Initiative acts as link between residents and local councils
CAIRO: During the transition to democracy, and away from the fierce competition…
Women try to beat the odds in UAE poll
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Euro-Med alliances plan to boost SME development
ALEXANDRIA: MedAlliance networks announced an intensive action plan that aims to give…
Egypt army says emergency law valid until 2012
CAIRO: Egypt's military said on Wednesday that the country's decades-old emergency law…
US Senate panel approves $53 billion foreign aid bill
WASHINGTON: Congress threatened on Wednesday to close the Palestine Liberation Organization's office…
Israel embassy officials leave Cairo again
CAIRO: Four officials from the Israeli embassy in Cairo returned to Israel…
Obama: No shortcut to peace in Middle East
UNITED NATIONS: President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that there could be no…
Brotherhood member sacked for attending Aboul-Fotouh dinner
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Mohamed Abdel-Karim told…
Renewed fighting in Yemen capital despite truce
SANAA: Artillery fire and shelling rocked Yemen's capital Wednesday despite a truce…
Thousands rally in West Bank to back Palestinians’ UN bid
RAMALLAH: Thousands of Palestinians surged across the West Bank on Wednesday for…