BENI SUEF: Two main Islamist groups are competing in Egypt's parliamentary election, but some of their grassroots supporters in the provinces say they have much in common and should push together for Islamic rule.
In rural Egypt a complex (...)
CAIRO: Haj Mohamed the cobbler is shocked, as is the man who sells newspapers around the corner, just down the street from the offices of the Egyptian prime minister.
"These protesters in Tahrir Square don't want good for Egypt. They are out to (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, gunned down by Islamists at a military parade in Cairo 30 years ago on Thursday, left a political legacy that survived largely unscathed in the long reign of his successor, Hosni Mubarak.
His peace treaty (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's politics have been transformed since Hosni Mubarak was toppled on Feb. 11 but the prospect of elections may put remnants of his ruling party and an established Islamist group in the driving seat for now.
Torn between the desire for (...)
FAHMEEN, Egypt: The thugs stayed home, the judges resumed their seats with confidence and the police officers waved observers through into the polling stations with a smile and a polite "Welcome."
Voters in a constitutional referendum in Egypt on (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's revolution and upheavals across the region herald a shift in the balance of power between Israel and its neighbors, as Arabs push out autocrats who often put US and European ties before their people's demands.
The Egyptian revolt (...)
CAIRO: Some organizers of protests that toppled Egypt's Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday they had formed a "Council of Trustees" to negotiate on the country's transition to democracy with the ruling military council.
Egypt's Higher Military (...)