Because the pro-democracy activists who triggered the January 25 protests did not expect that it would lead to the ouster of Mubarak, they did not feel the need to draft reform plans. These were not revolutionaries, simply idealists.
Since the (...)
Today is World Population Day, an event that was created in 1987 in what was then called Day of 5 Billion which was organized to bring attention to Earth's rapidly growing population. The event was made an annual one and became what we recognize (...)
CAIRO: The new Cairo-based 25 TV channel has launched this week with its inaugural program filmed on location in Mahalla during the third anniversary of the April 6 labor strike.
Hoping to be a leader in the growing space for media in Egypt, 25 (...)
CAIRO: On Saturday evening, the moon will be 356,577km away from Earth, the closest it's been in 18.6 years – a phenomenon called supermoon that results in a 14 percent increase in the moon's appearance.
Some astrologers argue for a connection (...)
CAIRO: A high level delegation from the UN held talks with Egypt's foreign minister and other cabinet officials in three days of meetings. Lynn Pascoe, the UN Under Secretary of Political Affairs led the group.
Speaking on Sunday, Pascoe (...)
On Feb. 11 Omar Suleiman, Egypt's Vice President and former intelligence chief, delivered a speech on state television. “In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate, citizens, during these very difficult circumstances Egypt is going through, (...)
CAIRO: Staff at one of Cairo's popular downtown hostels, Cairo Stars Hotel, have taken a pay cut and face layoffs with Egypt's tourism industry devastated by the uncertain security situation during the protests.
Besides accommodating guests with (...)