Egyptian opposition parties and political movements staged protest marches on Wednesday in Cairo 's poorest area the Matareya district demonstrating their anger over escalating bread prices.

A piece at The Los Angeles Times’ Babylon & Beyond explores the roots of the Popular Coalition for Supporting Gamal Mubarak, noting that speculation and debate have emerged regarding whether

A trip last August by the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to the US highlights what the ruler had in mind regarding the future where he assured Middle East experts in

The Arab world today is ruled by contradiction. Turmoil and stagnation prevail, as colossal wealth and hypermodern cities collide with mass illiteracy and rage-filled imams. In this new diversity may

Worries over the president, a U.S. ally who has battled Islamic extremism and kept peace with Israel, have risen and ebbed. The recent tension began when he traveled to Germany

The military court trial of eight workers from the Helwan Engineering Industries Company was adjourned to August 28 as crowds anticipated the verdicts.

Secretary General for the National Democratic Party, Safwat Sherif asserted that the ruling regime would not allow a recurrence of the Muslim Brotherhood's outstanding 2005 parliamentary win in the upcoming

Their President of 29 years is very ill. But with no nominated successor, an uncertain future awaits, writes Robert Fisk in Cairo

THE EFFORT to ensure that Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president for nearly 29 years, is succeeded by his younger son is being conducted by no fewer than three well-organised groups seeking

Most of Egypt’s opposition parties are urging the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s largest and oldest opposition group, to boycott legislative elections in November.