A previously unknown group of activists in Egypt is putting up posters and collecting signatures urging Gamal Mubarak, the son and presumed successor of the country’s leader, to stand for president in next year’s election. The campaign appears to be … read more
Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon announced they would celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, on Friday. In Saudi Arabia, seen as the beacon of Sunni Islam, the supreme court ruled … read more
Egypt has expressed concern over Israel’s insistence on being recognized as a “Jewish state,” saying this would endanger the fate of Israel’s Arab minority. “Israel wants to call itself a Jewish or Hebrew state. This is worrying,” Egyptian Foreign Minister … read more
Palestinians could get up to $50 billion in compensation under a future peace agreement with Israel, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said Tuesday in an interview with local television. Aboul-Gheit did not elaborate on where he had received that information, … read more
Large numbers of Palestinians have begun to cross Egypt’s border into the blockaded Gaza Strip as the Islamic holiday marking the end of the Ramadan approaches, Egyptian security sources said Tuesday. Palestinians turned up at Egypt’s Rafah border crossing in … read more
Egyptian security forces have discovered weapons caches in 11 different locations in the Sinai peninsula, an Egyptian source revealed Tuesday. Egypt has bolstered security along the border in order to keep weapons and explosives from being smuggled into the Gaza … read more
An Egyptian nuclear reactor broke down in April but there was no radiation leak, the head of the country’s atomic agency said on Tuesday. “There had been a mechanical failure of the cooling pump when the reactor was switched on,” … read more
The cuts, at the height of summer, with daily temperatures hovering in the low 40s, along with rising food prices and water shortages, have had Egyptians fuming and cursing during a months in which their sacrifices are supposed to bring … read more
Egypt’s leading democracy advocate made a forceful call Monday for the nation to boycott November’s parliamentary election, saying they were certain to be rigged and urging his young supporters to be patient and plan for a lengthy struggle. Nobel laureate … read more
Television drama has become the latest weapon used by Egypt’s authorities in their confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood, the banned group that represents the largest opposition force in the country. Independent candidates affiliated to the Brotherhood won 20 per cent … read more