Tag: politics

Hailemariam Desalegn, who was Foreign Minister at the time, addresses the UN General Assembly on 26 September 2011 AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND
Politics

Ethiopia’s new leader takes office

Hailemariam Dessalegn assumes role as Ethiopian leader

Connor Molloy Connor Molloy
The move may harm NGOs that depend on USAID funding, including vote monitor Golos AFP Photo / Vyacheslav Oseledko
Politics

Russia expels USAID for ‘political meddling’

A new diplomatic crisis between Russia and US predicted

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt
Opinion

A country of extremists

It is safe to say that Egypt is going through its own…

Mahmoud Salem Mahmoud Salem
A participant in Occupy Wall Street protest is arrested by police during a rally to mark the one year anniversary of the movement in New York AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND
Politics

Protesters arrested on anniversary of OWS

100 protesters march with $100 bills taped to their mouths, demanding money…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
Mohamed ElBaradei, interim leader of the new Dostour party, leaves a polling station after voting in the 2011 parliamentary elections (File photo) AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI
EgyptPolitics

Two new political parties have marquee days

Al-Dostor Party officially established, Shafiq announces new party

Connor Molloy Connor Molloy
Chinese protester gestures as he marches during an anti-Japanese protest over the Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku islands in Japanese, outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing AFP PHOTO / GOH CHAI HIN
Politics

Momuntum builds in Chinese protests at Japanese embassy

Island row between the two countries

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha

A pointless piece of cloth debate

Few hours after Fatma Nabil has read the 12 o’clock news bulletin…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Ghozlan Archive photo
EgyptPolitics

Ghozlan decries prospects of restoring Egyptian-Iranian relations

“Syrian blood is not cheap,” says the Muslim Brotherhood spokesman

Fady Salah Fady Salah
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsy will be visiting the US next month (File photo) AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI
EgyptPolitics

Morsy to visit the US after Iran, China

In an attempt to enhance foreign ties, Morsy is set to visit…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
No to sexual harassment event in Downtown Cairo DNE Archive
EgyptPolitics

Al-Dostour Party active in the streets

Al-Dostour Party takes action in the streets, holding "No Harassment" awareness campaign

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam