Local and global rights groups condemn state order closing labor NGO headquarters
CAIRO: Following weeks of what labor activists have described as "harassment and…
Opposition parties in orbit
Gamal Mubarak, head of the National Democratic Party s Policies Committee, is…
Egyptian-Canadian gets 15 years for spying
CAIRO: A state security court sentenced the Canadian-Egyptian citizen, Mohammed Essam Ghoneim…
Iraqi PM discusses upcoming conference with Mubarak
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on…
Brotherhood blogger sentenced to 15 days in detainment
CAIRO: The office of the public prosecutor in Shubra district ordered on…
Skepticism haunts Israeli acceptance of Arab Initiative
CAIRO: Skepticism is pervasive over the Israeli acceptance of the Arab peace…
Egyptian and two foreigners charged with spying for Israel
CAIRO: The story of the Egyptian nuclear technician, Mohammed Sayed Saber Ali,…
Iraq chaos will hurt Middle East before US, says Gates
Reuters CAIRO: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Middle Eastern states on…
Arabs ask Egypt and Jordan to contact Israelis
ReutersCAIRO: Arab foreign ministers asked Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday to contact…