The country’s interim military rulers have given a review committee 10 days to redraft six constitutional articles in an effort to ensure that national elections, expected in the fall, are fair. The proposed changes will be submitted to voters through … read more
Tantawi, the head of the ruling council that took power from Mubarak on Friday, is the new leader of what many Egyptians hope will be a radical transformation of their nation. The 75—year—old career soldier will be one of the … read more
Thousands of protesters took over a main square in Bahrain’s capital Tuesday, carting in tents and raising banners in a bold attempt to copy Egypt’s uprising and force high-level changes in one of the key U.S. allies in the Persian … read more
As I watched Hosni Mubarak address the Egyptian people last week, I thought to myself, “It didn’t have to be this way.” In June 2005, as secretary of state, I arrived at the American University in Cairo to deliver a … read more
CBS Corp. television reporter Lara Logan, a correspondent for “60 Minutes,” was sexually assaulted while covering crowd reaction in Cairo to the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, the New York Post reported, citing a statement from the telvision network. Logan … read more
Egypt’s ruling military council has sacked two senior security officials for their role in the decision to open fire on pro-democracy demonstrators during the uprising. As part of a continuing purge of Mubarak-era officials, Adly Fayed, director of public security … read more
Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak may be in poor health, the country’s envoy to Washington told a US broadcaster Monday, days after the longtime leader was ousted by a people power revolution. In some of the first comments by an … read more
The Muslim Brotherhood will be the only group in Egypt ready for a parliamentary election unless others are given a year or more to recover from years of oppression, said a former Brotherhood politician seeking to found his own party. … read more
As Egyptians began to grasp the magnitude of the revolution that has swept through their country, the military junta found itself grappling Monday with the economic problems that fueled the revolt, including massive youth unemployment and economic underdevelopment. In a … read more
Although political protests have wrapped up, thousands of state workers are now taking to the streets, demanding better wages and working conditions. In their latest decree, military council called on Egyptians to return to work for the sake of the … read more