New media access a human right, says Amnesty
ONTREAL: Unfettered access to new media, which has been restricted by some…
Al-Wafd Party hosts Hamas delegation
CAIRO: A delegation of Hamas leaders met Wednesday with Al-Wafd Party's Head…
Qaeda: Arab revolts herald ‘great leap forward’
LONDON: Al-Qaeda's most influential English-language preacher said revolts sweeping the Arab world…
National Front for Justice and Democracy to attract unpoliticized masses
CAIRO: A number of political activists and academics launched Tuesday the…
Egypt mulls amendments to banking oversight, governance laws
The Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) board of directors have agreed to…
Families appeal to gov’t for sons’ return from Libya
CAIRO: Hakim Malak has been spending nights in front of the Ministry…
Zahi Hawass appointed Minister of Antiquities
CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf appointed the head of the Supreme Council…
Assad sees unrest “plot”, unyielding on emergency law
DAMASCUS: President Bashar Al-Assad defied calls on Wednesday to lift a decades-old…
Rebels retreat from Libya oil port under attack
AJDABIYA: Moammar Qaddafi's ground forces recaptured a strategic oil town Wednesday as…
Bahrain’s Shia leader wants Saudi-led force out
MANAMA: Bahrain's Shia Muslim opposition on Wednesday demanded that the Saudi-led military…