Clashes escalate between police and protesters in Alexandria
CAIRO: Clashes escalated between thousands of protesters and police in Alexandria late Monday following protests condemning police violence against protesters in Cairo, leaving dozens injured. From 5 pm to 3…
Egypt diplomats denounce Tahrir violence
By AFP CAIRO: Dozens of Egyptian diplomats on Monday condemned deadly clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square that have left 24 people dead, calling for "an immediate end to attacks on…
UN chief deplores Egypt dead
UNITED NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Egypt's ruling military council to "guarantee" civil liberties as he deplored the deaths which have occurred in new unrest there.…
Egypt set for mass rally against military rule
By Jailan Zayan /AFP CAIRO: Egyptians are being urged to rally en masse on Tuesday to demand an end to military rule after days of bloody clashes that are threatening to…
Truce attempts fail to bring calm to Tahrir, protesters call for million-man march
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Attempts to reach a truce between protesters and police failed on Monday as protesters called for a million-man march on Tuesday. In the early hours of Monday,…
Muslims who can lead in multicultural societies
By Shelina Zahra Janmohamed LONDON/DOHA: Multiculturalism has come under increasing attack in the last few years in Europe, as societies struggle to make sense of how to bring together communities of…
Start-up soup
By Esther Dyson NEW YORK: Last month I was in Kyiv, speaking at a conference focused on entrepreneurs. I wanted to give a talk that would be of general interest but…
Both sides would suffer
By Yossi Beilin The Palestinian Authority was supposed to cease existing on May 4, 1999, the date a final status agreement was to take effect. Of course, that never happened. In…
Editorial: Revolution Reignited
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: “I’d rather live blind with dignity than live with eyesight, but in humiliation.” The inspiring words of now iconic Ahmad Harara, a young dentist and political…
Prosecution releases 67 of 110 protesters, interrogations continue
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The general prosecution released Monday 67 protesters arrested during violent clashes with police forces in Tahrir Square, which left more 23 killed and hundreds injured. "The…