Egypt
Oil truck fire extinguished near Assiut
December 27, 2010
Oil truck fire extinguished near Assiut
Civil defense teams managed on Monday to put out a fire that started when a truck loaded with 35,000 liters…
Heavy mists shut Boughazi and Dekheila seaports for 4th day
December 27, 2010
Heavy mists shut Boughazi and Dekheila seaports for 4th day
Alexandria seaport authorities decided on Monday to close the Boughazi and Dekheila straits for the fourth consecutive day due to…
Year Ender: Muslim Brotherhood to keep a low profile amid fears of repression and internal splits
December 27, 2010
Year Ender: Muslim Brotherhood to keep a low profile amid fears of repression and internal splits
After failing to secure a single seat in recent parliamentary elections that critics say were subject to pervasive violations, analysts…
Parliamentary speaker threatens legal action against shadow parliament members
December 27, 2010
Parliamentary speaker threatens legal action against shadow parliament members
Parliamentary speaker Fathi Sorour on Monday threatened to file lawsuits against opposition "shadow" parliament members. The parallel parliament is not a…
7 Libyans injured in road accident near Matrouh
December 27, 2010
7 Libyans injured in road accident near Matrouh
Seven Libyans were injured yesterday afternoon in a road accident near the coastal city of Marsa Matrouh.They were rushed to…
Monday’s papers: NDP annual conference, more H1N1 victims, Abbasiya hospital employees protest
December 27, 2010
Monday’s papers: NDP annual conference, more H1N1 victims, Abbasiya hospital employees protest
State-owned papers dedicate their main headlines to the second day of the seventh annual National Democratic Party (NDP) conference, at…
Year Ender: Egypt and Israel, a souring relationship?
December 26, 2010
Year Ender: Egypt and Israel, a souring relationship?
During his December visit to Cairo, US Middle East Envoy George Mitchell said that his country was pressing Palestinians and…
Year Ender: Egypt braces for looming break-up of southern neighbor
December 26, 2010
Year Ender: Egypt braces for looming break-up of southern neighbor
Despite its oft-stated support for a united Sudan, Cairo has vowed to respect the outcome of a referendum on the…
Special from Tunisia: Self-immolation by desperate youth sets off rare wave of protests
December 26, 2010
Special from Tunisia: Self-immolation by desperate youth sets off rare wave of protests
Tunis--Popular protests in Tunisia continued for the 11th straight day on Sunday, against the backdrop of heated confrontations with police…
World Bank considering electricity projects in Arab World
December 26, 2010
World Bank considering electricity projects in Arab World
Managing Director of the World Bank Mahmoud Mohie Eddin said the bank is willing to fund a number of major…