ONE of the endearing things about Egypt is that although nearly everyone fiddles, breaks or ignores the rules, everyone gamely pretends to respect them. Elections, for instance, are an elaborate

At times Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak has seemed a little like the Queen Mother. Amid persistent reports of her imminent demise, she just went on and on. And on. So

When he took office, US President Barack Obama made it a priority to restore US credibility after the damage done by his predecessor. Obama pledged to revamp America’s relationship with

Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Egypt at a critical point in the country's political history. With President Mubarak in power for almost three decades, there is a general feeling that political

THE fate of the Arab world’s two most important states lies in the hands of ageing autocrats. Hosni Mubarak, an 82-year-old air-force general who has ruled Egypt since 1981, is

Recent controversy and speculations have risen over Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s health with allegations that he has taken a serious turn for the worse, with fears that the 83-year-old may

The Muslim Brotherhood's online petition has seen the number of signatures rise to over 21,000 by Egypt ’s largest political opposition group and their websites' visitors.

Security forces in Cairo arrested 20 members of the Facebook group "We are all Khaled Saeed" as they were organizing a silent march in Cairo .

Head of the Policies' Committee in the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), Mr. Gamal Mubarak, commented on the controversy surrounding the killing of Khaled Saeed, the 28 year old Egyptian

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International in a statement called on the Egyptian government to release prisoners who were detained indefinitely.