Egypt
Presidential candidates react to ElBaradei’s pullout from presidential race
January 14, 2012
Presidential candidates react to ElBaradei’s pullout from presidential race
The decision of reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei to not run for the Egyptian presidency in protest of the military's failure…
April 6 tours Egypt in preparation for revolution anniversary
January 14, 2012
April 6 tours Egypt in preparation for revolution anniversary
The April 6 Youth Movement Ahmed Maher Front has launched a nationwide campaign to issue specific unified revolutionary demands and coordinate…
Syria’s first lady falling from grace
January 14, 2012
Syria’s first lady falling from grace
Not so long ago, she was the darling of the international press, described as a "rose in the desert" and…
Court halts airing of anti-revolutionary TV program
January 14, 2012
Court halts airing of anti-revolutionary TV program
Cairo Administrative Court on Saturday issued a ruling against a controversial television program that has been regularly attacking Egypt's revolutionary…
Updated: To protest military rule, ElBaradei will not run for presidency
January 14, 2012
Updated: To protest military rule, ElBaradei will not run for presidency
Mohamed ElBaradei pulled out of the race for the Egyptian presidency on Saturday, saying "the previous regime" was still running…
British ambassador: Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary majority not worrying
January 14, 2012
British ambassador: Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary majority not worrying
The Muslim Brotherhood's majority in Egypt's next parliament is not a source of worry for Britian, said British Ambassador to…
Egypt’s radical Salafis approach secular rivals
January 14, 2012
Egypt’s radical Salafis approach secular rivals
Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party has reached out to rival secular and liberal political factions in an unusual, behind-the-scenes attempt to…
Ban Ki-moon: Mubarak should not face death penalty
January 14, 2012
Ban Ki-moon: Mubarak should not face death penalty
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joined other global voices objecting to the use of the death penalty in the case…
As his first international tour, Tantawi to visit Libya on Monday
January 14, 2012
As his first international tour, Tantawi to visit Libya on Monday
Egypt’s de facto leader Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi will visit Libya on Monday, marking his first international visit, state owned…
Wafd Party mulls return to Muslim Brotherhood coalition
January 14, 2012
Wafd Party mulls return to Muslim Brotherhood coalition
The liberal Wafd Party and the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) have agreed that the principles of the Democratic Alliance…