Court cancels order to remove Mubarak name
By Ahmed Tolba /Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's appeals court rescinded a ruling to remove the names of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne from schools and streets, state news agency…
House panel weighs bill restricting US aid
WASHINGTON: A House panel on Wednesday pushed ahead on a bill to block US assistance to Pakistan, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and the Palestinian Authority unless the Obama administration reassures Congress…
Gulf markets seen sideways; Egypt on rollercoaster
DUBAI/CAIRO: Gulf markets are feeling shockwaves from the intensifying debt crisis in euro zone and are likely to face selling pressure, although investors are being drawn to opportunities in smaller…
Court convicts 14 for assaulting public officials
By Ali Abdelatti /Reuters CAIRO: A military court convicted 14 Egyptians of assaulting officials during a June ceremony to honor martyrs in this year's uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, the…
Cabinet to be sworn in after delays
By Samer Al-Atrush /AFP CAIRO: The new cabinet, aimed at mollifying protesters demanding quick reforms, was expected to be sworn on Thursday, three days behind schedule, after intense wrangling left the…
International election monitors not welcome, according to new parliament law
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Army council General Mamdouh Shahin said Wednesday that international monitoring of the impending legislative elections will not be allowed because Egypt “doesn’t accept guardianship from any country”,…
Responsibility will rest with the Quartet
By Akiva Eldar The creation of the Quartet by US President George W. Bush was a unique and interesting attempt to develop an effective international mechanism that is not subject to…
Driving toward gender equality in Saudi Arabia
By Natana DeLong-Bas BOSTON, Massachusetts: Should women drive or not drive? That is the question many in Saudi Arabia are asking today. When Manal Al-Sharif posted a video of herself driving…
Call it an ‘Arab Spring’ if you will, but a revolution is underway
By Rosemary Hollis The suddenness and speed with which popular protests dispatched President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia and toppled the regime of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt were breathtaking.…
The West and the current dynamics in Egypt
By Sara Khorshid CAIRO: Even after Arab revolutions and massive protests rocked the world and proved numerous Western pundits and politicians wrong, many in the US and Europe continue to view…
