The Egyptian police say 11 officers were hurt when angry Tunisian football fans ripped out stadium seats, threw them about and hurled fireworks into the pitch during a tense weekend match between Al-Ahly and visiting Esperance of Tunisia. A police … read more
The United States special envoy to the Middle East made a stop in Egypt on Sunday in an effort to ensure peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis would continue. After meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the situation was not … read more
Egypt and Iran have agreed to resume direct flights between their capitals for the first time in three decades. Following talks in Egypt, officials said 28 weekly flights would resume between Cairo and Tehran, but did not specify when they … read more
Members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood are advised to not use religious slogans during campaigning for November elections, Cairo said. Opposition parties in Egypt are considering a boycott of parliamentary elections scheduled for Nov. 29, though the Muslim Brotherhood has … read more
While panelists at a Euromoney conference applauded the government’s efforts to drive growth, there was an almost unanimous consensus that social inequality is a major concern for maintaining that development. Taher Helmy, senior partner of Helmy, Hamza and Partners, stated … read more
Egypt has traditionally been a trendsetter in the Middle East. Although its leading regional role is not as important as it used to be, political change in Egypt could open the door to transformation across the Arab world. And so … read more
The Amereya police deportment in Alexandria arrested three men from the same family and accused them of murdering two of the mens’ sister and dumping the body in the sewage after hearing rumors about her. The two brothers and the … read more
An Egyptian property tycoon accused of hiring a hit man to kill his pop star lover was spared the death penalty yesterday after a retrial reduced his sentence to 15 years in prison. Hisham Talaat Moustafa, a prominent member of … read more
The Egyptian government has upped its security crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, arresting 9 members of the banned moderate Islamic group on Sunday, local media and the group said. They were all arrested within a 24 hour period. According to … read more
It is not the first time and it will not be the last in which a dispute takes place between a Christian priest and a Muslim cleric, resulting in the spread of strife in a society that can no longer … read more