Muslim Brotherhood seek ‘revision’ of ties with Israel
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday demanded a "revision" of relations with Israel and denounced heightened security measures imposed after protesters stormed the Israeli embassy. Israel "must have…
Changes to Egypt visa regulations revoked
CAIRO: Egypt’s government decided to freeze a decision that would require visitors to obtain visas in advance, a tourism ministry official told Daily News Egypt. “The decision would have had…
Yearning to breathe free
By Philip Whitfield SHARM EL SHEIKH: The unexpected consequences of the Arab Spring are as clear as the crystal waters of the Red Sea that lap ever so gently around my…
From 9/11 to the Arab Spring
By Omar Ashour CAIRO: Al-Qaeda’s operating environment today is vastly different from the one in which it launched its most notorious operation, the 9/11 terror attacks. Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda’s founder…
Dispersing the terrorist storm
By Radek Sikorski WARSAW: On Sept. 11, 2001 at three p.m., Warsaw time, I was talking on the telephone with Poland’s Consul General in New York. She informed me that two…
A watershed doctrine for America
By Bennett Ramberg LOS ANGELES: As the United States stumbles through its economic challenges at home, the pressure of world events will not subside. But America’s ability to address them has…
Opening the route
By John Quigley Despite its questionable conclusion that Israel's interception of the Gaza flotilla vessels in 2010 was lawful, the Palmer report opens the route to international enforcement action. The Israel…
3 killed in clashes outside Israeli embassy; ambassador leaves
CAIRO: Three were killed and 1,049 were injured in clashes outside the Israeli embassy late Friday and early Saturday, the health ministry said. The Israeli Ambassador, his family and working…
Buttered Up: Of brulees and backbreaking kitchens
Soon, fall will softly enter Egypt. Constantly on the lookout for the first signs of a brisk wind, it comes to me that I will not be here to feel…
Syrian demonstrators call for international protection
AMMAN: Syrian protesters called on Friday for international protection from a military crackdown on nearly six months of nationwide demonstrations demanding an end to President Bashar Al-Assad's rule. Activists said…