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A city called Egypt

It’s past time that Egyptians came to terms with the reality that we’re a country that imports its breakfast.

Telling The Truth

Those who chose to ignore the arrival of 1400 peace activists from around the world to Cairo,

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood future

Former deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage foresees a radical Islamic future for Egypt:

Egyptian authorities bar entry of American students into Gaza

The Egyptian authorities have barred the entry of a group of American students into the Gaza Strip on Friday, the Khibra (expertise) institution for consultants and development in Gaza said.

Egypt confirms 22nd Swine flu death

Egypt’s health ministry confirmed that a 53-year-old man has died from the H1N1 influenza virus, or Swine flu, pushing the total number of related deaths in the country to 22.

The Disastrous Presidency of Mahmoud Abbas

Sitting comfortably in Cairo, it was Abbas who blamed Hamas for Israel’s savage December 2008 assault on Gaza, adopting the Israeli strategy of blaming the victim. In Abbas, Israel found

Egypt among states attempting to weaken UN Anti-Corruption Convention enforcement mechanism

CAIRO: International NGOs are warning that the United Nation’s global corruption convention will “fail” if states attending the third Conference of States Parties to the treaty in Doha do not

Court overrules Interior Ministers’ appeal and defense anticipates speedy release of 12 MB detainees.

The Criminal Court in Cairo decided to overrule the appeal by the Interior ministry to challenge the numerous court releases issued by the judiciary on various occasions.

Moderate Arab Islamists struggle to steer a democratic course

For much of its 80-year history, the Muslim Brotherhood's very name symbolized promotion of a violent, anti-western movement bent on strict imposition of Islamic law. Much of the first generation

Egypt’s Street kids: making ends meet

Dina and Salma wake up everyday before the sun peeks over the still Nile waters and make their way to what has become their defacto kiosk. In reality, what composes