Egypt
Govt official: Revolution dead may be greater than official estimates
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Govt official: Revolution dead may be greater than official estimates
The real number of those killed in Egypt's 25 January revolution is likely greater than that officially announced, the head…
Prominent Egyptian judge claims colleagues cooperated with state security
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Prominent Egyptian judge claims colleagues cooperated with state security
Cairo Court of Appeal President Fouad Rashed on Sunday submitted a note to Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud where he…
Work resumes at Egypt’s QIZs, says Israel
Business
March 6, 2011
Work resumes at Egypt’s QIZs, says Israel
Jerusalem--Businesses reopened in Egypt's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs), Israeli officials said Saturday, after one month of closure prompted by the…
Sunday’s papers: The empire’s fall
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Sunday’s papers: The empire’s fall
You know it's a revolution when the same protesters, who two years ago timidly protested in front of state security…
In Libya, fleeing migrants are mistaken for Qadhafi’s mercenaries
World
March 6, 2011
In Libya, fleeing migrants are mistaken for Qadhafi’s mercenaries
Benghazi--As battles rage on in Libyan cities between rebel forces and armed brigades loyal to Libya’s unpopular leader, Muammar Qadhafi,…
Pyramids of unaccountable power
Opinion
March 6, 2011
Pyramids of unaccountable power
Unaccountable power in Egypt is diffuse; so must be the resistance to it. The resistance should continue and spread, wide…
European states, US evacuating thousands from Libya
Egypt
March 4, 2011
European states, US evacuating thousands from Libya
Several European countries including France, Germany and Spain began concerted efforts Thursday to shuttle thousands of migrants from Libya to…
The road to reviving student activism remains long, say activists
Egypt
March 3, 2011
The road to reviving student activism remains long, say activists
The recent Supreme Council of Universities (SCU) decision to dissolve all student unions and remove the Interior Ministry-affiliated campus guards…
Egyptian Sufis to form political party
Egypt
March 3, 2011
Egyptian Sufis to form political party
In a meeting on Thursday, 18 Sufi orders agreed to establish a committee for forming the Sufi political party. The…
My day of street vending in post-revolutionary Tahrir Square
Life & Style
March 3, 2011
My day of street vending in post-revolutionary Tahrir Square
The location is Cairo’s Tahrir Square. It’s Sunday afternoon, the sun is shining down on us and cars are piling…