Tahrir sit-in continues, protesters call for resignation of SCAF, Cabinet
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters continued a sit-in in Tahrir Square for the third consecutive day demanding the resignation of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and…
Interior minister says to discharge officers ‘according to the law’
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Minister of Interior Mansour El-Essawy said in statements to the Middle East News Agency that he will issue the decision to discharge officers accused of killing protesters…
Meedan.net: A new approach to dialogue
By John Radcliff CAIRO: In 2009 Barack Obama visited Cairo and delivered a speech that echoed through the Middle East. While extending a hand to Egypt and the region as a…
MDG report does not reflect progress in Arab world, say experts
By Reem Khedr CAIRO: While the 2011 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Progress Report indicates a decrease in poverty globally, experts argue that such statistics do not reflect a decrease in poverty…
Egyptians say facing problems in the Gulf post-Mubarak
By Hanan Solayman CAIRO: The relationship between post-Mubarak Egypt and some Gulf countries has been unclear for the past months, with some claiming it has taken its toll on Egyptians living…
Top Al-Qaeda ranks are keeping footholds in Iran
DUBAI: On a cold March morning last year, an Iranian diplomat was flown home nearly 15 months after being kidnapped by gunmen in an ambush on the Pakistani side of…
Israel hopes to expel activists within 72 hours
JERUSALEM: Israel hopes to expel within 72 hours the 118 foreign, pro-Palestinian activists who were jailed over the weekend after being denied entry, officials said Sunday. The timetable will depend…
Shutting down Suez Canal would be a serious economic threat, say experts
CAIRO: Fear that protesters in Suez will disrupt the flow of maritime traffic in the Suez Canal were dispelled Sunday by director of the Suez Canal Authority Ahmed Al Manakhly…
After the party, South Sudan prays for its future
JUBA: Volunteers cleared away the rubbish and worshippers offered prayers for its future on Sunday, after South Sudan was feted by world leaders as it celebrated independence and began the…
Syria opens ‘dialogue’ with opposition absent
DAMASCUS: Syria opened a "national dialogue" on Sunday that it hailed as a step towards multi-party democracy after five decades of Baath party rule but its credibility was undermined by…
