Activists say army defectors kill 6 Syrian troops
BEIRUT: Syrian army defectors killed six government troops in heavy fighting Sunday…
Mahfouz literary award given to the January uprising
For the past fourteen years, the American University in Cairo Press has…
France denounces ‘excessive use of force’ in Egypt
PARIS: France on Saturday denounced what it termed the excessive use…
Blast hits Egypt’s gas pipeline to Jordan, Israel
CAIRO: An Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan was bombed…
Troops, protesters clash in Cairo for third day
CAIRO: Military police battled demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday, the…
Judges threaten to boycott elections as Islamists maintain lead
CAIRO: Judges threatened to boycott supervising the elections and vote counting after…
FJP lead the vote count in Menufiya, Beheira
MENUFIYA/BEHEIRA: The Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm was leading the vote count on…
Syrians hold mass rallies to demand Arab action
DAMASCUS: Hundreds of thousands of Syrians protested nine months into their uprising…
Repeat MSCI snub to Gulf shows extent of investor angst
DUBAI: Index compiler MSCI's latest snub to the United Arab Emirates and…