Egypt
Brotherhood divided over new political party’s leadership
Egypt
May 1, 2011
Brotherhood divided over new political party’s leadership
Young members of the Muslim Brotherhood are objecting to the appointment of several leading group figures to senior roles within…
Malek al-Gambari: Shubra’s king of seafood
Food
May 1, 2011
Malek al-Gambari: Shubra’s king of seafood
The various Kings of Egypt may be a distant memory, but Cairo’s King of Shrimps is still alive and well.…
Moussa: There is an organized campaign to disrupt my rallies
Egypt
May 1, 2011
Moussa: There is an organized campaign to disrupt my rallies
Presidential candidate Amr Moussa has declared that thugs are being used as part of a systematic campaign to disrupt his…
Egypt’s Communist Party goes public at Labor Day celebrations
Egypt
May 1, 2011
Egypt’s Communist Party goes public at Labor Day celebrations
The Egyptian Communist Party on Sunday announced that it would openly resume its activities and submit documents necessary for registering…
Sale of pharaonic statuette foiled
Egypt
May 1, 2011
Sale of pharaonic statuette foiled
Egypt's security authorities foiled the attempted sale of a statuette that investigators said carries pharaonic inscriptions. The piece is 50cm…
Egypt activists found media freedom coalition
Egypt
May 1, 2011
Egypt activists found media freedom coalition
The launch of a National Coalition for Media Freedom, to coordinate the efforts of media players and activists interested in…
Ethiopian president meets Egypt’s ‘popular diplomacy’ delegation
Egypt
May 1, 2011
Ethiopian president meets Egypt’s ‘popular diplomacy’ delegation
At his presidential palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian President Girma Wolde Giorgis received the Egyptian popular diplomacy delegation on Saturday.…
Sunday’s papers: Egypt celebrates its first free labor day
Egypt
May 1, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Egypt celebrates its first free labor day
Discrepancies that existed between Egypt's state-owned and independent newspapers, which had disappeared recently as state newspapers adopted a voice typically…
Egypt’s workers: On the political precipice
Egypt
May 1, 2011
Egypt’s workers: On the political precipice
“We joined [the union] because our rights are lost,” says Fahmy Adel Fahmy, a member of the Independent Bakers’ Union.…
Palestinian unity deal is setback for US-led peace effort
World
May 1, 2011
Palestinian unity deal is setback for US-led peace effort
Washington - Moves by the Obama administration to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have hit a new snag with a Palestinian…