Egypt
Middle East blog competition winners announced
May 7, 2012
Middle East blog competition winners announced
Two major blogging competitions, the international competition “The Bobs” and the Arabic award “Arabisk,” announced their winners on 2 May.…
Poll: Moussa leads presidential race with 39%, Abouel Fotouh in second
May 7, 2012
Poll: Moussa leads presidential race with 39%, Abouel Fotouh in second
Another poll on Egyptians' favorite nominees for the presidential election slated for 23 and 24 May has again put former…
Egypt ambassador’s statements on transfer infuriate Iraq
May 7, 2012
Egypt ambassador’s statements on transfer infuriate Iraq
Iraq has expressed its anger at statements given by the Egyptian ambassador to Qatar in which he described the Foreign…
Hamdeen Sabbahi hails Hollande win in France as victory for leftists
May 7, 2012
Hamdeen Sabbahi hails Hollande win in France as victory for leftists
Francois Hollande's victory in the French presidential election is a victory for the global leftist movement, Egyptian presidential hopeful Hamdeen…
Israeli airline El Al resumes flights to Egypt after 3-month halt
May 7, 2012
Israeli airline El Al resumes flights to Egypt after 3-month halt
Israel's El Al airlines resumed on Monday flights between Cairo and Tel Aviv after a three-month halt. Flight 443 arrived…
Fewer NGOs seek to monitor election after funding crackdown
May 7, 2012
Fewer NGOs seek to monitor election after funding crackdown
Only 60 local NGOs have applied to monitor the presidential election scheduled for 23 and 24 May, according to Egypt's…
Abouel Fotouh calls former regime figures’ candidacies ‘effrontery’
May 7, 2012
Abouel Fotouh calls former regime figures’ candidacies ‘effrontery’
Presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh has described the nomination of former regime figures for the presidential election slated for…
Moussa chases tribal votes in Egypt election
May 7, 2012
Moussa chases tribal votes in Egypt election
QANTARA, Egypt — Former Arab League chief Amr Moussa campaigned for the votes of influential tribes on Sunday in his…
Lebanese protest calling for secular state
May 6, 2012
Lebanese protest calling for secular state
More than 1,000 people marched in the Lebanese capital on Sunday calling for the establishment of a secular state in…
Sky News Arabia, 24-hour Arabic-language news channel, goes on air
May 6, 2012
Sky News Arabia, 24-hour Arabic-language news channel, goes on air
Sky News Arabia, a 24-hour Arabic language news channel based in Abu Dhabi, began broadcasting Sunday, pledging to be "objective"…