Egypt
Legacy of a former first lady
Egypt
February 18, 2011
Legacy of a former first lady
On Wednesday, Minya announced its Suzanne Mubarak Square would no longer bear the former first lady’s moniker. While the Upper…
ElBaradei criticizes Egypt’s military rulers
Egypt
February 17, 2011
ElBaradei criticizes Egypt’s military rulers
Egypt's new military rulers came under criticism Thursday from a leading democracy advocate as well as from youth and women's…
Renewed Egypt gas flow to Israel delayed
Business
February 17, 2011
Renewed Egypt gas flow to Israel delayed
Jerusalem--Shipments of Egyptian gas to Israel, which were due to resume on Thursday after an attack on a pipeline in…
Egyptian troops protect Sinai gas line to Israel
Egypt
February 17, 2011
Egyptian troops protect Sinai gas line to Israel
Security officials say Egyptian soldiers have been deployed to guard a northern Sinai pipeline that carries natural gas to Israel.On…
Egypt nominates Mufid Shehab as Moussa’s Arab League sucessor
Egypt
February 17, 2011
Egypt nominates Mufid Shehab as Moussa’s Arab League sucessor
Egypt has nominated Mufid Shehab, the minister for legal and legislative councils, as successor to Arab League Secretary General Amr…
Egypt’s army must deal more firmly with strikers, says industrialist
Egypt
February 16, 2011
Egypt’s army must deal more firmly with strikers, says industrialist
Egyptian manufacturers have cut output because banks are closed while labor unions have taken the country's revolution as a cue…
Egyptian Health Minister: 356 dead, 5500 injured in January uprising
Egypt
February 16, 2011
Egyptian Health Minister: 356 dead, 5500 injured in January uprising
Preliminary hospital reports have put the number of people killed during Egypt's 25 January uprising--which led to the toppling last…
Clash breaks out as Libya braced for ‘Day of Anger’
World
February 16, 2011
Clash breaks out as Libya braced for ‘Day of Anger’
Tripoli--Fourteen people were injured in clashes in the city of Benghazi, a Libyan newspaper said on Wednesday, as the country…
Egypt’s CIB: Transfers abroad well below estimates
Business
February 15, 2011
Egypt’s CIB: Transfers abroad well below estimates
Egypt's Commercial International Bank (CIB) said on Tuesday the amount of money its clients transferred abroad because of political unrest…
Army-appointed constitutional committee fails to please everyone
Egypt
February 15, 2011
Army-appointed constitutional committee fails to please everyone
The Egyptian military’s decision to form a committee to amend specific articles of the 1971 constitution has raised concerns about…