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US disappointed by Egypt emergency extension
Egypt

US disappointed by Egypt emergency extension

Washington--The White House expressed disappointment in Egypt's decision to extend a controversial emergency law for two years and is calling…
All happens here first: Downtown Cairo’s coffeehouses
Life & Style

All happens here first: Downtown Cairo’s coffeehouses

In a country where freedom of expression is more of a myth than a birthright, the simplest social gathering can…
Britain’s Lib Dems are kingmakers
World

Britain’s Lib Dems are kingmakers

London--Election stalemate has left neither the ruling Labour party nor the main opposition Conservatives with an outright majority, heralding a…
UK faces government without single party majority
World

UK faces government without single party majority

London--Britain's opposition Conservatives look on course to be the largest party in parliament after the closest election in three decades,…
Iraq panel invalidates votes for 52 bets
World

Iraq panel invalidates votes for 52 bets

Baghdad--An Iraqi review panel on Monday invalidated votes cast for 52 candidates in last month's election, throwing into question the…
Pending legality: The growing politicization of Egypt’s labor
Egypt

Pending legality: The growing politicization of Egypt’s labor

Egyptian political activists often joke that their country has only five organized groups: the state’s civil and military bureaucracy, Sufi…
9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East
Books

9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East

The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 have reshaped the world, not in terms of geography, but rather in terms…
Students, lawyers, teachers and pharmacists join to protest Israel
Egypt

Students, lawyers, teachers and pharmacists join to protest Israel

Thousands of students from the Muslim Brotherhood gathered at 18 universities across Egypt yesterday to protest Israeli encroachment on Al-Aqsa…
New coalition: ElBaradei or not, constitution reform needed
Egypt

New coalition: ElBaradei or not, constitution reform needed

A conference on constitutional reform gathered opposition parties Saturday in Cairo to debate guarantees on the electoral process, the restoration…
Protesters, shop owners sign petition for ElBaradei
Egypt

Protesters, shop owners sign petition for ElBaradei

The independent campaign supporting Mohamed ElBaradei for Egypt's presidency is attempting to gather one million signatures in support of the…
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