Campaign silence law violated as MP pushes to amend it
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Laws limiting campaigning to three weeks prior to the…
Thousands flock to Pope Shenouda’s funeral, burial
By Agencies ST BISHOY MONASTERY: Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda was laid to…
PA committee agrees to annul article 6 of military judicial law
By Heba Fahmy and Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The legislative Committee in the…
Coupon system to distribute butane gas cylinders, says minister
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Butane gas cylinders will be available though the subsidized…
Military police clashes with protesters, martyrs’ families in Alexandria
By Abdel Rahman Youssef ALEXANDRIA: Army forces clashed Tuesday with protesters and families…
Court hands policemen suspended sentences for killing protesters
By AP CAIRO: An Egyptian court has given suspended, one-year sentences to…
Copts gather from across Egypt to see off Pope Shenouda
By Samer al-Atrush / AFP CAIRO: They came from across Egypt, the poor,…
Explosions across Iraq kill at least 43
By Kareem Raheem and Aseel Kami / Reuters BAGHDAD: At least 16 near-simultaneous…
UN aims to press Syria, new clashes in Damascus
DAMASCUS: The UN Security Council was to weigh a draft statement on…
France launches massive manhunt for Jewish school killer
By Laurent Lozano and Alex Peyrille / AFP TOULOUSE: France launched a massive…