politics
US disappointed by Egypt emergency extension
Egypt
May 12, 2010
US disappointed by Egypt emergency extension
Washington--The White House expressed disappointment in Egypt's decision to extend a controversial emergency law for two years and is calling…
All happens here first: Downtown Cairo’s coffeehouses
Life & Style
May 9, 2010
All happens here first: Downtown Cairo’s coffeehouses
In a country where freedom of expression is more of a myth than a birthright, the simplest social gathering can…
Britain’s Lib Dems are kingmakers
World
May 8, 2010
Britain’s Lib Dems are kingmakers
London--Election stalemate has left neither the ruling Labour party nor the main opposition Conservatives with an outright majority, heralding a…
UK faces government without single party majority
World
May 7, 2010
UK faces government without single party majority
London--Britain's opposition Conservatives look on course to be the largest party in parliament after the closest election in three decades,…
Iraq panel invalidates votes for 52 bets
World
April 27, 2010
Iraq panel invalidates votes for 52 bets
Baghdad--An Iraqi review panel on Monday invalidated votes cast for 52 candidates in last month's election, throwing into question the…
Pending legality: The growing politicization of Egypt’s labor
Egypt
April 8, 2010
Pending legality: The growing politicization of Egypt’s labor
Egyptian political activists often joke that their country has only five organized groups: the state’s civil and military bureaucracy, Sufi…
9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East
Books
March 18, 2010
9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East
The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 have reshaped the world, not in terms of geography, but rather in terms…
Students, lawyers, teachers and pharmacists join to protest Israel
Egypt
March 16, 2010
Students, lawyers, teachers and pharmacists join to protest Israel
Thousands of students from the Muslim Brotherhood gathered at 18 universities across Egypt yesterday to protest Israeli encroachment on Al-Aqsa…
New coalition: ElBaradei or not, constitution reform needed
Egypt
March 14, 2010
New coalition: ElBaradei or not, constitution reform needed
A conference on constitutional reform gathered opposition parties Saturday in Cairo to debate guarantees on the electoral process, the restoration…
Protesters, shop owners sign petition for ElBaradei
Egypt
March 14, 2010
Protesters, shop owners sign petition for ElBaradei
The independent campaign supporting Mohamed ElBaradei for Egypt's presidency is attempting to gather one million signatures in support of the…