CAIRO: Rumors about an impending hike in fuel prices sent Egyptians lining up at gas stations, spotlighting the latest crisis in Egypt's political transition at a time when the economy is reeling and anger is widespread over the pace of reform after (...)
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Egypt's first parliamentary elections since the fall of Hosni Mubarak have brought the political debut of a potentially powerful new player on the scene, the ultraconservative Islamist movement known as the Salafis.
At several (...)
ALEXANDRIA: Egypt's first parliamentary elections since the fall of Hosni Mubarak have brought the political debut of a potentially powerful new player on the scene, the ultraconservative Islamist movement known as the Salafis.
At several voting (...)
CAIRO: On the eve of landmark elections, Egypt's military ruler warned Sunday of "extremely grave" consequences if the turbulent nation does not pull through its current crisis — an attempt to rally the public behind his council of generals in the (...)
CAIRO — An Egyptian security official says a Canadian tourist who was caught up in a family feud has died of his wounds.
The official says 24-year old Jeff Francois, who lived in Cairo and was an employee of the Institute of Canada, suffered (...)
BANI WALID: Libyan revolutionary forces faced fierce resistance as they streamed into one of the remaining bastions of support for Moammar Qaddafi on Friday, while the Turkish prime minister met with the country's new rulers in the capital (...)
TRIPOLI, Libya — The body of a gazelle lies near an empty feeding bin, flies swarming around the corpse. A male lion growls angrily, leaping toward the front of his cage when a rare visitor approaches the bars.
This is life in the Tripoli Zoo, (...)
MISRATA, Libya (AP) — Government artillery rained down on rebel forces Monday but failed to stop their advance into key ground west of their stronghold at Libya's major port. As fighting raged for a fourth day, Germany's foreign minister paid a (...)
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan woman who claimed she was raped by Gadhafi troops has left Libya on her way to the United States, her sister said Sunday.
Marwa al-Obeidi said her sister Iman was flown out of Benghazi early Sunday morning. It was (...)
CAIRO: Celebrations over the Tunisian president's ouster spread Saturday as the popular uprising raised hopes throughout the Arab world that it could inspire pressures for reforms across a region dominated by authoritative regimes.
But while (...)
CAIRO: It's rare in Egypt's pop culture to get a direct and frank look inside the minds of Egyptian women and what they really think of marriage and love. So a TV comedy became a startling voice in this conservative society's debate over the (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian Museum houses some of the world's prized antiquities, including the gold mask of King Tut that draws millions of tourists a year. But it also has an outdated video surveillance system that doesn't work around the clock and guards (...)
CAIRO: President Barack Obama has dramatically cut funds to promote democracy in Egypt, a shift that could affect everything from anti-corruption programs to the monitoring of elections.
Washington's cuts over the past year - amounting to around (...)
CAIRO: An Egyptian security official says a road accident near the border with Israel has killed one Egyptian soldier and left 21 others seriously injured.
The official says a truck carrying soldiers driving back to base after their night shifts (...)
CAIRO: When women tried to join the bench on Egypt's top administrative court, the uproar from its judges was fierce. Women are too emotional, they insisted - and who will take care of the family if the mother is busy with the arduous tasks of the (...)
CAIRO: Egyptians plan to give the former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei a hero's welcome when he returns home for a visit Friday, expressing high hopes he might challenge the longtime president for power and usher in an era of democratic reform (...)
CAIRO: The warren of slum alleys is called the Jews' Quarter, but no Jews live there. The ancient synagogue still stands, but its roof is gone. The government is renovating it, but is doing so at a moment when anti-Israel feeling is running (...)
CAIRO: Egypt s Journalists' Syndicate is investigating whether to expel a prominent member for meeting with the Israeli ambassador, a case that highlights the broad opposition to normal relations with Israel that persists despite a 30-year-old peace (...)
CAIRO: The signing of a Palestinian reconciliation agreement set for Oct. 25 has been postponed for several weeks, Egypt s foreign minister said Sunday. Ahmed Aboul Gheit wouldn t name the Palestinian faction who requested the delay, but the (...)
CAIRO: Al-Qaeda predicted President Barack Obama s downfall at the hands of the Muslim world in a new video released Tuesday.
The 106-minute video in Arabic, entitled The West and the Dark Tunnel, is part of a series of messages by the group (...)
CAIRO: The owner of one of two kidnapped Egyptian fishing vessels used Somali militia men and a portion of the demanded ransom to rescue the crews from pirates, said the owner of the second boat Tuesday.
Hassan Khalil, the owner of fishing vessel (...)
CAIRO: A Bahraini royal mourned him publicly, young Lebanese held a candlelight tribute, Egyptian musicians hailed him as an inspiration.
Beyond his global reach, Michael Jackson held a special place in the Muslim world, as one of the first major (...)