’ Amnesty
NEW YORK: France's fines on women for wearing the full-face covering niqab, imposed for the first time by a court Thursday, are a "travesty of justice," Amnesty International said. Police…