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Egypt is falling short of UN women’s rights standards: Al-Tallawi

National Council for Women chairman criticises western countries’ “double-standards” in addressing human…

Rana Muhammad Taha

South Sinai governor denies British woman was raped

Two Sharm El-Sheikh hotel licences revoked, suggestion of a “black list” for…

Joel Gulhane

Arab summit kicks off with calls to arm Syria rebels

The head of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmed Jarba, repeated calls on…

Daily News Egypt

Arab summit to back rejection of ‘Jewish state’: Draft

The summit stresses a “categorical rejection” of the demand for recognition of…

Daily News Egypt

Syria opposition calls for ‘sophisticated’ arms

Addressing the Arab summit in Kuwait, National Coalition chief Ahmed Jarba urged…

Daily News Egypt

Saudi says world has ‘betrayed’ Syria rebels

Saudi Arabia is one of the main backers of the rebellion against…

Daily News Egypt

Russia says G8 snub counterproductive

Russian troops and Kremlin-backed militias have seized control of almost all Ukrainian…

Daily News Egypt

Qatar calls for dialogue in Egypt

Relations between Egypt and the Gulf state have been strained over Doha’s…

Daily News Egypt

35 nations sign up to tougher nuclear security standards

Obama has made improving nuclear safety one of the figurehead foreign policies…

Daily News Egypt

Twitter ban widens rift between Turkey’s leaders ahead of vote

Turkey’s 10 million Twitter users were banned Thursday from accessing the site…

Daily News Egypt