Egypt

Constitution will likely be crafted behind closed doors

Constitution will likely be crafted behind closed doors

Meetings of the constituent assembly responsible for writing a new constitution will not be open to the press or public,…
Report: Egypt’s public schools need urgent improvement

Report: Egypt’s public schools need urgent improvement

Egypt urgently needs to overhaul its education system and initiate reforms that will help match students’ skills to the labor…
Jama’a al-Islamiya leader arrested at Cairo airport

Jama’a al-Islamiya leader arrested at Cairo airport

A fugitive leader of Jama'a al-Islamiya was arrested at Cairo airport Thursday morning as he was returning home after 25…
Brotherhood launches diplomatic push in Washington

Brotherhood launches diplomatic push in Washington

WASHINGTON — With PowerPoint presentations and political promises, Egypt's influential Muslim Brotherhood made its US diplomatic debut this week hoping…
Former Brotherhood leader in Europe slams group

Former Brotherhood leader in Europe slams group

A former Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson living in Europe fiercely criticized the movement on Wednesday, describing it as "ideologically against the…
Singer Saad al-Soghayar says presidential candidacy was a joke

Singer Saad al-Soghayar says presidential candidacy was a joke

Popular singer Saad al-Soghayar said Wednesday his presidential candidacy was a joke and his only way to express his rejection…
Brotherhood hopeful Shater promises clerics a role

Brotherhood hopeful Shater promises clerics a role

The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for Egypt's presidency is lobbying hard for support of ultraconservative Muslim clerics, promising them a say…
Omar Suleiman announces he won’t run for president

Omar Suleiman announces he won’t run for president

Former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman announced Wednesday he would not run for president, after months of speculation about whether he…
Update: Israeli police: Rocket from Sinai hits southern city of Eilat

Update: Israeli police: Rocket from Sinai hits southern city of Eilat

JERUSALEM — A rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai desert struck the southern Israeli resort of Eilat on Thursday, police said,…
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