A senior U.S. diplomat urged Egypt on Monday to build confidence in its transition to democracy by lifting the country’s emergency law and releasing more detainees. U.S. Undersecretary of State William Burns said Egypt faced “a moment of extraordinary promise”. … read more
“When we arrived at the Cairo airport [Feb. 5] by charter, there was a long line of U.S. Embassy staff who were in the process of getting Americans out,” said Fuller, author of “You Can’t Lead With Your Feet on … read more
Egypt’s administrative court on Saturday approved the country’s first party with religious reference. The ‘Wassat’ or Middle Party, which has Islamic reference, had sought in vain for years to obtain a legal status. But the party, founded in 1996 by … read more
Dozens of foreign tourists braved the revolution in Egypt on Sunday to visit the world’s greatest collection of pharaonic treasures and were welcomed with roses, as craftsmen meticulously mended artefacts damaged by looting. The usually busy galleries of the Egyptian … read more
Supporters of the Libyan uprising demonstrated outside the Libyan embassy in Cairo on Sunday, calling for the ouster of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi and an end to the violent suppression of anti-government protesters. Chanting: “the people want to execute the … read more
Banks opened on Sunday after a week-long closure as Egypt’s economy, damaged by the political turmoil caused by the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak and subsequent labor protests, struggled to get back on its feet. Following are some details of … read more
It seems very few media observers noticed, but Al Jazeera English did not report on the brutal attack against CBS correspondent Lara Logan in Egypt last week. Shocking, yes, but the truth. Sure, there was a brief mention on their … read more
Workers at Egypt’s largest factory will remain on strike, an independent labour group said on Saturday, in defiance of warnings by the ruling military junta that it will no longer tolerate protests. Around 15,000 workers from the Misr Spinning and … read more
When a housekeeper came to work in Cairo on Thursday, she had a dreamy look in her eyes. According to a calculation she had heard, if all the money looted by businessmen and government officials were recovered and divided up, … read more
A Cairo court on Saturday approved the establishment of the al-Wasat Al-Jadid political party, after its applications for official status were denied for 15 years. The moderate Islamic party is the first to be given a licence to operate after … read more