YEAREND SPECIAL: Mansour: The second transport minister to step down this decade
In a move rarely seen in Egypt, President Hosni Mubarak accepted the…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Despite setbacks, gas campaign vows to go on
Despite a series of setbacks in Egypt's courts in 2009, the Popular…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Gaza remains under siege, more delays in Palestinian truce
The onset of 2009 came hot on the heels of Operation Cast…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Obama admin makes rapprochement with Egyptian regime after Bush freeze
While US President Barack Obama won the American presidential election on a…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Egypt's opposition groups blighted by internal divisions
Opposition groups in Egypt had arrows slung on them from all sides…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Sinai Bedouins suffer repeated crackdowns in a year of tension
Residents of Sinai and Bedouin tribe members continued to bemoan their treatment…
YEAREND SPECIAL: MP scandals overshadow 2008/2009 PA session laws
Unlike previous years, the 2008/2009 People's Assembly kept making headlines even after…
Russian FM meets Mubarak in Cairo
CAIRO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks on Monday with Egyptian…
Egypt's presence in Iraq would create balance: Iraqi FM
CAIRO: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari called on Monday for a stronger…
Muslim Brotherhood appoints new members to Guidance Office
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood elected 16 new members to its Guidance Office…