Lawyers call for emergency meeting Tuesday
CAIRO: The Lawyers’ Syndicate has called for an emergency meeting on Tuesday…
Tahrir Doctors, rights groups at odds over alleged torture victim
By Omnia Al Desoukie CAIRO: During investigations by the Prosecutor General on Sunday,…
Israeli-Egyptian swap highlights brittle ties
JERUSALEM: Israel has said that it agreed to trade Egyptian prisoners for…
Reaching new heights in women’s rights activism
WASHINGTON, DC: Mehrunisa Qayyum, in her blog PITAPOLICY, which covers politics and…
Military detains activist for 15 days pending investigations, releases another
CAIRO: Egypt’s Military Prosecutor decided Sunday to detain activist Alaa Abdel Fattah…
Arab FMs tell Assad to stop killing civilians
CAIRO: An Arab foreign ministers taskforce on Syria sent President Bashar Al-Assad…
Muslim Brotherhood makes first visit to Hamas-led Gaza
GAZA: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood visited the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for the first…
Egypt brokers ceasefire after Israel-Palestinian bloodshed
GAZA CITY: Sources close to Gaza militant groups said early Sunday that…
Activists urge Arab League to freeze Syria membership
NICOSIA: Syrian activists on Sunday urged the Arab League to freeze the…
Mubarak faces next trial hearing on Dec 28
CAIRO: The next session in former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's trial will…