CAIRO: Six months after the uprising that toppled Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak, the former strongman who is in custody in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh remains a thorn in the country's side.
The trial of Mubarak and his two sons, which (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's ruling military council sought to placate an angry protest movement on Wednesday by announcing the sacking of hundreds of police officers and a delay of parliamentary elections.
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CAIRO: Arab states are keeping mum and not taking positions on the Syrian crisis, fearing the unrest there could spill over their borders as they battle their own internal issues, analysts say.
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CAIRO: Two months after he was ousted, president Hosni Mubarak was facing Monday increasing pressure to be brought to justice over alleged corruption and violence against protesters.
On Sunday, the public prosecutor said Mubarak and his two sons (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's ruling party has damaged its credibility with a landslide election win marred by fraud claims but its grip on parliament has been tightened ahead of the 2011 presidential poll, analysts said Tuesday.
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CAIRO: As world experts grapple with ways to contain global warming, researchers gathered in Egypt are seeking answers from the country's Pharaonic past to help tackle environmental problems of the present.
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CAIRO: Power and water cuts, soaring costs, scorching heat and anxiety over the country's supply of wheat are causing frustration in Egypt during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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CAIRO: "They want to empty Egypt of Copts," exclaims Girgis Guebrail about a court order that the Coptic church must remarry divorcees, seeing it as an attack on minority Christians in the predominantly Muslim country.
Protests and sermons have (...)
CAIRO: A year after a landmark Cairo address to the Muslim world, President Barack Obama's conciliatory message has been blurred by the perception that US support for Israel remains unchanged, analysts say.
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CAIRO: Egyptian antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass on Wednesday opened an international conference on recovering ancient artifacts from abroad, saying countries must unite to recover their stolen heritage.
We need to cooperate, we need a unification (...)
CAIRO: Some Egyptians are lashing out at the government over the case of Culture Minister Farouk Hosni and his failed bid for the top job at UNESCO, blaming the regime or Hosni himself for the defeat.
Egypt fought a tough diplomatic battle to get (...)