The Cairo Museum is missing 64 of the most valuable exhibits from its inventory according to the director of the museum Tareq Al-Awadi. Among the missing rarities are treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamen. On the night of January 29the … read more
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced American support for Egypt’s march toward democracy and promised economic aid to help create jobs, in the first visit by a high-ranking American official since President Hosni Mubarak’s regime fell last month. “This moment … read more
Egypt on Tuesday disbanded the state security organization, a force of widely loathed agents whose blatant spying and use of torture helped drive the public revolt that led to the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak. The announcement represented another milestone … read more
Young militants who spearheaded Egypt’s pro-democracy revolution called Monday for a “no” vote in next weekend’s referendum on constitutional reform. “We have decided on our position, we are saying ‘go and vote but say no’, said Shadi al-Ghazali Harb, a … read more
If presidential elections in Egypt come before parliamentary elections, the country could usher in a new dictator, a military leader said from Cairo. Gen. Mamdouh Shahin, assistant minister of defense for constitutional affairs, told state television during the weekend that … read more
If it’s true that Egypt pulled off a so-called Facebook revolution, then the nation is about to confront a status change in its relationship with democracy: “It’s complicated.” Very. On Saturday, 40 million Egyptians – roughly half the population – … read more
COPTIC CHRISTIANS holding a sit-in at Egypt’s television building in central Cairo were forcibly dispersed early yesterday by troops. Copts have been demanding the reconstruction of a church burned on March 4th in a village south of Cairo during clashes … read more
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to arrive in Cairo on Tuesday for her first visit to Egypt after the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak. Clinton will spend two days in Egypt, as part of a trip that … read more
A Libyan diplomatic source has revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that that the official in charge of provisions and supplies in the Libyan Army, abruptly left Cairo for Libya last Thursday after a quick 24-hour visit. According to the source which … read more
As a prominent political dissident, Ayman Nour always knew that he was under close surveillance in the police state of former president Hosni Mubarak. But after reading his own intelligence file, which his son discovered by chance last week when … read more