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British foreign secretary visits Cairo

British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrived here on Sunday on a two-day visit to Egypt. Hague will hold talks with Chief of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Hussein Tantawi, Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, Foreign Minister Nabil el-Arabi … read more

Thousands in Tahrir Square demand work rights

Thousands of Egyptian workers demonstrated in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Sunday to demand an increase in the country’s 400 Egyptian pound ($67) per month minimum wage and other rights. The demonstration paled in size compared to the mass protests of … read more

Official says Mubarak could face death penalty

Egypt’s ousted president, Hosni Mubarak, could face the death penalty if he is convicted of ordering security forces to kill protesters during the January and February demonstrations that led to his resignation, the justice minister said Saturday, although many here … read more

Muslim Brotherhood to contest september elections

The Muslim Brotherhood, one of Egypt’s prominent political forces, announced it would form its own party to contest up to half the parliamentary seats in the elections scheduled for September. The group, regarded as the most organized political force after … read more

Israel worried by Egypt Rafah decision: minister

Israel is “worried” by Egypt’s plan to imminently reopen the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip, Israeli vice prime minister Silvan Shalom said on Sunday. His comments came as Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was … read more

Egypt and its neighbours

Wedenesday night, I went to sleep with the news that Hamas and Fatah had signed a make-up-and-have-elections agreement; Thursday morning, I awoke to news that the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Nabil El Araby, is going to visit Gaza and Ramallah next … read more