YEAREND SPECIAL: Human rights see major setbacks and rare victories in 2010
By Sarah Carr The death in June of Khaled Saeid might have been…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Crackdown on the media takes new dimension in 2010
By Safaa Abdoun This year is marked by a fierce crackdown on media…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Mubarak in the news in 2010
By Abdel-Rahman Hussein After almost three decades in power, 2010 was a year…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Parliamentary polls results to shape Egypt’s political life in coming years
By Marwa Al-A'asar The results of the 2010 elections of Egypt's bicameral…
YEAREND SPECIAL: The rise and fall of new political players
By Marwa Al-A'asar This year witnessed the advent of new players on…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Egyptian foreign affairs belligerent in 2010
By Abdel-Rahman Hussein Egyptian foreign relations in 2010 were marked by touchiness from…
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo defiant as UN condemns siege
ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's deadly political stand-off escalated on Wednesday after a defiant…
Campaign accuses government of inciting lawsuits against ElBaradei
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The campaign supporting former IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei to…
UN says 2.8 million at risk if violence breaks out in Sudan
JUBA: The UN is planning for the possibility that 2.8 million people…
Al-Qaeda in Iraq threatens attacks on Christians
BAGHDAD: Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq is threatening more attacks against the…