CAIRO: Justice Tarek El-Beshri's explosive statements on Al Jazeera Mubashir Misr challenging the legality of the army council's decision to extend the emergency law, has divided activists and politicians in fierce debate.
El-Beshri based his (...)
CAIRO: Former Egyptian ambassador to Israel Mohammed Basyouni, 74, died suddenly on Sunday leaving behind him 55 years of military, intelligence, diplomatic and parliamentary service to Egypt.
Born in 1937, Basyouni joined the military at 19. He (...)
CAIRO: Minister of Information Osama Heikal warned against Facebook calls for breaking into the headquarters of the Cabinet, Maspero, the People's Assembly and the Ministry of Defense, saying they are a threat to democracy and reinforce the need to (...)
CAIRO: Congress and several US-based human rights groups are pressuring the Obama administration to push for an open Egyptian political system ahead of the presidential elections, as President Barack Obama meets with his Egyptian counterpart in (...)
CAIRO: Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younes stated that the ministry takes action against employees who are responsible for power cuts that last for more than one hour everyday.
In an interview with Abdul Latif Al-Menawy on the (...)
CAIRO: Egypt is the 74th best country to live in, according to a recent ranking by an American news magazine.
Finland, Switzerland, Sweden and Australia took the top fours spots; while Zambia, Cameroon, Nigeria and Burkina Faso finished (...)
CAIRO: In a conference held Sunday by the opposition Al-Wafd party, its new leader Al-Sayed Al-Badawi outlined stringent positions against the inheritance of power and called for guarantees for free elections.
In a departure from the more (...)
CAIRO: Following the news of suspending BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, BlackBerry users in Egypt are on the edge of their seats as rumors started to surface that Egypt is next in line.
BlackBerry users are (...)